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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
BIG TIMBER DEAL FAILS.


One of the biggest timber and lum-
Der deals that has yet been attempted
in this section was about ready for
the final signatures to the papers max
ing the transfer Of the property, last
week, when some little and unim.
portant thing happened that caused
the negotiations which have been
pending for several months to be sus-
pended, and the matter is now off.
Messrs, Tucker and Palmer. from
Tacoma, representing large amount
of Iowa capital seeking investment,
had completed all arrangements for
the purchase of the timber lands ON
the klamath, and the saw mill plant
at klamathon, owned by Cook q
Sons, and the logging r. Il. up het
klamath operated by Lindley &
Mason, as well as the large Hopkins
tract of sugar pine timber land in the
Jenny creek section, and were expect.
ing to finish the railroad and further
exploit the property. 1t is said that
the papers were all ready at Yreka
for the signature of the Cooks to the
deal, when ON account of some minoi
and very trifling details the elder Mr..
Cook concluded not to put his name
to the transfer-so the deal was off.
The Tacoma men who We're ex.
pecting to purchase the property. left
for their homes, Friday night, much
disappointed in not succeeding in
acquiring the property. It is in
timated that there is a possibility Of
the negotiations of the deal being
resumed. -Tidings.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
LELAND sIFTINGs.

We are having nice cool weather.
We hear Of some people who have to
hunt for cool resorts to pull through
the warm season but il is different
with US here. Our climate is 50
sllubrious that we do not suffer with
the heat.
We have little sickness to report
Miss Kenny is on the mend but we
are sorry to say that Mrs. Eugene Gatf
is not improving as rapidly as we
could wish for.
The wood train is taking wood from
the Kenny Short line. 1t has been
north for while and now the teams
will have ground TO pile wood on and
that trouble will be over for a while.
We have had cloudy weather for a
few days but at present the sky is
cloudless.
Henry Brockman, our worthy
marshall, is keeping good order in
order to fill his office according to in
structions from the municipal govern
ment. He retired from the Dew Dror
so as to give his attention to business.
Our postmaster, Mr.. Ball, is vel
qualified for his position. He il
called to wait on the ladies in the
store and as he is a regular ladies
man we think he will have to wear q
paper collar 1t takes first class
clerks to satisfy the ladies; Mr.. Bal
is certainly needed behind the counter
G. W. Chaplin was seen on oul
streets selling blackberries an(
vegetables one day last week He hai
the finest berries that come to oul
market
r. S. Virtue has gone to San Fran
cisco to lay in a stock of merchandise
He reports having a good time doinI
the town; he has acquaintances there
Mr. Fosset of San Francisco is il
town looking over our quartz ledge
with a view of buying as he ha
plenty Of money. SO far he is wei
pleased with our country. He is al
old quartz prospector and thinks ther
are great prospects in the future TO
Leland and surrounding country,
We had an entertainment given b,
two blind people which was good ant
very interesting.
The pack horses that belong dow
Grave creek are very busy packing il
freight for different miners.
Some new developments are beini
done ON Mt. Reuben. Quite an ex
citement prevails in that vicinity.
Business is good here. The clerk
are very busy filling orders. Bot
stores are doing "A big business.
Mr.. Paris, the miner from Whisk.
creek, is sick in Grants Pass. He ha
extensive mines at the mouth o
Whisky creek and is fitting up tn
ground with a hydraulic. He is 60
ing to great expense but think
the gold is there to Justify the eX
pense. Wide Awake.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
OREGON PRESS ASSOCIATION.

OREGON PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The 18TH annual session Of the Ore
gon Press Association closed its
meetings at Newport last Saturday
evening, August l6th, after holding
three lengthy and interesting sessions
The Association was fairly attended
10y practical, active newspaper men
from all over the state and its meet
jngS were very enjoyable and profit
able.
The President, f. 5. Harding's an.
uual address was full of good thought,
as was the paper presented by Mrs.
Edyth rosicr Wcathcrrod ON the in.
tlucnces of journalism in building up
the immigration interest of u state.
This was followed by paper by Geo.
H. Hines historian of the Associa-
tton giving a history Of the news.
papers established in Oregon up to
1850
The Lewis and Clark Fair VI lgOI
received great deal Of attention,
and every member of the association
howcd the most loyal anxiety to soc
the enterprise a success and the ut.
most Willingness to do everything
possible to make il 50.
unc Of the ablest papers ever read
before the association was presented
10y Judge NJ l. Pipes, OF Portland,
covering the law Of libel in general /;
also rs written and interpreted in
Oregon
Southern Oregon was honorrd with
the presidency. Tho following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year President, Arthur Conklin Of
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
OREGON'S FAVORITE SEASIDE
RE SORT.

Recognizing the advantages of New.
port, as a summer resort over seaside
resorts in the northwest, and to make
it possible for all who desire to do so
to spend their vacations by the ocean
waves, the Southern Pacific Company,
in connection with the eastern railroad
will place on sale, effective June 10th,
round trip tickets from all points in
Oregon on the Southern Pacific to
Newport, good for return until Octo.
Der 10th, at specially reduced rates
For full information please inquire
Of your local agent.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
NO STEAMSHIP LINE TO

%h<AhA'AhAhs
Portland will not have steamship
connections with Alaska this fall.
The plans of the Board Of Trade, the
Portland Alaska Transportation Com
pany and the Alaska Miners Associa-
tion for steamship line to Alaska
do not hold water with Messrs. Henry
Hahn, +. A. Spencer and f. A. Jones,
the committee on Alaskan affairs Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, to whom
this matter was referred at the last
meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce
trustees.
The conclusion that Portland will
have no steamship line to Alaska this
fall is taken from the following report
of the committee on Alaskan affairs to
the Chamber of Commerce:
Your committee, to whom was
referred the question Of cooperating
with the Board of Trade and the Port
land-Alaska Transportation Company,
in securing subscriptions to the stock
of the last-named corporation, in
order to take up the sending Of a
steamer to Nome, Alaska, per the
proposition of Mr.. j. =. Rudd, secre-
tary of the Alaskan Miners Associa-
tion, begs to report that the matter
has been fully considered, and after u
conference with Mr., j. NJ. Moore,
secretary of the Alaskan Transporta-
tion Company, your committee has
decided that the hazard involved in
the proposition would not warrant the
financial risk which would have to be
assumed, but it is further suggested
that it would probably be better to
have such an important matter finally
passed on by committee Of mer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21

The annual report of the Postmaster
General at London, shows the large
total of $3 375, 600 was founo in letters
undelivered the past year. The unde-
livered letters totaled no less than
10, 600, 900 while the delivered missiyes
amounted to 2, ,451, 800, 600, an average
of So. o for each person in the United
Kingdom.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
Mother Gray's Sweet Powder,

For Children. Mother Gray, Tor years
muse in me Children's Home in New
lors, treated children successfully with
remedy now prepared aud placed in
the drug stores, called Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They are
harmless as milk, pleasant 10 take aud
never fail. \ certain cure for feverish.
ness, constipation, headache, teething
aud stomach disorders and removes
worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample
sent Free Address Allen :. Olms,ed
lie Roy, y. Y.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21

One great benefit to be derived from
the oil burning locomotives is the
absence of danger from sparks setting
fire to buildings and ripened grain
along the roads. Many engines are
being transformed into oil burners,
the above reason entering Ia rgely into
the consideration.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21

summit Of the Grave Creek Mountain,
said point being in section 81, near
the section line, between sections 2l
and 2S, Township "a south, Range G
west thence east along said divide to
the line between Range 5 and g.
thence north to place of beginning.
Dated at Grants Pass, Ore, August
90 1902
Lincoln Savage,
County Sup't and Secretary OF
Board.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
---THE---
University of
Oregon
The
Eugene, Oregon.

The first Semester, Session 1902-S,
opens Wednesday, September nth.
The following Schools and Colleges
are comprised in the University.
Graduate School-College Of Litera-
ture, Science and Arts-College OF
Science and Engineering-University
Academy-School Of Music-School
of Medicine-School of Law
Tuition free, excepting in Schools
Of Law, Medicine and Music.
Incidental fee $1,000, Student
Body tax 81 so per year.
Cost of living from 500. to 5000
per year.
University School of Music-Irving
NJ. Glen, A. NJ. Dean; Piano-Mrs
Rose Midgley Hollenbeck, (Josetfy'
Gortatowski, Schwarenska); Piano
Mr.. Arthur Louis Frazer, Five years
with W. G. Nash); Voice-Miss Eva
Stinson, (King Conservatory Trebelh
Music SchooD; Violin-Mrs. John
L. Pipes, (Spitzner, Spiering) Theory
Miss Eva Stinson, Mrs. Rose Midgley
Hollenbeck.
Terms furnished on application to
the Dean.
Registrar of the Univer'
Sity, Eugene.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
NOTIllE

Notice is hereby given that the Dis.
trict Boundary Board Of Josophin,
County, Ore will, at their next scs
sion, to be held at the Court house in
Grants Pass, Ore, Sept g. 1902
act upon n petition now ON file tc
form now school district from terri
tory now included in school districts
No II and 10, Josephine County,
Ore
The description Of the territory
petitioned to be set OF as a separate
and new district is as follows;
Commencing at the northeast cor.
ner of Sec 30, Township SS south,
Range q vest thence running west
SA miles to the center post bewosn
sections es aAd 8a thence south To the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
For SALE.

a small. well selected stock of dry
goods, millinery and notions invoic-
ing between $1,000 and $500 for sale
at bargain or will exchange for resi-
dence property in Grants Pass.
Call upon or address o. S. Brown.
Room over Post Office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
ZaIioni

The Oregon State Fair this year
promises to be the greatest industrial
exposition and livestock show ever
held ON the coast The fair has been
good the past two years. hut it will
he better this year Don't fail to see
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
AHAIR-RAIsING EXPERIENCE

- AAANAAN- ~ " l4NI LhALN II.
Freight agent p. b. Whitney and
CLERK Blaine Klum were unloading a
car of miscellaneous freight and Klum
was tumbliug down a 5O0-pound bar.
rel of hluestone, each looking at the
point where it was to land 1t is need.
less to ask how they felt when they
discovered that it would land on a
stick Of Hercules giant powder eight
inches long and one inch in diameter.
which had in some manner broken out
Of a whole box Of it lying alongside.
The 5oO-pound weight landed and
smashed the stick of giant powder in.
to several pieces Il was remarkable
that the powder did not explode. as {
was quite warm and much Of the nj.
tro-glycerino free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
NOTICE-

Grants Pass, Ore, July %, 1902.
As my wife, Elizabeth Grove, has
left my bed and board, thereby notify
all persons that | will not be respon-
sible Cor debts made by her.
+. +. Grove.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21

thence west along said line to begin
ming; all in Josephine County, Ore.
Dated August goth, 1902.
Lincoln Savage,
County Supt and Secretary of
Board
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21
HENS WANTED.

Two or three dozen old hens wanted
az the Home Kitchen.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21

stnnsky Steel ware at Cnmcr Bros
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-21

See those Selt-scaling stone fruit r,
AZ }. WplSes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

A GOOD way to assist an energetic,
deservant and industrious young man to
get a start in life. is to vote for Seward
Field for county attorney. He has
succeeded in obtaining good Univec
sity education and has launched into
his profession on his own merits
and responsibility. He is not be-
ing sheltered under the wing of an old
lawyer who for years has had a monop-
ly of the law practice, but to use q
familiar expression, he is padding
his own canoe" He has distinguished
himself as lawyer on several occasions
and there is no doubt Of his ability,
but all young lawyers haye struggle
when they must compete with old ones
who have built up a reputation. He
can probably live without the Office
but an election would be Of great
assistance to him, and In view OF mis-
fortunes which have come to the fam
lily of which he was member. and the
effort he is making in his own behalf,
with no other person standing behind
him, 1t would be the reasonable thing
for the voters OF this county to elect
him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
Couldn't If He Wanted To.

Tom Kelley's bluff that he would
waive the statute of limitation and 60
to trial on his Miami county forgeries
was bluff which failed in its pur pose.
Everybody knows that a man can't
waive the statute of limitation any
more than he could waive the statute of
life. He might 60 down and tell the
warden of the penitentlary to lock him
up because he had stolen $4,000 from
Miami county. The warden wouldn't
do it because he couldn't. Tom knew
when he made the bluff that he couldn't
waive the statute and he ought tc
have bad sense enough to know that
the people of Kansas would see that he
was just blufilng. In fact his whole
explanation is bluff and very lacking
in details. It may satisfy those who
were going to vote for him any way
but it will not satisfy any man thai
has and uses grain of reasoning pow
er.-McPherson Opinion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
Prosperity.

The following from the report OF the
interstate commerce commissions re-
port, is food for reflection to those
who insist that the wage Garner of to.
day is enjoying an era of prosperity
unparalleled in history:
In 1898 The daily wages of general
officers employ ed by corporations were
S793 per day. In 1890 their salaries
were $11 05 per day.
Now let us compare this with the
average wages of the ordinary day la
borer:
In 1893 section foremen received an
average of 50 96 per day and in 1889
they received So %. Other laborers re-
celved an average In 1893 of 1921 and
in 1899, So 81.
With constantly decreasing wage
and an increasing cost for the necessar-
les of life. where does the ''prosperity''
prosper the laboring man? These COM
parsons are between a prosperous year
under Mckinley and the most disas-
trous year the people ever experienced,
under Cleveland.
The wages gwen In this report in.
cludes all Iaborers, both skilled aud un.
skilled and the figures represent the
average wage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

THE claim put forward by the machine
organ that the Independent candidates
are responsible for the nomination of
the prohibition ticket is nonsense. The
Independent candidates are not tender
ing their services to the prohibitionists
and they would be resented if they
should. The members of the prohibition
party, we believe, are sincere in their
professionalism is those who really vote
as they talk. The Cresset's desire is to
insult those of them who came from the
republican party and it is succeeding
very we'll. As matter of fact, any per
son who is at all informed knows that
the prohibition ticket will draw as much
from one party as the other. We have
heard it claimed by several republican
leaders that it practically assures the
election of several Of Il e republican can
didatee. The organs howl is in line
with it's numerous other blunders. What
it didn't Finish" last year it is trying to
finish now. Our sympathies are with
those who have to endure its support.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
An Old Soldier Dismissed

We note In last Thursdays Topeka
Capital that an old soldier. WI. Roney,
at Marquette, has been dismissed at the
instance of Congressman Long from the
rural mail delivery service. 1t was
charged that Roney used lnsolent
language to superior officer. The
language which Is dubbed ''insolent, +"
IS this expression: II have found
out it is no use for ME TO write to
Machen, for he WON'T answer me-"
Now isn't that terrible! What an
otfense! The republican push must
have had an awful desire to get rid of an
old soldier to jump at such an excuse
II Rooney wrote to his superior and
couldn't get u reply what was there
wrong about his remark? We don't
see anything insolent about that.
In fact he could not haye found a more
polite way to say it..
But we are quite sure that Chester is
dead gone" on the old soldier, be.
cause this instance proves it. The old
soldier gets the taffy and the wire-pull-
er the jobs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
The Question OF Taxation.

In our last issne We showed up some
of the Inconsistencies of the proposed tax
law as adopted by the tax commission.
Since then the chairman of the republic
can State Central Committee and the
republican party have been challenged
to disclss the merits of the proposed
law by the fusion committee and Mort.
Albaugh declined to discuss the q1ee-
ton. assigning as a reason that "the tax
commission and their proposed law was
not Q republican measure and could not
be until it was enacted INTO law by q
republican legislature"
The legislature of 1901, which was
overwhelmingly republican, created
that tax commission and appropriate ed
81. 600 to pay them for their services.
The members OF that tax commission
are:
@ F. Burrel, Senator End District; F.
Dumont Smith, Senator 3Ssh District;
John Francis, Representative 20sh Dis
tIict; Emil Grosser, Representative 6lst
District; G F.Biddle, Representative 9Sih
District; F. E Grimes. State Treasur.
or; Geo. E. Cole. Auditor of State; A. A
Goddard, Attorney general.
All are known r publicans and il their
acts by virtue of an enactment of the re
publican legislature GO not constitute a
republican measure we would like to be
fny 4 s.,ok hok 80 20 boo - 80
q republican messlre One thing We do
know and that is if the republicans elect
legislature this fall the report of that
tax commission will bob up as a repub
lican measure end every republican
legislator will vote for it and claim
that his constituents endorsed it or be
wo lid have been defeated For that
reason we ask Mr.. E FL. Nixon to de
clare his position on this question Mr.
Nixon has been frequently asked in
these columns to declare himself on the
special printer law. We now add an.
other request. We believe that the peo
pie ought to know something that the
candidate for the legislature stands fol
so thev may know before hand some Of
the results. Come out in the open, Mr.
| Nixon. Declare yourself on some of the
issues that your constituents are vitality
int -ested in. Do not depend wholly on
your personality to carry you to success.
Will you do il?
| We are ready 10 affirm that 81. c.
Walker, IL elected, will try TO repeal the
specisl printer bill and vote in the in.
terest of the people of Barber county or
the tax commission report by voting
against the proposed bill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

If j. D. spangler is elected commits.
sioner of this district he will not repre-.
cent q part of certain locality with
prejudice to the rest of the population
Nor will he be controlled by a political
clique or small circle of business in.
terests." He will be man of the PEG.
pie ready at all times to deal out justice
to all alike. The sensible thing TO do
would be for the let district to elect Mr..
Spangler, even If it has tremendous
republican majority.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

ATTENTION is called to a communica-
ton in this weeks Index on the super.
intendency. The article is written by q
man who Is friend to both Mr.Lske and
Mr.. She'll but he doesn't like to see falee
statements in print 60 unchallenged.
Our correspondent showsup the fallacies
of the Cresset's Lake writeup in thor
ough manner The state snperiatend
ent's letter published in this correspond
ence shows that graduation from Lane
University does not entitle teacher to
life certificate, as stated in the Cresset.
And we do not think that MIR. Lake will
even claim that he is graduate of the
arts course in that institution. It a.
ways pays to be honest in these matters
because there is always way of getting
at the facts. We will grant that Mr.
Lake is an average school teacher bu,
when it is claimed that he has a finish.
ed college education there lie where his
admirers fall down.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

Two joint debates between w. H.
CraddOck and w. }. Bailey, the rival
candidates for governor, have at last
been agreed upon, though reluctantly
so on the part of the republican mana
gers. The debates will be held at
Wichita and Topeka October 9Th and
18th. We feel very sorry for that man
Bailey when be goes UP against the g.
o. p. record in this state. especially
that outrageous tax law. Don't blame
him for trying to dodge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

M. 6. GRAY, independent candidate
for county clerk, is citizen of Barber
county aud will remain one whether de-.
feated or elected. He is here to share
the county's ills aud it's fortunes, paying
his quota of taxes into the treasury reg.
ularly and with good cheer In common
justice he should be county clerk now,
if the county superin.endency of 1901 is a
criterion. The people of Barber county
should ejsct little equity into this case
and we believe they are fairminded
enough to do it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

IT is claimed by the political friends of
Tom Kelley that he will lead the ticket
On account of the :heft he has commit
cd. Perhaps he will. We don't know.
But if ne does it will be to the disgrace
Of the people of Kansas. 1t will be the
same as placing q premium on dishon-
ssty. If after what has been proved,
Che people of this state elect Mr.. Kelley
10 take charge of their funds, they are
not entitled to and should not expect an
honest administration of public affairs,
and it will be an open invitation for all
political parties to nominate men of bis
caliber hereafter. This is no trivial
affair. The issue is plain; 1t is outright
and admitted theft on one hand and
honesty on the other.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01

JUDGE A. h. ELLIS, one of the ascot
ate justices of the supreme court and re
publican candidate for reelection, died
last week. His opponent on the fusion
ticket is present Chief Justice Doster.
The liberal element of republicans do
not want the republican committee to
substitute name because they recog-
nize in Judge Doster the kind of q man
Kansas needs on the bench. But it lie
not likely that the machine will be gov
erned by the Wishes of the rank and
file. They do not want q clean man like
Doster on the bench.