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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-31
Mrs. v, A. Roberts.

The death of Mrs. ". A Roberts oc-
Cured yesterday morning at the residence
OF her daughter. No. III North Twenty
seventh Street. She was seventy-six years
of age. She Is survived by two sisters
and one brother In Hucktngham: daugh-
ter. Mrs. NJ. c. Powers. and three sons,
Messrs. ]. c. Roberts. OF Norfolk. and
C. B. and P. G. Roberts. OF this city.
The funeral will take place at 1880
o'clock this morning from the residence.
Funeral OF Mrs. Coleman,
The funeral services OF Mrs, Rosa. Good
man Coleman took place on yesterday as
ternoon. from the residence OF her hus.
band, on Capitol Street. and We're con.
Quoted by Rev. ". B. Beauchamp, OF
Broad-Street NJ. y. Church, and DR.. w.
D Evans. OF Monumental Episcopal
Church. The pall-bearers We're Messrs.
William Gemmell. p. II. Brooke Dan.
Hancock. William NJ. Jones. George
Bright, w. 7. Booth and DR.. NJ, 9.
Rudd. Tho interment was In oakwooo.
Funeral Service.
The funeral of Mr.. w. A. l.. Davis took
place at O'clock yesterday afternoon
from the residence. No 23O3 West Main
Street. The interment was made N Hol-
lywood.
took place at 3 o'clock yesterday after.
noon from the Pioneer Baptist Church. In
Henrico county,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-31

cliffe at the Reservoir, where all was
atiiet. until Farley came and waa ar
rested for carrying concealed weapons.
Then followed that series of disorders
eliminating in the arrest OF Captain
Guigon, Myer Angle and the young man
named Abbott. An account of these oc-
currences was given by the witness He
told how he arrested the constable who
had hit Guigon. because he felt that the
CAPTAIN had practically called him a liar.
Mr.. Carter wanted to know something
about the advice Captain Gugon had
given about shooting So far as the wit
ness could remember Captain Guigon,
shortly after the arrest OF Farley. had
advised the guards that II any officer
attempted to arrest one Of them for car
rying concealed weapons and without
a warrant, they would be within their
rights IL they resisted arrest, and II they
carried their resistance to the extent
OF shooting.
dav there was big crowd OF strikers
at the Reservoir, but Officer Green had
seen no trouble at all. He heard that
a guard had been hit, but could not state
of his own knowledge Whether this was
true or not. Solomon was at the Reser-
voir nearly every day, and when he
wasn't there he was In constant touch
with the oficers As late as the oath.
the day Of the riot, Green consulted with
Solomon and informed him that he
tGreen) and the other officers had the
situation we'll in control and that there
was absolutely no need for troops.
On the night OF the oath the witness
was on Main Street and saw the shoot
Ing. He saw the electric light smashed.
One car went by and was not fired at.
A second started-No. bland ran over
what Green thought was a torpedo.
Then It began firing Tin the city,. and
continued several squares up, starting in
the city and continuing after 1t reached
that county, shooting back into the
crowd A third car set out, and that,
too began firing In the city. It was
stopped at the sheds by the county Off
GERS and the three guards were arrested.
There was no crowd IN the county, which
was kept clear by the staff OF officers
there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-31
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE DAYS.
BY Charles A. Rose,
Real Estate Auctioneer,
M. 1 North Ninth Street.

D osIT1vE AUCTION SALE OF Two
[ CENTRALLY LOCATED BRICK
STORES AND DWELLINGS COMBINED.
NOS. 1022-1o24 EAST BYRD STREET,
CORNER OF ELEVENTH AND BYRD
STREETS.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
RAIL ROAD MAN INJURED
Thrown From a Velocipede
Near Upton, Cal.

Friday, Roadmaster Weiland, OF
Hornbrook and Section Foreman
Bird, of Sisson, and Peter Schultz,
who is making the pump connections
for the OIL tank in Ashland, while
travelling on the roadmasior's gasoline
velocipede, were derailed near Upton.
The accident occurred sometime
afternoon at "signal one" about half
mile the other side of Upton. The
machine was going at high rate of
speed, when, in rounding curve
there, it left the track.
All three were badly bruised and
hurt, but Wieland is the only one
whose injuries are serious The
machine fell on him and it is reported
he only gained consciousness next
morning. He was splitting blood and
il was feared he is badly injured in
ternally He was taken to Sisson
whore the company has an emergency
physician, and the section foreman
also went there, Which is his home.
Schultz returned to Ashland Friday
night. His nose is badly skinned and
he received other bad contusions. -
Tribune.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
Oregon Information Bureau

Among the newly arrived curiosities
at the Oregon information Bureau at
the Terminal Depot is a stuffed speci-
men of two headed kid presented by
friend who lives near Forest
Grove, Samples of new grains from
Washington have also arrived. These
past few days many Eastern visitors
have called at the bureau for infor-
nation about Oregon to give to their
friends when they. go hack East, and
they did not seem to be souvenir hunt
ers, either. Over so visitors called
last Friday, and the secretary shook
hands and talked with each one.
They took with them "a good bunch of
literature advertising Oregon, and
said in parting that they had been
pleased with their visit to California,
but that they saw better scenery in
Oregon and were better treated here
Oregonian.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27

Nuns
Mrs. Seth Upton OF Wolf Crock,
visited DR. aud Mrs Bowersox Fri.
day,
Mrs G, Clarke aud daughter Jcanc
visited several days last week at
Colcstn Springs, famous summer
resort in tho Siskiyou mountains.
: The s 7, steam shovel gang expects
10 arrive here this week from Siski
you, and will spoud the next couple
OF monthsat work between Glendale
and Wolf Greek.
Mr. and Mrs, J H. Nail have sold
thcir farm ON Williams Creek, Jose.
phiuc county, and have cone to Glen.
dale to spend the balnace of their
days Their son, Charles T., tn.
merchant, will at once build neat
cottage for them, on lot near the
school house, Another son. William
l. Nail also came up from Williams
Creek, and no doubt will locate here
D. and Mrs. J. NJ, Kitchen OF STAY.
ton, parents of Mrs Bowersox and
Mr. aud Mrs F. c. Bowersox, Of
Salem, the former a brother Of DIR.
BowersoN, visited their relatives in
Glendale this week. nr Kitchen and
wifo will also visit relatives in
Grants Pass before returning home.
Or BowerSox and his brother hunted
deer q couple Of days ON upper Windy
Greek, with what success we have not
learned
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
Leland SiftinRs

Our rain has passed off now. We
are having nice sunshiny weather
again.
Quite an influx OF lower Grave
Creek people are in town to lay in
their supplies.
The hay crop is good on Grave
creek. A. A. Porter, shipped a car
load of hay to the Pass last week and
got good price for it. Others mere
have large amount of hay to sell.
We are having nice easy rain 1t
will stop the forest fires, also will be
beneficial to the range, as grass was
beginning to dry up. People who had
been irrigating, can now take a rest.
In going down Grave creek one day
last week, the writer saw man
coming up the creek. He was desirous
of entering into conversation. He
said he was German, although he
talked good English. He said he was
looking for location for a colony.
Being man of leisure, with plenty
of means, he was taking observations
regarding the people of Oregon. He
Travelled through the country learning
the ways of the people. In some
houses he finds people of great intelli-
gence. There, he says, on the table
will be found the Rogue River Cou-
rier, the Oregonian, the Call, also
some farm papers. At other houses
he says, he finds light literature.
With the last named people he could
not enter into discussion for the peo-
pie were not posted. reading novels,
also cheap story papers. He wishes to
marry an American girl but so far as
his observation goes, he thinks he
will go back to Minnesota or WisCon-
sin, as those people seem to be more
industrious, more like the people in
Germany. He says as soon as the
girls in the states get their kitchen
WYNN hhiN hhA olt hoNhs ilth Nlltg
take up their knitting, comprising
socks and mittens for the family.
Here he says the parents go to the
stores and buy all such things. Then
again he says back in tie states he
sees grown girls working in the gar
den, as n rule the gardens are free
from weeds. Here, he says, the weeds
predominate, He wants to know
what we could raise here On farm.
l told him we could raise anything
here that could be raised anywhere,
even to raising mortgages, on some
farms, but some farms could propagate
mortgages but could not raise them
He said las you have been here a
long time | would like to come up to
your ranch and see you and have
farther talk with you" I told him
would like to give him more infor-
nation. So perhaps next week will
have more to write regarding this
German gentleman. Wide Awake
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
Merlin Items

Miss Abbie Stackpole of Leland, i,
a visitor in our town.
j. p Mcconnell made trip tC
Grants Pass last week.
Lou Crow was in Merlin Sunday
after a few weeks absence.
The early peach packing is Just
finished in the orchards in This vicin.
ity,
Miss Zena Chapman of Grants Pass
has been the guest Of the Misses
Frior, the past week.
Mrs Jordan, accompanied by her
son, Ed, of Coburg. made Ashland a
visit the first of the week.
We had very pleasant rain one
night last week, which cleared away
the smoke, and made everything seem
like spring.
Sunday school will be organized in
the new Baptist church next Sunday.
after which DR. Leslie Of Grants
Pass will preach.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27

As the anniversary of the disastrous
forest fires of last year approaches,
the subject comes to the front and the
newspapers, not only of Oregon, but
OF many other states are discussing
plans for minimizing this danger
The failure of present methods to nc.
oomplish their purpose is admitted
everywhere, but the remedies advanc.
cd are few. To increase the penal.
ties for setting out fires, is the only
Improvement that seems capable of On.
tering the minds Of the greater nun.
ber of the Legislators An individual
If he has II timber tract, that he is cx.
ceptionally anxious to protect from
the flames, will 20 around at the
proper season and set fire to the
brush heaps and inhammable nc.
cumulations and so will place his
property in some degree of safety.
Why some similar plan to this cannot
enter the minds OF those who look
after the interests of a common
wealth, and receive ut least consider.
alton, is one of the unsolved enigmas
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
.HEPPNER YET TROUBLED
No Water for Washing and Little
to Drink.

Heppner, which attracted such
widespread sympathy and attention
because of cloudburst that swept
away large part of its population,
is again stricken. This time much
Inconvenience to the people and suf-
fering TO animals are being caused by
a water famine. The pump at the
water works broke several days ago,
and cannot be repaired until the
parts are secured from Chicago. In
the meantime water for drinking
purposes Is being hauled a long dis
tance, and is apportioned out in the
smallest possible quantities There
is absolutely no water with which
people may wash their faces, and
animals are turned loose to hunt
pools in which to slako their thirst
This condition Of affairs is work
ing serious inconvenience to the en-
tire population Of the town.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27

"a mustache protects the eyosight.
1t is only men with smooth shaven
lips, in nine cases out of ten, who re.
quire to wear glasses, says the
Philadeplhia Record. This strange
statement was made the other day by
an occulist. "There are certain deli
cate little optic nerves." he went on,
that are connected with the upper
lip. and every time the lip is shaved,
the nerves are hurt. A light shave
with good razor, hurts them only a
little. A close shave hurts them very
much. Since these nerves are in di-
rect communication with the eye,
whatever they suffer, the eye suffers,
and that is why when the razor hurts
the lip, such n food of tears comes
gushing forth. Because IL is fashion
able today to have the lip shaven, the
wearing of glasses among men has in
creased. But notice some time the
men with mustaches, aud you will see
that not many Of them have weak
eyes. p"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
BOILER SAFELY LANDED
Gra mite Hill Ma achinery Is Re-
moved TO the Nine.

The big boiler for the Granite Hill
mine was loaded ON heavy wagon on
Thursday aud on Friday, drawn by
eight horses, started for the mine.
The knowing ones prophesied that the
equipage would come to grief on the
steep pitches and sharp curves with
which the Louise creek road abounds.
While the removal was attended with
some difficulty and delay, no serious
trouble was experienced aud the boiler
was on the ground Sunday evening
The rest of the machinery was moved
with less difficulty.
\ new ledge, II feet wide and car.
ryiug good values, was discovered last
week in running drift. 1t is paral-
lei to the vein of the Granite Hill
proper and the discovery is an import.
ant one.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27

The city council held no meeting on
Tuesday evening, the reason for the
failure being that old, well worn and
thoroughly familiar condition, "no
quorum, L." Two of the councilmen
were out Of town and under the OK.
listing conditions this is all that IL
necessary to block all proceedings.
II takes five for quorum when
there is n full council of eight mem.
bers, n quorum is almost always oh
tainable. Now, when there are but
six members. quorum seems TO bo
an exceptional occurrence The
council makes no move toward filling
the vacancies and ii is we'll under
stood that no such intention is en-.
tertained. Yet tho majority of the
council, we understand, are in favor
OF filling the ancaoies. They are re.
strained from any action by the min.
ority, who, having the power to
block all the city business, are able
to dictate terms In some measures to
the entire council Unless the citi.
zens manifest their displeasure ut
this course by mandamus proceedings
or some like measure, this is the con
dition that will prevail TO the end of
the year.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
A JUMP-0FF-J0E PLACER
Rowland Cook Nine Has Com
pleted the Seasons Clean Up.

The Hydraulic Mining Co ON upper
Jump.of-Joe completed their clean.u
last week and closed down for the
season. The result OF the season s run
was very satisfactory The minc has
had good long run this year and has
cleared "a considerable amount of bed
rock The water supply coming from
SO close to the snow reservoir uf the
high mountains, keeps up until late
in the season and is one of the pccu.
liar advantages which this property
enjoys The gold is coarse aud Of
excellent quality, the ground is not
deep and the pay" lies close to the
bedrock This property is directly ON
the line between jackson aud Jose
phinc counties aud belongs to both.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
BROWNS IN NEWPORT SURF
VIM Kleeman Vcntured Too Far
And Lost His Life.

Friday about II O'Clock, William
Kleemann Of Portland, was drowned
while surf bathing off the ocean beach
at Nye creek near Newport in full
view Of thousand horror-stricken
and excited spectators The surf was
light and the enjoyment Of riding
over the swells tempted the young
man to venture out too far from shore.
He soon became exhausted and cried
for help, which was at once promptly
responded to by G. A. Burden. pro-
fessor of physical culture at the
University Of Oregon, Eugene, ana
Mr.. Bush, Of Salem.
They succeeded in reaching Klee.
man. Burden taking hold of his
arm on one side and Bush putting his
hand on Kleeman's shoulder, they
made heroic and desperate efforts to
make the shore but the current SEEM
ed TO set of shore, and they could
make little or no progress They
continued, however, 10 struggle and
encourage the now almost helpless
young man. until they, too, becoming
exhausted from their fearful exertions,
were compelled to give up their task
and battle for their own lives with
the tremendous current
While the three men were fighting
hrayely for life in the surf, others
rushed to the bathhouse for life-pr
servers and lines In the quest for
lines much precious time was lost.
Several pieces found were fastened
together, and one end taken by Kent,
Of the lifesaving station, who swan
with it toward the drowning youth,
while, to lengthen the line other
bathers joined bands and formed
human lifeline extending into the
surf as far as safety could permit.
But even with the human extension
the line proved about 30 feet too short
to reach the doomed man. DIR. Wal
lace, of Albany. Mr.. Regal, f. L.
Farr and Il. ]. Beardieu, of Oregon
City, O. ID. Hare, of Portland, and
). b. Houston of Hillsboro, made
noble efforts to rescue Kleemann, but
before they could reach him he went
down and was seen no more.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
The Wilderville Discord.

We are in receipt of a co ommunica-
tion from Rev. Joseph Sans in regard
to the Wilderville episode. He places
the matter in another light than does
Mr.. Robinson's statement as he says
that the road in question was outside
of Robinson's fence and that he had
permission from Wagner to pass
through his field. Mr.. Sans story of
the fight also differs very materially
from that given by Mr. Robinson.
Oar space is too limited to publish
the letter in full, especially as we feel
that rather too much space has been
devoted to this subject already.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES
r educed Fare for Visitors to the
SEQ side and Mountains.

The Southern Pacific Company has
placed on sale at very low rates round
trip tickets to the various resorts
along its lines, and also, in connect
ion with the Corvallis & Eastern
Railroad, to Detroit and the seaside at
Yaquina Bay, latter tickets good for
return until October 10th.
Three day tickets to Yaquina Bay,
good going Saturdays, returning Mon
days, are ON sale at greatly reduced
rates from all points Eugene and
North on both East and West Side
Lines, enabling people to spend Sun
day at the seaside. Very low round
trip rates are also made between Port
land and same points on the Southern
Pacific, good going Saturdays. return
ing Sunday or Monday, allowing Port
land people to spend Sunday in the
country ana the out of town people
to have the day in Portland.
Tickets from Portland to Yaquina
Bay good for return via Albany and
East Side, or Corvallis and West Side,
at option of passenger Baggage
checked through to Newport. A new
feature at Newport this year will be
an up-to-date KindeIgarten i'll charge
OF an experienced Chicago teacher.
A beautifully illustrated booklet
describing the seaside resorts on
Yaquina Bay has been published by
the Southern Pacific and Corvallis &
Eastern Railroads, and can be secured
from any Of their agents, or by ad-
dressing W. L. Conan, &. p. A, S.
p. Co., Portland, or Edwin Stone,
Manager c. & E. Ry., Albany, Ore
pou
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
CAUGHT HIS NOSE IN GUN
Peculiar Accident Which Hap.
pened to John Frink.

While cut hunting Il few days ago,
says the Oregonian, John Fink, a far.
mer residing near Amboy, CLARK
county, Washington, stumbled and
fell upon his shotgun. The gun
was cooked, but although the hammer
descended the weapon was not dis
charged, for between the percussion
cap of the old muzzle- loading affair
and the hammer, Flink's nose was
caught, breaking the bone of the nose
and tearing thrCugh the flesh in such
a manner as 70 dIsfgure the unfor.
unate hunters nasal organ for life.
Ho was brought to this city and taken
to the Good Samaritan Hospital,
where, under doctors care he is
rapidly recovering,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
THE SUICIDE AT AGER
Duncan Stewart Hears Bad News
and Shoots Himself.

Particulars of the suicide of Dun.
can Stewart Of Astoria, at Agor,
just over the California state line.
last Friday have been received.
Stewart was engaged in the employ
of the Southern Pacific railroad com.
pany AS timekeeper of gang of
Greek laborers employed in laying
new steel across the Siskiyous be.
tween Ager and Hornbrook, and had
only been ON duty day or two when
he received some bad news from home
by mail. He was greatly depressed
by II. and the next thing that was
known he had secured rifle, scolud
cd himself, and, placing the muzzle In
his mouth, pulled the trigger with
his toe. The charge blew the top OF
his head of. An inquest was held,
and the remains were forwarded to
relatives Of the unfortunate man at
Astoria
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
Wilderviile Notes

J, c. X Mccain lost valuabl,
COW lately.
We are having fue showers lhe
past few days
Harvey McCollum is on the Sicb
list the PAST few days
Mr. Rogers preached at the Wilder.
willie church Sunday last
The meat wagon makes its weekly
trip through our little village and
carries the best of meat
Charles Mccain and wife and Mrs
Erickson and Miss Emma McCann
have returned from the coast.
James Hooking aud family are en
juying u visit from Mr. and Mrs
frisbie from Kansas, their daughter
and Son.in-law.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
cow MIXED BY A HOG
How the Days Creek Swine
Rustic for Livelihood.

Floyd Patrick has very interesting
snap shot photo which he caught near
Days creek, Douglas county, showing
a hog in the act OF milking cow
This is one of the things which per-
son often hears of, but seldom sees.
The COW wears a patient. though
wearied expression while the attitude
Of the hog is that of enterprising
stubbornness.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27

The present condition by which the
army is commanded by chief of
staff, who is directly subject to the
secretary Of war, is one that will
make all sorts Of trouble for us if we
should ever engage again in serious
war. The regulation is well enough
perhaps, in time of peace, but in war
time, when errors are costly, we
should soon find out the disadvantage
of having the army hampered and i'm.
peded by bureauorats and politicians
instead of being commanded by war
rtnru
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27

Governor George T., Chumberhir
has announced the appointment of N,
following rs delegates 20 represent
Oregon at the American Mining Con.
gress to be- held at Doadwood $ ID
next month; f. V, Drake, John y.
Grayson. I, X. Muir, Philip 5, Bates
aud Clark Taber, Of Portland; @. W.
Mccoy, Albert Goiscr aud 4. ].
Painting, of Baker City; John e.
Lewis, and j, W Virtue Of Leland
j. W. Connclla, Of Sumptcr; Arthur
Conklin. OF Grants Pass; G. A.
Reames, Jacksonville Charles T.. Red,
field, Heppner.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-27
BRISK SHOWERS OF RAIN
August Weather lndulses in
Surprising Antics.

The rain that fell ON Friday night
and SATURDAY. was ono Of the most
welcome occurrences that have visited
this district for some time. The rain
WAS quite soaking one aud the roads
have shown the improving effects of
II for the dust was becoming doop and
Troublesome The most pleasant
effect of the rain was the elimination
OF the forest fires. which it accom-.
phshed thoroughly as regards this
district The smoke has CLEARED away
aud the air after the rain was
beautifully clear and with q fresh,
crisp quality that would seem to be.
long rather to October than to August.
Several lively showers fcll during
Monday night and an exceptionally
heavy shower occurred ON Tuesday.
Tho air turned surprisingly cold for
midsummer aud the fog hung on the
Mills ina manner very su ggostivo Of
winter