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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-10
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Store and postoffice al Grovania Wiped
Out Saturday Night.

c. D. Garrison's store at Gro
vania in which bnilding the post
Office was located, fell victim to
the devouring element Saturday
night, and the entire building to-
gether with its contents was re-
duced to ashes.
The lurid glare was visible here,
and even the scintillations could
beidscerned.
The building burned was two
story frame nearly new. In addi-
ton to store room 22 X 40 feet
there was a commodious residence
portion, containing all the modern
improvements and finished in hard
wood. The dwelling rooms until
recently occupied were vacant at
the time Of the fire. Mr.. Garrison,
the owner, who at present lives at
some distance from the site Of the
store, was making arrangements to
remove into the building.
1t happened on Saturday night
that nearly the entire population Of
Grovania were attending festival
at Lazarus church. Mr.. Garrison
says that he kept his store and the
postoffice open until half past s
o'clock when he closed up and
joined his family at the festival.
About 10 o'clock some one at the
festival saw the fire. Mr.. Garri-
sons attention being called to it he
became fearful that it was his store
and hurried home only to find that
his worst fears were true. The
building was already a seething
mass of flames nevertheless with
few willing helpers Mr.. Garrison
essayed to save some of the con-
tents of the building.
The front door was broken open
and show case was dragged out,
but driven back by the smoke the
side door was next attacked. Burst
ing into The building here Mr..
Garrison made a dash for his desk
which contained his accounts and
many valuable papers. Blinded
and nearly suffocated by the smoke
he succeeded in inserting the key
in the desk, but in the hurry and
excitement the key was broken and
his companions succeeded in drag
ging Mr.. Garrison out of the store
in time to save his life.
The building was quickly con-
sumed together with its contents
including large stock Of goods
which enter into general store, all
the mail matter, beside some twenty
five dollars worth of stamps and
six or eight dollars in cash belong
ing to the postoffice. The fire
several times came very near conf
municating to a nearby residence
owned by Mr.. Mauser which was
saved only through the vigilance
of bucket brigade which kept it
drenched with water. AS it was
the paint on the weather boards was
blistered by the heat.
Incendiarism is suspected as Mr..
Garrison (says none of the stoves
| were lighted and he was careful to
extinguish all the lamps before he
locked up.
He carried insurance, but he is
at loss to know how to meet the
present emergency in the care ol
the mail and conduct of the post
| Office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-10

Labor day went by unobserved
in Bloomsbury. The employees of
a number of business houses and a
few manufacturing establishments
were given the day off, but the stores
were all open, and there was, save
the appearance of the Catawissa
Band which was on its way to Ber-
wick, little evidence OF a holiday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-10

Case of Commonwealth VS.. Wallace
Seyoert was called and jury selected.
The defendant failing to appear
his recognizance was ordered forfeited
but should he appear at any time
during the week, the order would be
rescind and trial proceed. Mr.. Sey-
bert later appeared and The order of
forfeiture of recognizance was ordered
stricken off. Case continued over to
next term OF court.
Case of Commonwealth VS.. L. P
Boston, f. and b. Continued.
Charles orr excused from jury.
The Grand Jury made the follow
ing returns:
Commonwealth VS.. Elias Flecken-
ger. Charge, selling without license.
Bill ignored, and prosecutrix, Eliza
Strlcker, ordered to pay costs. Wit
nesses discharged;
Commonweal.h h VS.. William Marks.
Charge, assault and battery. A true
bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Lizzie Cameron
Prosecutrlx Belle V. Koons did not
appear and recognizance was ordered
forfeited. On motion Of J. Gere Jayne
attorney for prosecutrix, forfeiture OF
recognzance ordered revoked.
Commonwealth VS.. Charles Levan,
assault and battery. Continued.
Hon. Fred Ikeler presented petition
not to appoint viewers on petition
previously presented for vacatlng old
road and building new road near II.
M. Yocum's, in Clevelynd twp. Rule
granted to show cause why viewers
should not be appointed to vacate
road.
Commonwealth VS.. Clark Marks
Defendant pleaded guilty to assault
and battery. Sentenced to pay costs
, of prosecution, a fine of $50 and i'm
prisonment of one month in the
county Jail.
Commonwealth VS.. William Muir
dock and Joseph Rhone. This is tine
highway robbery case, the story oil
which has been told in these columns
Harry Oil who was relieved OF his
watch and money, told the story. 1t
was straight forward and could not be
shaken in crossexamination. The
jury returned verdict of guilty, and
they were sentenced to pay costs oil
prosecution fine of $500 and under
| go three years at hard labor in the
Eastern Penitentiary.
This sentence is regarded as a
severe one, but there may be more still
awaiting them. They are wanted tor
the murder of John Baltes al Wilkes
barre IN July. A photograph was
taken Of them in the jail two weeks
Iago, and man who was with BalteS
on the night of the murder is positive
| that they are the men.
| Com. VS.. Harry Courtright, alas
VIM. COPYRIGHT, Charge robbery, Yer
dict not guilty.
Com. VS.. Chamberlain and Court
right. Charge larency and receiving
stolen goods. Defendants plead
guilty This is the noted case IN
which salesman Kings cigar case was
stolen from the Exchange Hotel
, The sentence of the Court was thai
they pay costs Of prosecution, hn'
$500 aud Imprisonment at labor an(
= solitary confinement for period o
two years in the Eastern PenitentiaI>
! at Philadelphia.
The trial of Levan for the murde
of McAndrews is on as we go L
press.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
HE DREAMED OF BASEBALL
Rema rka BILE Somna m bulistic
Acts of Ashland Man.

Arthur Carter, son Of Maj. Carter,
bruised himself up quite seriously
during nightmare Tuesday night at
the family home down Holman street.
He imagined he was after fly ball
and jumped through "a window, tax
ing everything along with him, then
continuing his somnambulistic race
through the blackberry patch at the
end of which he nabbed the imaginary
baseball. He is brother Clyde, who
sleeps with him, was aroused and
brought Arthur to the house and put
him back to bed.
Arthnr Carter has been prac
for two weeks with the local team
preparing for the seasons games. He
is new product in the baseball world
and when Capt. Billy Hulen took
charge Of the Ashland club last season
aud star players were imported,
Garter proved himself star of the
local product and was retained, prov.
ing a match for the professional play.
ors and has "a career before him.
The bone Of ono arm was cracked
and he was generally bruised up and
scratched rs II result of his dream.
DR.. W. w. Hicks administered chloro.
form and worked with his patient for
three hours. Valley Record.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
ROLLED INTO COW CREEK
Passenger Epgine PEI forms Stunt
Near West Fork.

a serious and sensational railroad
accident occurred ON Friday evening
near West Fork, in the Cow creek
canyon. The first section of passenger
train No. l6, which passed through
here at six O'Clock the same evening,
composed of the baggage, mail and
express cars, Pullman and tourist
sleepers, was running at normal rate
of speed when suddenly the engine left
the track, turned completely over and
rolled into Cow creek, some 40 feet
below. The mail car ran into the
bank on the side opposite the creek and
saved the other cars from following
the engine, The three cars immedi-
ately following the engine were de-
rallied but were not overturned. En-
gineer Ed. Gray and Fireman A.
Strader. went down with the engine.
They escaped with their lives, though
both We're severely injured. Mr..
Gray's back was hurt and the fireman
had several ribs broken.
The injured engineer and fireman
were taken to Portland where they ar.
rived at the same time with the pas.
sengers ON their train. The Portland
papers report that after Gray and Stra-
der We're taken to the Good Samaritan
Hospital, both were found to be seri E.
ously injured, internally. A passenger
on board the wrecked train paid the
following compliment to John Butter.
worth, in description of the wreck I:
The special heroes of the occasion
were John Butterworth, the mail
clerk, and his assistant. j. @. Brown.
They broke out of their car window,
in the darkness, and aided by three
commercial men they lowered bell
cords, taken from cars. into the
canyon, where the two injured men
lay II was hard struggle to get
Gray and Strader to the surface, but
we finally succeeded in placing them
on board tourist car. The first thing
engineer Gray said was; "Bave you
signaled the next section?" That was
to prevent the next section of our
train from crashing into ours A man
was sent ahead to flag the train, and
it soon afterward pulled up. DR..
Charles Rees Harry, of Stockton, Gal. 4,
and DIR. Jessie b. Conway were on the
train, and skillfully cared for tho in.
jured. "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
THE EDISON DRY WASHER
New Contrivance for Mining In
WAtcrless Countries.

A dispatch from New York says
Thomas A. Edison has scheme for
extracting the untold billions OF
dollars worth Of gold that lie in the
immense low grade gravel and quartz
beds in Lower California, New Mexi.
co, Arizona and Northern Mexico.
They cannot now be worked, because
there is no water for hydraulic min.
ing, and the gold runs in too small a
quantity to the ton to make mining II
profitable under other sys TENS. An air
blast is employed by Mr.. Edison In
is solution of the problem TO separate
the gold from the mass
The system, II is claimed, has now
reached a working basis. Expert
ments on the desert near Santa Fe by
Floyd M. Chapman. one Of Mr.. Edi-
sons assistants, have enabled Mr..
Chapman to procnre machine which
they declare will claim 30 per cent Of
the gold from the gravel. In hydrau.
lie mining II was thought remarkable
II 10 per cent of the gold WAS washed
out.
One man, 1t is claimed, can run
scores of separators. The gravel is
first dug out Of the ground with q
steam shovel; oonveyors then carry 1t
to sieves that separate II into PARTICLES
of uniform size. Each separator is
designed to handle gravel Of certain
size, and the gravel is automatically
distributed to the hopper of its proper
machine. The gravel falls through
Il narrow slit before a rotary blower,
which drives full blast of air
againest the falling gravel The
gold being heavier, falls to the bot
tom Of the machine but all of the
lighter grave, and sand is blown into
separate compartments.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
Mrs. Brown Drinks Csrbolic Acid
With Fatal Intent

Mrs. Lawrence Brown of this city
made an attempt to commit suicide on
Sunday by taking carbolic acid. She
did not succeed in swallowing enough
OF the deadly drug to cause immediate
death and prompt medical assistance
warded off the calamity and it is
thought that she will recover, She is
said to be determined ON self destruc-
ion and is credited with the statement
that If she survives this attempt she
will try it again. Mrs. Brown is quite
young and her unfortunate condition
is one that should be sincerely de.
plored.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
HILL CLIMBING BICYCLE
New Chansea BILE Gear Machine Q
a Great Improvement.

W. A. Paddock, the bicycle man,
secured last week, two bicycles of the
"Hill Climber" pattern with change
able gear. Carl Gentner is riding one
Of them and the other was purchased
by Ed. Terry Of Galice who appre.
ciated the advantages the wheel gives
him on the steep hills with which the
Gailce road abounds. The wheel has
a changeablo gear, and In these
wheels there were three gears. SO, 81,
and SO. The gear may be changed
from one to the other while riding.
One gear may be used on level ground
and as a hill is approached the wheel
may be changed TO lower gear for
use on .he up grade. Whes fitted
with coaster brake, this machine
makes cycling in mountainous dis.
tricts infinitely easier and more pleas
ant than IL has yet been.
Moon a. Co. have commenced the
erection Of their building for the new
grist mill and have the frame work
we'll under way. The building will
be quite a lofty structure aud will be
some 20 feet in height, containing
four floors The owners are not rush.
Ing it's construction, as there is no OBJ.
ject in having It completed before the
new wheat crop is harvested. but by
that time it will be ready for work.
The mill will be the best In the state
south Of Eugene in point Of equip
ment. The machinery will be Of the
newest and up.to-dste pattern and the
mill be will be first class in all Of its
appointments.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
OVER GOLDEN DRIFT DAM
II. A. .Corliss and w. Lempke
Have Exciting Boat Ride.

II. A. Corliss and will Lempke had
a novel and exciting experience Fri
day in the mysteries of Rogue river
navigation by shooting the falls of the
Golden Drift dam in a row boat They
were in the boat above the dam and
were drawn into the current until il
was past their control and the water
swept boat and occupants over the
falls, which are some 10 feet in height
and at this stage Of the rivers flow
the drop is very steep one. Once in
the current, there was nothing for
them to do but TO take the plunge with
the best grace at their command.
They rode over heroically and the
alarmed spectators on the bank saw
boat and men disappear from sight In
the raging waters, and thought that
they had seen the last OF their CON-
panions In life. The boat upset and
the men were plunged to the bottom
where the pressure of the water held
them down for an uncomfortable
length Of time. But by the sweep of
the current and their own vigorous
efforts, they came clear OF the under.
tow andg regained the surface before
their breath gave out entirely. When
Corliss lifted his head above tho
waves, nearly the first thing he saw
was the head of Lempke, which bob
bed up near him. Ibid you SEQ any
fish down there?" he asked Lempke.
But the latter hadn't noticed any.
They regained the shore nothing the
worse for their experience. The boat
drifted some distance down the river
but finally was recaptured.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
COMPANY H is INSPECTED
Colonel jackson and Major Chy-
noweth Here atutday.

An inspection Of Company II, o. n.
g. was held on Saturday evening a.;
the armory The inspecting officers
present were Col JAS. Jackson, in.
spector general Of the Oregon National
Guard, aud Major Edward Chynoweth,
a regular army officer detailed under
the provisions Of the Dick law to in.
spect the O n G.. The drill at the
armory in the evening was witnessed
by quite a crowd Of spectators The
boys made o very creditable appearance
and the inspection showed marked i'm.
proyement over the conditions Of the
company 10 former times. Tho Grants
Pass company Is now in q very pros.
porous condition, with a rapidly TO-
creasinR membership and interest
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
KREMER MINE IS IN ACTION
New Mill Started to Work on
Reuben Creek Property.

The KramerPalmer quartz mill
on Mt Reuben is now running stoadi-
ly The mill has been all complete
for several weeks with the exception
Of "a few extras which had to be pro.
cured before operations could be-.
gin, The mill is four stamp Parker
rotary run by water power The ore
is free milling and is very rich. An
impounding dam has been constructed
to catch and save the tailings This
mine is located on the Rogue river
side Of Mt. Reuben, near the mouth
Of Whiskey creek.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
Beware of Frauds.

We lead where others try to follow,
by claiming that they have the same
splendid paint that we are using for
our many patrons. II is impossible
for them TO get it, as we invented
this paint after exhaustive trials, and
fire tests aud do not sell in bulk TO
anyone. The paint is only prepared
as we use it. The Oregon Fire Proof
pafut a.,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
SPRING AILMENTS.

There ~ an aching and tired feel
ing; the liver, bowels and kidneys
become sluggish and inactive, the
digestion impaired, with little or no
appetite, no ambition for anything,
and feeling that the whole body and
mind needs toninR up. The trouble Is
that during the winter, there has
been an accumulation Of waste mat
ter in the system. Herbine will re-.
move It, secure TO the secretions a
right exit, aud by its tonic effect,
fully restore the wasted tissues and
give strength IN place of weakness.
soc at slower Drug Co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
QUICK ARREST.

j. A. Gulledge of verbena, Ala.
was twice in the hospital from a
severe case Of piles causing 81 tumors.
After doctors ana all remedies failed.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly ar
rested further inflammation and cured
him. II conquers aches and kills
pain. 25c at w. X. Kremer's.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
Births Must BE Recorded.

IL is necessary now to MAKE official
record Of every birth and every death.
A new law that Is already in effect,
requires every physician, midwife or
head Of the family 20 give notice by
the end Of the month to the county
health Offices Of any birth that occurs
under his or her charge Every
physician. midwife or head Of a
family must give notice to such health
officer within 4S hours of every death.
No burial can take place until a prop
er burial certificate has been made
out and transmitted to the county
health officer.
All these requirements are the
result Of the act creating the state
board Of health, which passed the
last Legislature. II contained an
emergency clause. aud took effect on
its approval by the governor. II
creates a county, as well AS state
health board The county board is
the county Judge and county physi.
clan. If there is no county physician,
as is the case in Benton, then the
county judge is the county board Of
health as well as the county health
officer.
To this officer must be reported all
infectious diseases, deaths, causes
thereof, places Of burial Of every per
son that dies in said county, and in
the case Of birth Of any child give
name Of parents, their residence and
their occupation.
Power is given the county board
Of health to quarantine against infec-
tious diseases in other county or
counties Of the state, 10 quarantine
any case or cases Of infectious dis.
eases within said county, and 10 call
upon all police officers, sheriiYs aud
constablcs 10 enforce such quarantine.
All cases Of birth, death, burial aud
infectious diseases are reported ty the
county health officer to the secretary
Of the state board Of health where a
complete record Is kept
The new law will add materially to
the duties Of the county judge, all
physicians and others The penalty
Tor violation Of the law is fine Of
not less than $40 onr more than 500
The full text Of the new law can be
seen in copy Of the new session laws,
just received at the county clerk's
Office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
WiME oFcARDui
County Treasurer's Notice

There are funds in tie treasury to
pay all warrants protested to January
5th, 1897.
Interest will cease from this date,
April 22d, 1903
J. 7. Taylor,
COUNTY Treasurer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
MADE YOUNG AGAIN.

lone Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens writes d. II. Turner Of
Dempseytown, Pa. They're the best
in the world for Liver Stomach and
Bowels. Purely vegetable. Never
grippe. Only 25c at W. Il. Kremer's
dug store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07
Bids Wanted

Mrs Joseph Moss will receive bids
for construction Of dwelling house.
Plans and specifications may BE- seen
az Fourth and Z streets
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07

4 thing Of beauty Is a Joy forever
il certainly true Of roof painted
with hreproof paint
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-07

Don't wait till fall TO get your
roof protected or you may get burned
ont
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30
In the County Recorders Office

Filed for record in the Office OF Coun.
ty Recorder Grunditz this week were
the following documents:
A deed from J. B. Williamson to
Thos. Rockhill, conveying a one-half
interest In the h aud S. placer mine,
which embraces large portion OF the
Lane City townsite. The consideration
was $500.
DEED from Jos. Dyer to S. A. Scott
transferring the lot and store. together
with its effects and personal property
in Osceola, formerly the property Of
!. T. scott, deceased. Consideration
81 81.
For nominal consideration lots 8
and 10 In Block NJ, fronting on the
south side OF Gardner street. Ely, were
turned over 10 Chas. S. Grunditz by
Lyons & Campton.
Forty acres of land lying near that
owned by Strands man and Stevens one
mile east of tcwn, was bought in at the
delinquent sale of property by NJ. B.
Garaghan for the large sum OF 81.
Deed from NJ B. Garaghan to Neil
Munro for lots and 10, block U, High
street, Ely. Consideration nominal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-30
MINING NOTES.

Drifting from the 300 and 500 foot
levels OF the Ruth mine is making good
progress from tho lower level, but on
the upper one the drifts have now
reachel stance OF 800 feet from the
shaft and bad air iuterferes with the
work However connections between
the two levels will soon be made aud
this troublesome factor removed, aud
once again developments will prog ress
With tightening rdpidity.
AT the Mckinley company's Saxton
drifting from both the 300 and 500 foot
'evels is making rapid headway into
new territory with indications fsvoring
the existence Of large copper ore bodies
In the immediate future. In the Jupi
ter shaft the company is experiencing
some difficulty with bad air in the drift
from the 200-foot level OF the shaft.
some very good gold and copper ore
has been taken out tere in the past two
weeks AMI still tue vein continues in
the same char cter OF ore.
The New York & Nevada Copper
Co. at Copper Flat. through their Supt,
{. l.. Shaw, are pushing the develop
ments Of blth drifts from the l6S-foot
level of the No. >. shaft, which now has
expo ,ed $50 feet of per can't chslcoclte
ore. Preparations are also being made
far enlargng and retimb boring the No
two-eJmp4rbm int shaft from the 400
level To the surface, work upon which
will bsg.n in Il very short time.
At Pilot Knob the Giroux Cousolida-
ted Co has fores OF mea at work cut
ting ont fora station Oh the 4j). foo I
level, and are making preparations for
he commencement OF sink ing the Nor
ris shaft below the go level, for the
purpose of still further developing the
large body OF copper sulphide ore found
In that property, which coupled with
the showing IN the Giroux shaft on the
350foot level, makes their company the
possessor of one OF the biggest copper
mines In the state.