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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01
CHEWAUCAN MARSH FIRE
Property Loss VIII Run into
Thousands OF Dollars.

Chewaucan Marsh, Lake county, Il
roaring mass Of flames, and 200 men
are engaged in most desperate fight
to prevent the spread Of the spread
Of the devouring element. Already
hay to the value of $50, 600 has gone NJ
in smoke and cattlemen will be left tc
face the winter without straw tc
feed their immense herds.
Night is made hideous by the hor-
riblo sight of sea of fire roaring over
the plain and by day dense clouds of
black smoke obscure the heavens.
rules, growing to height of six
feet, furnish excellent food for the de.
struotive element and the rich sod is
afre to depth of several feet.
Firehghters fall IN their tracks
from exhaustion and are revived only
to resume the battle for their homes
and property.
One man was caught on an island
of unburnt tules with no escape but
to dash across the burnt district for
about 600 yards He was on horse
back and when he saw that the oasis
ON which he stood was doomed he
made dash for life through the
burning sod. His horse ran till hii
feet were burned to a crisp and began
to lunge. The rider then leaped Il
the ground and made his way ia
safety, but not until his boots were
burned of his feet, and his feet burn,
ed into blisters.
The scene of the fire is in an iso
lated part of the county, difficult Il
reach.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01

Word was received Wednesday from
Wolf Creek, of the death Of L. L.
Miller's grandfather
A. Y. Bn rd-Un dertAker.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01

r. S. Dunlap one Of tho Oldest and
best known pioneers Of Southern Ore
gon, who has been sexton Of the Jack.
sonville cemetery for nearly 40 years.
will soon leave for Roseburg. to en-
ter the Oregon Soldiers Home. He
is veteran of the Mclean war. in
which he gained the title of sergeant.
Sou thern Oregonian.
Hon. J. s. Herrin, recently sheared
from two fine Rambouilett rams
bought recently, 40 and 40 pounds Of
wool respectively which was sold.
with the balance of the seasons clip
at 10 cents per pound I. o. b. Ash
land. The largest clip from sheep
in this valley known heretofore was
S2 pounds, says the Tribune
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01
FOR SOUTHERN OREGON
Mineral Wealth Will Devote PAGES
to This District.

@. +. Dittmar has returned from
Redding and has resumed his work
ON the special Southern Oregon
edition of Mineral Wealth. the mining
paper published at Redding, and of
which w. Il. Dittmar is editor.
The publishers are so much pleased
with Oregon's mining outlook and the
encouragement they have received
from our mining operators, that they
have decided to get out more elabor-
ate edition than at first intended, and
with that end in view, Mr.. Dittmar
expects to devote the entire months of
October and November in carefully
covering this field.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01
nesota to visit at her old home neal

nesota to visit at her old home neai
st. Paul.
Miss Agnes George won the second
prize in a rhetorical contest under
the auspices of the W. @. t. U. al
Eagle Point last Friday evening
The prize was gold pin.
George Bacher, who has been spend
ing the summer working at Dunsmuir,
spent few days in Grants Pass last
week and has returned to Portland tt
resume his studies at the dental col
lege.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01
BONDS FOR SCHOOL HOUSE
Forty Votes in Favor and Four
Against Bonding,

On Mondaya meeting of taxpayers
was held to vote school bonds for pay.
ment of the new brick school house
now nearing completion. The vote
was very small being only A, 40 of
which were in favor of the necessary
$40 600 bonds.
The names of several ladies who
own property appeared on the polling
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01
SOME TRUE BEAR STORIES
Bruin Very Much In Evidenc ce in
Southern Oregon

Bears appear to be unusually num-
erous in Southern Oregon this year
and bear stories come IN thickly from
all points of the compass Last week
Mrs. Homer White, while picking
berries near Kerby, was startled by
the appearance of large bear in the
berry patch. She did not hesitate to
leave him in undfsputed possession.
On Sunday morning, the members
of the Demaree orchestra. returning
in the early dawn from Gold Hill,
where they had played for a dance
the evening before, saw n yearling
bear III the wagon road between Rock
Point and Woodyille. The animal
ran down the road for short dis
tance and then took 20 the hillside.
The town of Kerby was all excite.
ment one day last week caused by
the appearance of three bear walk
ing along the streets. 1t did not take
long to tree the animals and then the
residents of Kerby came out to view
the monsters. Shotguns, revolvers
and rifles " ere all brought out to
have in case of need, a camera was also
produced and bruin sat for his photo,
Finally Ben George appeared with his
rifle and added three more bears TO his
record making six so far this season.
Harry Telord, the lG year old son
of H. @. Telford of Colestin, gained
considerable notoriety as a hunter re.
Gently by killing three bear one morn.
ing before 10 O'Clock. He was hunt
ing in the mountains near Colestin
and came upon the three bear, an
old one and two half grown cubs He
shot and killed the old bear aud fol
lowed the young ones until he sue
ceeded in shooting them also. He
loaded the two cubs on his horse and
took them home II. c. Telford, Sr. =,
and his brother, W. 4. Telford of
Galena, ILL.,, who was then visiting
at Colestin, returned with Harry and
assisted him IN bringing in the larger
bear, which measured six feet from
tip to tip.
Word was received Wednesday from
Wolf Creek, of the death Of l.. f.
Miller's grandfather
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01

There will be a meeting at Gold
Ray on Sunday, October 4th for the
purpose of perfecting the organization
of the Gold Ray Rod and Gun Club,
and for transaoting other important
business connected with the club,
All who have signed the membership
roll, or who wish to join, are expect.
cd to be present.
Tablets and box paper at cost at the
Courier Office TO close out. We have
up-to-dato styles.
For short time only. Ireland &
Meade are offering special bargains in
lots
Fountain -Waterman's Ideal
~. 80 to 81. 90 at Cramer Bros.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01
Dunlap Killed September 10.

From an old almanac hanging on
its nail in Wm. Dunlap's cabin, 1t
seems certain that he was shot on the
afternoon of Saturday. September 10,
aud his body had lain unmolested un-
til found the 27th-eight days later.
II was Mr.. Dunlap's custom as soon
as he arose in the morning to take
down the almanac and make record
of the day by drawing pencil mark
through the day and date. these rec
ords had been made faithfully
throughout the year until the 10Th,
that being the last date scratched.
A thorough search Of the cabin has
been made but as yet no clue leading
to the identity of the murderer has
been found. A deposit check for Sl20
was found orumpled up and thrown in
n corner, this represented Dunlap's
bank account. 1t seems certain that
he had no more than about 81 in the
house at the timo of the murder, al.
though many believe he had gold dust
cached away on the premises.
--a.-
Last week we published partial
lit of those who attended the l2th
annual reunion Of the Soldiers and
Sailors Association at Medford. The
complete list of those who went from
Grants Pass is as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs Hildroth, Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick, Mr.. aud Mrs. Morris,
Mr.. and Mrs Mott, Mr. and Mrs
Weidman, Mr. aud Mrs. Grlllth, Mr.
and Mrs, Hannum, Mrs. Williams,
Mrs. Toole, Miss Hancock, Mrs. Cur.
tis, Mrs. Chausse, Mrs, Anderson,
Mrs Zoller, Mrs Perkins, Mrs Har-
yey.
Isn't that shoe boauty2 Just
think, paid only $205 for tho pair
at Welchs' Closing.out sale. It's n
Tor....lul Regular o. 30 shoe. Sold
the world over a that price.
Get Thomas prices on Refrigerators.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
FROM BRlSTOW.

Regular correspondence
w. S. Brewer has returned to
his home in Carroll County.
w. S. Herrin, who has been sick
for quite awhile, is no better.
Mr.. Ezell, the tobacco man, OF
Mayfeld, KY, was here Monday.
A. j. Warmack and family OF
Ramble Greek visited here last
Sunday.
There was large attendance al
the services at Rushing's Greek
last Sunday.
A large etave factory, which was
moved here from Paris, is ready
to begin operation.
A large acreage is being soweG
in peas. Farmers generally seen
to be up in their work.
The young people enjoyed the
singing at Pleasant Valley Sun
day. Jim White lead in the sing
ing.
We wonder if the cold weathe
froze out the county correspond
ents last week? Come, boys, W,
all want to hear from you.
BRIsToW, June l6.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

whether in It's own or another civil
district, so that it is impossible to
take off from any one school any
part Of the scholastic population
in order to make the number above
seventy for any school. The man
ner Of apportioning the money
where children attend school in a
district other than their own is
fully set out in the act, copies of
which have been sent you.
Districts that have been created
by special acts Of the legislature
remain as heretofore and the di-
rectors remain the same.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
MASONIC CELEBRATION.

The annual celebration Of Cam
den Lodge, No. 179, +. and A.
Masons at Cowell's Chapel next
Wednesday, June "a (St. Johns
Day., promises to be one Of the
important events of the summer.
There will be a Masonic pro-
cession in the forenoon, followed
by an address at IL o'clock, a. M,
by DR., A. Jones of Jackson.
Dinner will be served on the
ground. There will be a game of
ball in the afternoon, and an adj
dress by Prof. A. E. Booth of
Huntingdon.
The Captain Caraway Band of
Big Sandy, Harper's Orchestra of
Eggville and the Claude Hudson
Concert Band of this place have
been invited to make music for the
occasion.
Everybody is invited to come,
and bring a well-6lled basket.
All members of the fraternity
are requested to meet at the school
I
house at the chapel next Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

On and after this date, l will be
found at our store at Claud, Tenn,
and will be prepared to pay the
highest cash prices for ties at any
landing on Tennessee River.
We also carry as large and COM
plete stock of General Merchan-
disc as can be found in Benton
County, which we willsell as cheap
as the cheapest.
Come and try US, and you will
be pleased.
7. w. FARMER
OF d. M. Farmer q Son,
Claud, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT
Ft the COurt-House at Camden Tonight
Friday, June 10. 1908.

Awonderful electrical entertain
ment, in which images of persons
dead and gone are made to appear
with all the emotions of life, will
begiven tonightat the courthouse.
Twenty grand productions will
be given, including "The Destruc-
tion of st. Pierre" 1.-THE Great
Buffalo Tragedy" "A Trip to the
Moon" and others equally Won
derful.
These exhibitions are seldom
seen outside Of the large cities, and
will prove a treat to our citizens,
Don't miss it.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
T. J. Lowry & Co. have received
a carload of salt, which they are
selling at $150 per barrel.

To test the purity of water, there
has been found no better or sim
pier way than to fill a clean bottle
three-fourths full of water to be
tested, and dissolve in the water
half a teaspoonful of the purest SUI
gar-loaf or granulated will an
.swer; cork the bottle and place it
in a warm position for two days.
If in twenty-four or forty-eight
hours the water becomes cloudy or
milky, it is unfit for domestic use,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
CIRCUIT COURT

The following proceedings were
had in the June term Of circuit
court.
Adam Garner, abduction; trial
by jury, mistrial.
Hugh and Walter Kirk, abduc-
ton for purposes of prostitution;
continued.
Eb Davidson, felonious assault;
trial by jury, fined 500 and SEN
fenced to one day in county Jail.
Ollie Baucum, crap shooting g
cases.; fined 81 and nolle prose-
quied as on conviction.
W. I. Prince, tippling; nolle
prosecuted as on conviction.
Hugh Kirk, tippling; fined $50
and sentenced to 30 days in county
Jail.
john Whitworth, tipping q
cases.; fined SO in one case and
the other nolle prosecuted.
Ed Norden, tippling; nolle pros
equied.
W. M. Brevard VS.. w. G. Harris
ct ais. continued.
d. O. Douglass VS.. Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Rail-
road Company, plea of damage for
killing dog; verdict Of SIS for the
complainant.
w. +. Wheatley VS.. Frank P.
Wheatley, appeal; continued.
Mrs. A. e. Yickrey vs.. J. w.
White, G. A. King ct ais; dismiss
ed as to John Vickrey as per cost
against Mrs. N. E. Vickrey, case
continued.
nj. A. Mcdaniel VS.. Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Rail-
road Company, plea of damage;
continued at cost Of railroad COM
pany per term.
G. A. Robins, agent VS.. d. A.
Wheatley, appeal; judgment for
defendant by default.
d. G. Alsup and wife VS.. S. w.
W. Leegan, appeal; continued.
V. |. Brown VS.. Lille Brown,
petition for divorce; divorce not
granted, judgment for cost against
the petitioner.
Evansville Grain Company vs..
Jack Wesson, forfeiture on sub
p@na; death of defendant suggest
ed and proven, case continued.
Dolan VS.. Wyly; continued.
J. F, Dowdy VS.. John Balyew,
motion to condemn land; the land
condemned and sale ordered.
J. F. Dowdy VS.. Almon Aldrich,
motion to condemn land; the land
condemned and sale ordered.
w. Caraway VS.. j. w. Lawrence,
motion to condemn land; the land
condemned and sale ordered.
l.. r. Watson VS.. Ben Barnett,
motion to condemn land; the case
continued.
j. L, Hudson VS.. Phener Spires,
replevin; case continued.
Sood Masood Naifeh, exparte for
citizenship; the same declared.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

MIS- Lu nay Is very SICK THIS
week.
Miss Bernice Presson is visiting
at Mckenzie.
Fred Wartz of HolIaday died
very suddenly Wednesday night.
Mrs. Gus Williams and son, E.
Williams, of Manleyville, are over
on a visit to relatives.
The little child of Randall Fra
zier died near HoIladay last week.
Mr.. Frazier has moved to Dickson.
Mrs. John Heggie and daughter,
Miss Eula, Of Bertrand, Mo, are
here on a visit to relatives. Mrs.
Mollie French and children have
returned to Bertrand.
Register Ed Brown met with an
unfortunate accident last Satur-
day near the home Of Polk Hud-
son, 3 miles north of town. He
was being driven to the country
when the hack broke down and he
was thrown to the ground. When
picked up he was found to be bad
ly hurt. He was brought to town,
and while he is recovering from
his injuries, he is still confined to
his room at the home of John w.
Garrett.
Master Gus Weatherly, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Weatherly,
has accepted a position in the no
tion department. of Herman Bros,
Lindauer d Co., wholesale dry
goods and shoes, Nashville. Gus
is barely turning his teens, yet he
completed the course in the eighth
grade at the Benton Seminary this
year, and his average in all of his
studies surprised even his parents.
He also has a remarkable aptitude
for business, and we predict for
him brilliant future in the CON-
mercial world.
John Vickrey, father of Deputy
Clerk and Master J. B. Vickrey
died at the home Of his son-in-law
DIR. F. M. Capps, of Coxburg, or
Thursday afternoon Of last week
The health of the old gentleman
who was considerably advanced il
age, had been on the decline fol
several years, and finally terminal
edinconsumption. Hewas a mem
ber Of the Baptist Church at Hol
laday, near which place he passeC
many years of his life, and he wa
highly esteemed as citizen ant
neighbor. We extend sympath.
and coincidence to the bereaved.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

1 will hold my institute, COM
mencing June %, 1903, and will
continue one week.
Examination will commence on
Friday at l p. m.
All teachers are expected to be
present during the entire term. A
fee Of % cents will be charged to
defray expenses.
Quite a number of educators
have promised to deliver addresses
during the week of the institute.
Colored examination on Monday
June 20.
Respectfully,
Med. NEAL,
County Superintendent.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS.

Claude Hudson was in Nashville
the first Of the week.
Marvin Fisher Of Sugar Tree
was in the city Tuesday.
w. I. Hamblett moved his fam
! lily to Jackson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Wyatt visit
ed at Big Sandy Sunday.
Berry Hubbs of Hollow Rock
was over on a visit Sunday.
Prof. A. M. Smith will teach the
school at Holiday next year.
Mrs. w. A. Lashlee visited rel
atives and friends at Eva Tuesday.
Hon. J. A. Clement attended
chancery court at Waverly this
week.
Lem and Cyrus Thompson and
Dee Jordan were at Nashville last
Friday.
Miss Mary Williams of Paris is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Maggie
Whitfield.
Tom Cooper returned home the
first Of the week from Bowling
Green, Ky.
Mrs. j. Arnold and daughter,
Miss Pearl, have returned from a
visit at Paris.
Miss Bette Whitfield has been
visiting at Paris and Manleyville
the past week.
J.J Bateman has returned home
from Paris, after a pleasant visit
of several days.
John B. Anderson was called to
Devider Monday to see his mother,
who is quite sick,
Miss Florence Nance of Gar
field is the guest of Mrs. Dora Nc
Mackin this week.
Will S. Corbitt, who has been
confined to his room several days,
is able to be out again.
Percy Lowry was able to be out
yesterday morning, for the first
= time in nearly two weeks.
The little child of Bud Cain died
Wednesday morning. The family
have our sympathy in their loss.
w. Riley Hooten and family OF
Paris visited relatives near Chase
vile the latter part of last week.
At a meeting of the city council
Wednesday night, Tom C,a5dder q fs, {
Paris was elected city attCcsoma1ing mi h
3 Camden. and 2 ?
that y
Mrs. Lucian Jolly and eh1Re-1I
Of Huntingdon are spending few
days with the family Of her brother
Dorsey Crocker.
Miss Jodie Winston of Fulton
KY, who has been visiting hel
aunt, Mrs, d. G. Johnson, return
ed home Wednesday.
Byrd Hubbs left Sunday for hi
home at Hamilton, Mont, after
spending 3 few weeks here will
> relatives and friends.
w. E. Mccullough has bough
the j. T. Hollingsworth stock o
groceries, and will continue tn,
business at the same stand.
n A. Y. Bowles has returned from
D an extended trip to Nashville ant
Cincinnati markets where he ha
Il been buying for Bowles & Redick
J. 7. Throgmorton, who is en-
gagged in the ak handle busines
near Chalk Level, left Monday 70
i Paris to spend a month or so witt
relatives and friends.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
DUTY OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
The Act Making school and Civil Dis
ertots COextonsive.

cular letter to county superintend-
ents concerning matters connect
ed with the State department Of
public instruction, and we publish
tbh apart relating to the act passed
b byle last general assembly max
ing the school and civil districts
eoextensive in the State.
The act passed by the last legis-
lature making the school and civil
districts coextensive will take eff
feet August 1st. Under this act,
N all districts not heretofore cock
t sive directors will be elected at
a Special election to be held on the
first Thursday in August, but in
all districts where the school and
civil districts are already coexten-
sive, no election will be held. Di-
Tectorselectedin August shallserve
until the regular election in 1904
Al ! directors elected in August of
is year will qualify on the first
Monday in September.
The present directors should
take the scholastic population this
year as usual, on the blanks furn-
ished by this office. In the column
marked "Civil district in which
child lives" the person taking the
Calhsus should be careful to note
tie number of the civil district.
The county superintendent will
then be able to prepare for the
State superintendent and the coun-
ty trustee, as required by law, the
census by civil districts, Do not
gpay any clerk for taking census un-
BIZ he has filed with you reports in
u for all schools taught in his
rict for scholastic year ending
June 30.
For schools opening the first of
September, the present directors
have the right to contract; for
schools opening after that time,
except where it has been the Gus
tomleto elect at the close of the pre-
vious term, the new directors shall
elect and contract,
Under this act, no school can be
maintained with a population Of
less than seventy. This does not
maanattendance. Thisclause does
not necessarily abolish any school
that should be continued, as the
act provides that where the scho.
Iastic population is less than sew.
enty the school may be maintained
if by abolishing the same would
require children to walk over two
and one-half miles to another
school or if there are natural bar
riers. Thepurpose of this provis
ion in the law is to consolidate tht
small schools with larger ones
thus enabling us to run the school,
longer and furnish better schoo
fSNilities.
81 hools under contract for sum
mer terms may be continued, bu
she directors should be urged no
to continue schools that have no
4hn<equired population after tina
ward tra
ction' Ls3enthepresentschooldis district
are abolished any money left to tn
creditof school district should g
to the, civil district in which tn
child lives-that is to say, tn
couat superintendent with th
county, trustee should, from til
scholastic population as furnishe
bv the district clerks, distribut
She school money on hand to tn
credit of the civil districts out {
whish the said school district wa
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
County Superintendent.

S. A. Clement went to Box on
business yesterday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

Soda water, all favors, at the Fry
Drug Company
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-03
CENSURED THE SHERIFF.
Justice Burford Did Not Approve Of
Admitting Prisoner to Bail.

Guthrie, O. T, Nov. about eight
years ago. Charles Ryatt. a deputy sher-
IF of Payne county. came to Saltwater
and reported that his wife had been ac-
cidentalIy shot and killed by him while
hew as loading a revolver There were
some suspicious elements in the case, and
the grand jury took up the matter and
rendered an indictment against Ryatt,
charging him with murder.
Before warrant could be served on
Ryatt he left the county. and was not
heard from until about two years ago.
when he was located in North Caro-
lima, arrested and brought back. He was
tried, convicted, and received a life SEN
tence, but made motion for an appeal TO
the supreme court, and was admitted
to bail.
AT the session of the district court for
Payne county, which closed Saturday.
Chief Justice Burford. the presiding judge
for that county, signed the case-made
in Ryatts case perfecting the appeal
TO the supreme court Judge Burford
did not approve of the admission of the
prisoner TO bail. holding that he should
have been kept in jail until the appeal
was perfected and the case-made signed
and filed with the clerk OF the supreme
court. and he censured the sheriff for let
ting Ryatt run at large without fret OBJ
obtaining an order to that effect from the
court