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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-03

BEMIDJI has. a new whist club.
The first thing Bemidjians know
the slots in the middle of the
card tables they usually use will
be getting rusty.-St. Paul Daily
Nnwc
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-03
The LARGEST Opera Houses.

The Academy of Music, at New
York. hold 400 people. The
next biggest opera house is that at
Parma in Italy 1t is built of wood,
aus will hold k,5o0.-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-03
SHOT THROUGH STOMACH.
Hayward Man Fatally Wounded by
Disch arue of Gun.

Hayward, Wis. Oct. 3. : Gustave
Myers accidentally shot and killed
himself at Stinett, six miles south of
Hayward. He left loaded shotgun
beside his porch over night, and on re-
membering it in the early morning,
went out in his night clothes to bring
in the gun. The hammer caught on
the edge of the porch and the charge
went through his stomach.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-03

The negro dive at Bemidji was
closed last Saturday by the city
council. Shake, councilmen of
Bemidj i.-Backus Weekly News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
RUSSIA IN MANCHURA OREGON-pACIFIC RAILWAY
Company Is Actively Operating
In Del Norte County.

Col. I. Vain Draper was over from
Takilma, Wednesday on q tour Of
inspection Of the work Of the railroad
surveyors in this county. In CONVEX
sation with a Record reporter. Col.
Draper spoke encouragingly Of the
prospects for the building Of the
Oregon q Pacific line, the company
right of way man having met with
success in securing rights Of way
through Josephine county and in Del
Norte, as far as work In that line has
progressed. His company is desirous
that the citizens take up the portion
Of work assumed last fall in getting
rights of way into this city for them.
The matter has been In abeyance
long enough and energetic action 10
due the Oregon q Pacific from the
committee appointed by the Board Of
Trade. The necessary rights Of way
on.tho established survey can no doubt
be secured without any great amount
Of trouble. Del Norte Record.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23

For sale, cheap-Second hand road
wagon. Apply at Trimble and Cook =
blacksmith shop.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
DID NOT BREAK GAME LAW
Wonderful Story Which Comes
From Shelly Creek Region.


The Shelly creek correspondent of
the Crescent City News says that Jim
Hill came near being killed by .
spike buck while out hunting in the
had mountains near that station. Jim
been. AT lwork looking for lost pony
and had sat down near bluff to rest
when the deer rushed from the glen
and attacked him. Fearing the con-
sequences of broken game law. Jim
had no alternative but to allow the
deer to butt him from the precipice.
The deer followed him mp closely and
would have finished the job had Jim's
dog not appeared on the scene. Jim
was taken to Clarno's hotel where his
many bruises are being carefully
looked after by Mr. Clarno.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
LIVELY RUNAWAY
Sugar Pine Delivery Team Take
o Spin.

The delivery team Of the Sugar Pine
store INDUCED in a runaway on
Thursday, apparently for the sole pur-
pose OF infusing little excitement
into its otherwise humdrum career.
The horses started from a point near
the store. They made their way east
up + street, their tendency to reyolve
In circle, caused by one line being
tied shorter than the 9th er, greatly
impeding their forward progress.
Over the bitches and desiccatod COW
tracks Of East y street, the vehicle
labored like ship in distress For
variety the team raced over few
piles Of railroad wood, ran over "a
few railroad tracks and came racing
back 10 town over the side track 1t
WAS fortunate that no trains were
on the track or they might have been
derailed The team made its way
back TO the store where the driver,
Frank Mowers, who had been close
after the wagon during the whole
chase, succeeded in catching the end
gate and climbing into the wagon.
The team was stopped only few
feet from where IL started. There
we're only few minor injuries as n
result Of the runaway, the wrecking
Of the awning over the seat being the
principal calamity. A sack Of -four
and sundry groceries were strewD
along the course Of the runaway.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
A GOLD SAVING MACHINE
New Appliance Just Completed
by Portle nd Men.

John L. Mayo, Professor NJ. L.
Pratt, Professor waddle and @. @.
Pratt are completing mining ma
chine at No. SS5 East Washington
street, which they are confident will
reyolutionize quartz mining as well
as mining for -four gold. There are
three distinct parts of this mining
apparatus-the vanner, grinder, or
crusher, and the separator. The
orusher, of which small model has
been completed, resembles coffee
grinder in grocery store, although
built very differently. Two men can
grind up three tons of ore in day
in this machine. 1t is claimed for il
that it will reduce the hardest kind
of ore to the consistency of sulphur
The tests that have been made Of the
machine show that it will crush ore
this fine. By building larger
machine u much greater quantity Of
ore can be crushed.
The separator consists of series
of sluices constructed with rifles that
resemble the course of natural
stream of water. The experimental
separator has so feet of sluices, with
the head in large water tank near
the ceiling of the room. This of
course is merely for experimental pur-
poses. The vanner, or concentrator,
is said to be an Improvement ON any
thing yet invented, for the reason that
IL has reverse motion, and it is
claimed that it will save 90 per cent
of -four gold.
The ore is first ground up in the
crusher then run through the separa-
tor and lastly through the concen-
traitor. The owners of the machine
think that they have good thing.
and say that mining men are much
interested IN the out come of their
experiments. They have been work
ing on the machine for about u year.
Judge Mayo, who is carpenter by
trade, has done all the woodwork. -
Oraponian
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
THE DEADLY TOY PISTOL
Gold Hill Man In Serious Con-
dition From Blood Poison.

While playing with toy pistol
here ON the Fourth Of July, Lem
Grenniger accidently shot himself
with blank cartridge, the felt wad
penetrating his left hand. At the
time nothing serious was thought of
it, but the next day 1t became pain
ful and a physician was summoned.
For several days his condition was
considered serious, but the latter
part Of the week his hand was opened
and the wad removed. when il was
thought that he would soon recover,
but on Monday last blood poison set
IN and the unfortunate young man
was removed from the Ray dam,
where he has been working, to the
hospital at Medford. Grave fears
are now entertained for his recovery,
with at least strong probability Of
the loss Of his left arm. Gold Hill
News
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
WILL CONTEST FISH LAW
Fish erman Pc nkoy Will Sec the
Finish Of the Matter.

j. ]. Pankey, who was convicted in
Justice Jacobs court at Central Point,
charged with catching fish in Rogue
river unlawfully. and fined $50,
through his attorney. L. B. Dufur.
will appeal to the Circuit court. He
claims that Brown and Williams. the
states witnesses, perjured themselves
when they swore they saw him using
a net besides, he will test the con-
stitutionality of the statute. Pankey
declined to pay the fine, and was held
to answer at the September term Of
the Circuit court. giving the required
bond. Much interest is taken in the
matter, as it involves an important
point. Southern Oregonian.
Blue Print Paper by the yard or roll
at the Courier office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
INDIAN WAR VETERANS
Who HIVE Not Filed Claims VIII
Have to Walt for Money.

The present outlook is that the
800, 5000 appropriated by the last
legislature for the payment of. Indian
war veterans will lack $50, 900 Of be-
ing sufficient. According to an opin-
ion rendered Thursday by the At
torney- General TO the secretary of
state, those whose claims are not
reached before the 800, 900 has been
expended will be compelled to wait
until another legislature makes an APP
preparation before their claims can
be audited. This is q modification
of the opinion rendered some time
ago when the attorney general ad-
vised Mr.. Dunbar that he should
audit all claims presented even though
the appropriation bad been exhausted.
The secretary of state has audited
and paid claims to the amount Of
800, $780, This leaves s9i45.9 90 in
the fund There are on file claims
aggregating sl2, lS0. 30, so that it is
apparent that those who have not
filed their claims In the Office of the
secretary Of state will have to wait
until 1905 or later before the secre-
tary Of state can act upon their
claims. The secretary will receive
and file all claims presented, but will
not audit any in excess Of the amount
of the appropriation. Those not
audited will be reported to the next
legislature for such action that body
may deem advisable.
About C2) claimants will have to
wait until 1905 for their money. The
claims audited and paid number b06
The average amount Of these was
aI7g IL
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
Her Occupation There no New
or Unauthorized Proceeding.

The English assumption that the
United States must necessarily join
Great Britain and Japan In coercive
measures against Russia in Manchuria
is ridiculous. II is unwarranted by
existing conditions or by anything
that is likely to occur in Manchuria.
1t is unwarranted by anything that
occurred in the Intervention of the
allied powers in China or by the me-
gotiations that followed the rescue
of the legations and the capture and
occupation Of Pekin.
Russia was in Manchuria before
there was Boxer rebellion. Her
occupation of Port Arthur had
boen acquiesced in by Europe long
before the United States was called
into the coalition against China
Russian railway building in Man.
churia had been encouraged by our
government and our manufacturers.
The opening of Siberia and Man
churia was clearly to our advantage.
At that time Manchuria was regard
cd within the Russian sphere of in.
auenco. When all the allies Joined
in hurrying troops to Pekin, Russia
alone restored order in Manchuria.
Other European powers lost consider
able property in China proper, but
Russia lost more than all the others
combined, and was compelled TO fight
hor own battles against the Boxers de.
stroying railways, storehouses and
supplies.
The negotiations at Pekin covered
the situation in Manchuria only in
an incidental way. Russia was in
control, and Russian troops, having
restored order was protecting prop
ertv. At that time the European
powers filed no protest against Rus.
sian occupation, and the United
States recognized 1t rs a military
necessity.
Later, Japan and Great Britain
formed an alliance hostile to the Rus.
sian program In the East. The United
States had no concern in this arrange
ment, and was not consulted. On the
other hand, we had the assurance
from Russia that American rights and
interests in In Manchuria would be
safeguarded Now we are told by the
London newspapers that il the United
States is as great power as she pre-.
tends to be she will take the initia.
tive and by threatening war com
pell Russia to accept the terms Of
Great Britain and Japan.
In other words, the United States
should pull the chestnuts out Of the
fire for those who do not care 10 burn
their own fingers. II there are chest.
nuts in the fire they are not ours. We
have no cause for war with Russia,
and there is no reason why we should
be associated in any way with powers
seeking war with Russia. chicago
Inter Ocean.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
winner MINE AT WALDO
VIII be Equipped With a New
Elevator.

w. j. Winner of Waldo visited sew.
eral days In Grants Pass during the
week. The preparations for the in
stallment Of the new hydraulic ele7a-
tor at the Deep Gravel placer are
now nearly completed and the work
Of constructing the elevator will
begin Immediately.
This mine has been among the
largest producers of Southern Oregon
for great many years and the new
appliance will make it possible to
do much more effective work.
Operations at the mine have been
somewhat hampered by insufficient
dump and the new elevator will
remedy this deficiency. The elevator
will ho of the tubular pattern aud
will be constructed under the super
vision Of W. II. Hampton.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23

with the oldest of his children filed
their claims to what became known
as the Hopwood farm. About the
same time Kennedy and Dean settled
at Willow Springs. Several other set
tiers came in at about the same time.
Mrs. Lawless was the first white
woman setter. coming in the early
part of 1852. Hopwood began farm
ing and he was the pioneer farmer of
the Rogue river valley.
In December, 1851. two men named
Stone and Poyntz took land claims at
the crossing of Wagner creek. They
returned cas-. for their families in
1852.
Jacob Wagner, for whom Wagner
creek and Wagner Butte were named,
settled on the cree k in the spring of
1859 where he resid ed as an esteemed
citizen and was closely identified
with the growth Of the town for more
than 35 years. He died in 1900 at his
nome III tnls city.
In January 1862 there were some 2S
persons in all residing in the Rogue
river valley, among them being Major
Barron, Russell. Patrick Dunn. John
Gibbs. r. H. Hargadine, E. X Ander-
son and brother who came to Wagner
creek in that month.
II was in that month also that the
placers were discovered on jackson
creek, according to Walling, and
large influx of miners Immediately
followed. In March 100 to 150 men
were working in the vicinity of Jack
sonville, mainly on Rich gulch and
the right branch of jackson creek.
The diggings were very rich. A man
known as "old iuan Shively," ac.
cumulated $50, 200.
Gold was early discovered at the
Cameron place on the Applegate and
also on Forest creek where good pay
was found On account of the scar.
city of water, most of the mining was
done with rocker. Foots creek soon
became IA good mining district.
By the middle of the summer of
1852. 1t is said fully thousand
miners were busy on the creeks of
this county, most of them in the Jack.
sonville district.
Among those who mined on jackson
creek that year was Oscar o. Ganiard,
who built the Opera house in this
city. Another was Orlando Coolidge
whose widow resides on the beautiful
residence site ON Knob Hill in Ash.
land, established by Mr.. Coolidge and
where he died a few years ago.
With the opening of the mines there
arose strong demand for food sup
plies and merchants and packers did
a large business with Salem where
most of the prov isions were bought
The high prices started farming,
but the first experiments in '52 were
not successful, mainly because of the
drought The potato crop was almost
a complete failure. Breadstuffs be-
came very high. Late in the year
-four sold for sl,25 pound where
previously 1t had been 20 to 30 cents
per pound.
Farm claims along Bear creek were
taken up rapidly, mostly by persons
from the Willamette valley. Those
who went to farming were largely
Oregonians while the miners were
mostly from the California placers
The valley became populated within
one year.
In 1858, 1853 wagons came 10 this
valley by the southern route, from
the east, opened by Jesse Applegate.
With them were 400 men, 100 women
and no children. They brought 1900
head Of cattle, 1900 head of sheep and
40 extra horses and mules.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23
C, {. SOCIETY PICNIC
YOUNG People Have q Pleasant
Outina

The Presbyterian G. 4. society
held camp FIRE picnic last Wednesday
evening in a grove on Rogue river
about mile above the bridge. The
party started from town about
9 O'Clock in the evening and rode out
to tho picnic grounds IN hay wagons.
Just before dark the picnickers en-.
joyed a delicious lunch In the grove.
Games, songs, stories and Qualifications
Of all sorts made the evening pass
quickly and joyfuliy and brilliant
camp fire lighted the grove with
weird and fantastic effect. The party
came home late in the evening after
the moon had risen 10 light the way.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23

II you want to see fine line Of
trout flies aud leaders 20 TO Cramer
Bros
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23

Eph Musick returned Saturday from
AN extended trip throughout Oregon,
Washington and Northern California.
Mr.. Musick has been employed to
teach the Ocean Distric. School and
will commence the term sometime
during the present month. Del Eorte
Record
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23

The Oregon Fire Association Of Nc.
Minnville insures "B" class or brick
structures, in which general merchan-
disc. banks, drug stores, public halls
etc, are run at just one-half the OK.
pense Of stock companies. The Nc.
Minnville 60. pay their losses prompt.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23

welchs' $ Closing-out sale,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-07-23

Blue Print Paper by the yard or roll
at the Courier office.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
COURT AT WAYcROSS.
Berry-Spence Case ON TriaI-News
and Notes.

Waycross. Ga, Nov. 3.-The fall
term of Ware Superior Court opened
yesterday, with Judge T. A. Parker
presiding. Several divorce cases were
disposed of.
This afternoon the damage suit of
Prof. w. A. Berry against DIR. j. M.
Spence is being tried. Prof Berry is
suing DR.. Spence for $4,000 for defa-
nation of character. Both parties are
well known all over Ware county. DR..
Spence is representative from Ware
and has announced his intention of
standing for reelection. Prof. Berry
Is spoken of as a probable candidate
for legislative honors at the next cleo
ton.
The Fitzgerald Guards have accept
ed the invitation of the Waycross Rifles
to attend the Military Day at the
South Georgia Fair, and participate in
the sham battle in the afternoon.
Thursday of the fair will be Military
Day, and Capt. Bird of the Rifles is
making preparations for the sham bat
tie.
Sheriff ]. T. Overstreet of Wayne
county brought ten convictS to Way
cross to-day and turned them over
to Beach's turpentine camp near the
city, which has a contract to hire all
of Wayne county's misdemeanor con-
victs. Among the number is an aged
Cuban, who was convicted of vagrancy
and sentenced to serve thirty days.
Mr.. Calvin w. Parker recently pur-
chased a string of race horses, and
they will be entered in the races at
the South Georgia Fair next week.
w. p. Sims and Charlie Garcia,
cigarmakers, engaged in a lively 1gnt
on Plant avenue last night, and were
before the Mayor this morning. Sims
was fined $40 and Garcia was discharg-
ed. M. Mendec, who drew gun on
Sims, was turned over to the Superior
Court. Garcia swore out warrant
against Sims, charging him with as
sault and battery, and he was also
held for the Superior Court
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
j. F. c. Myers, and Mrs. A. A. Law
renee.
THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB.

The first fall meeting of the Shake
speare Club opened very auspiciously,
with a large attendance of the men,
bers and much interest in the plan of
work for the coming year. This was
not entirely completed. 1t was decided,
however, to begin with the study of
Cymbeline. and follow with Antony
and Cleopatra and some of the SON.
nets.
The club will meet every Monday
afternoon during the season, according
to its usual custom, with special meet
ings in honor of special festivals. Dur
ing November they will be held at the
home of the president. Mrs. William
Harden. and in each succeeding month
at the homes of the various members.
This is an innovation that it is be-
heyed will prove very pleasant.
The membership this year is I'M
changed, those who belong to the con-
genial little circle being Mrs. Harden,
the vice president, Mrs. William R.
Leaken; Mrs. Louis G. Young, Mrs.
w. b. Guerard. Mrs. A. G.. Guerard,
Mrs. S. b. C. Morgan, Mrs. Charles
o. Barney, Mrs. George l.. Cope, Jr.,
Miss Mabel Stoddard. Miss Lima HUI
ger, Miss Lily Anderson, Miss Madge
Reid Miss M. E. Johnson, Mrs. Ray
mond Demere, Mrs. James Sullivan,
Mrs. NJ. C.. West, Mrs. Frank c. Bat
tey' Mrs. j. F. c.. Myers, and Miss
Maude Thomas
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
NO COMMITMENT TRIAL
FOR MARVEL EDWARDS.
The Young Woman Who Brought
Charges Is Miss Ada G. Green.

The Young Woman Who Brought
Charges Is Miss Ada c. Green.
Marvel Edwards. the cigar dealer of
No. 113 Broughton street, who was ar
rested on a warrant charging him with
attempting to assault a young woman
whom he had employed as stenogra-
pher will not have a commitment trial.
He is held in the county Jail pending
an investigation of his case by the
grand jury.
The sensation in which Edwards
finds himself a conspicuous character
with grave charge against him, is
badly mixed up. The woman in the
case, whose name Justice Wickham re-
fused to divulge, is Miss Ada c. Green
of No. 203 West Liberty street, recent
ly of No. 416 East President street,
who was formerly in the employ of the
American Cigar Company. and it is
alleged that there is third man in
the case. The name is not Smith as
was stated by persons claiming to
known her.
Justice Wickham said yesterday that
when Miss Green came to his office to
swear out a warrant against Edwards
she was accompanied by young man.
Justice Wickham judged from the ac-
lions of the two that they were either
engaged to be married or Leaf least
there was something in common be-
tween them. Miss Green, it is stated,
is still in a state of extreme nervous
ness, and under the care of Drs. john
son and Winders.
Edwards, claiming that he is from
Waycross, telegraphed Monday for his
attorney, who arrived in Savannah
yesterday and called upon him at the
Jail. When seen Edwards said that the
woman had told him that her name
was Green, although he previously
stated that he did not know her name,
and that he had her employed as
bookkeeper and stenographer because
he could neither read nor write. In
the same conversation, he said he had
read the account of the charge against
him and his arrest.