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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-10
Isn't 1t time for that expected news
from the palace of the czar?

who are. earning $4,000 a year.
Apiece?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-10
Treatment for MoIdy Combs,

A. R. M.-What is the best way to
treat old combs in frames, some Of
which are musty?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18

met In large forces and the news Of
the first land engagement will be
forthcoming SO soon as correspondents
can overcome the censorship, which
may only be accomplished by irksome
journeys to outlaying cities free to a
certain extent in the transmission of
reports
Recent dispatches from Manchuria
make mention of the efforts Of the
American consul, Henry b. Miller,
at Min Chwang, to prevent i'll treat
ment Of japanese refugees by Russian
soldiers. Mr.. Miller is an Oregon
ian, and before his appointment to
the consular service he was a resident
of Grants Pass. lie was appointed
about two years ago, upon the recon-
mendation Of Senator Simon, and
about year ago, he returned to this
country for a brief visit. According
to the dispatches, many japanese
refugees in ManchuTia had been ar
rested by the Russisns and Consul
Miller has made intercession in their
behalf, with good prospect Of secur-
ing their release.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
FAIR STAMPS ORDERED
On Sale in All Post Offices the
First of May

An order for the first of the new
Louisiana purchase exposition postage
stamps, which are to be placed on
sale at all postofiices in the United
States May /, has been sent to the.
bureau Of engraving and printing by
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden 1t calls for the printing of
80, coo. 600 of the one-cent stamps
bearing the portrait of Robert r.
Livingstone; 225, OOOOO of the two
cent stamps, bearing the portrait Of
Thomas Jefferson; $500, 600 of the
three-cent stamps, with Monroe s
portrait; o. 800, 600 Of the fve-cent
stamps, with McKinley's portrait
and 6, 500, 600 Of the ten-cent stamps,
with a miniature map Of the United
States showing the territory acquired
by the Louisiana purchase.
The Southern Pacific has announced
that rate of s67 so for st. LOUIS and
return and $72 80 for Chicago and re-
turn from Pacific coast points will pre-
vail during the Worlds Fair at st.
Louis. These tickets will provide
for going passage within 10 days
and for return limit any time within
30 days from the date of sale. There
will be stop-over privileges in eacl
direction within these limits. Tickets
will be sold each month of the oontin
uation of the fair on three or foui
days that will be hereafter announced
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
Wide Awake.

The stage between Grants Pass and
Crescent City could not cross the
streams Monday and had to lay off.
The farmers have put IN a good por-
tion of their crops, but tine storm has
stopped them from work for the pres.
cnt
The snow is reported very deep on
the mountain this side of Crescent
City the mail being carried on horse
back.
W. II. Dovore expects to do some
butchering as soon as no gets his boat
huilt which will enable him to get
to his pig pen.
We hear it whispered around that
there will be another wedding in
Slate creek vicinity shortly. 1t seems
to be contagious.
We understand they had another
debate at Wiledryille on the question
of Woman Surtrage. Wudervlle won
lSlate creek wasn't represented) and
10 was decided to let women vote if
they wanted to,
The hardest rain storm of the season
is now on. Slate creek was higher
this week than We have seen il for
years. The high water has done con.
siderable damage by washing away
fumes ana fences.
There was no school Monday ON ac.
count Of high water The school is
getting along very sell under the
charge of j. II. Austin, the attend
ancc being larger than in the past.
Several will graduate this term.
Several Of our farmers are making
preuantious to set out orchard, tbi,
spring. Fruit trees do we'll in TIN.
section aud it is wonder that the
business has not been gone into morn
extensively than it is at present
Butter Cup.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
BANK CAVES ON A MINER
John Virsum's Leg Broken at
Stratton Creek Placer.

John virgum was seriously injured
on Thursday at the StTatton creek
placer mines. He bad left Grants Pass
on the early train the same morning
to begin work at the mine and had
been on the ground only about hall
an hour, when he was injured. lie
was making an examination OF the
ground near the bank which was only
about eight feet in height aud to
which he paid little attention. Catch
ing him unawares, a small cave oil
earth fell from the bank. Virgums
foot happened to be in hole in the
bedrock and was imprisoned by the
falling earth aud rock in such man
ner as to break the leg just above the
ankle. Vlrgum was taken out to Mer-
lin on a slretcher and was brought to
Grants Pass on the night train.
stratton creek is a small tributary
of Rogue river coming in from the
north side about two miles above
Galiee.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
THE LATEST WAR NOTES
II ID. Miller in the Midst Of Hos
ulitics

Adyicos received at Washington
from tho far east via London gn fir
TO confirm tho report of thc third b,t.
tie at Port Arthur which was Do.
ceiyod at tho -mto d inrtmyut last
Ffidly afternoon At that um,
special correspondent, sgnt cut th,
news marked unofficial but which
was believed 60 Doe correct oNccpt that
the details wore lacking,
Tuesday moruiug dispatches were
received from Chefoo stating that iu
the third engagement, tho Russians
lost eight vessels sunk and nlur cap.
turod 1t is also stated by ,bc OH.
patch that Que Japanese mttl,shif
was disabled and th,oc cruisers. but
90 what extent it is not known
IL Is further stated that Port Arthur
IS practically at the mercy of the
Mikado's troops and may fall at any
time n the occupancy Of the strong
hold has not already been completed.
Another dispatch from Tiun T,in
states that there is fierce fgh ting bc.
tween the japanese and Russian,
near Wi Ju on the Nalu river No
particulars are obminahle but owing
to the fast that the japanese are rush
ing troops into Manchura, high
officials ia tho naval and war depart
ments believe that hand troops have
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
DRAGGING A ROAD.

the right time one man and three
horses will do more and better work
with it than three men and six horses
can do with an expensive road grader,
working, as is the custom, at the wrong
time.
Suppose we figure on this bit. We
will say there is farmer every half
mile that has sufficient civic pride to
want to see our county in the front
rank instead of the rear. The months
of March, April, May and June are
the ones the roads need the most at
tention September and October they
will need some. An average of one
dragging for every ten days for those
six months would be eighteen drag
gings. We will allow thirty minutes
to each dragging of a half mile, which
makes nine hours, or less than one day.
As matter of fact it only takes about
twenty minutes TO go the half mile and
back, and we have found that we usu-
ally have the team harnessed anyway.
If not the ten minutes allowed in the
above calculation is ample time.
"Then we will say that the above
mentioned progressive farmer wants
to see his half mile of road clear Of
weeds and set to blue grass. The blue
grass will get there all right If We
keep the weeds cut couple of years,
The weeds won't make a very rank
growth in blue grass sod. We will al
low one hour to NOW the half mile
twice, and that makes an even ten hours,
or one reasonable days work. That
will leave 81 of poll to work to help
keep bitches open and culverts fixed.
think it would be a good policy for
| the road commissioners to allow one
days work for man and team for ev-
cry half mile Of road kept in order by
the above way of working.
'In our vicinity we commenced drag
ging the roads the 1st of March Some
have been faithful and dragged when
ever needed, and l can say without
eXaggeration that when it is not toe
wet and slippery it is a fairly good
bicycle track and all the time a good
road to drive or haul n good load over
1t is now free from ruts, and two bug
gies or other vehicles can drive side by
side with greater ease and pleasure
than one can drive over the streets OF
roads in or near either Plattsburg OIL
Cameron"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
COPPER OF SLATE CREEK
Inaram-Ramsey Mine Soon TO
be Active Property

DEVELOPMENT work on the Ingram
Ramsey copper property in the Slate
creeh district will soon be resumed
The mine is under bond to Samuel
Bowden. In its external appearance
this bears all the indications of being
a great property. While the width OF
the ore body has never been ascer-
tanned to a certainty, it appears
superfcially to be about 30 feet. The
ore gives copper values ranging from
2I5 to % per cent with large bodies
of 10 and 12 per cent ore. As soon as
the extreme wet weather is past a
shaft will be sunk on the ledge to
depth Of $50 feet.
THIS property is situated about Il
miles southeast of Grants Pass and a
short distance from the Kerby road.
It lies between Butcher Knife creek
and the left hand fork of Slate creek.
The point of operation for prospective
development is in the canyon of the
latter stream.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18

Judge Eakm In rendering his de.
cision M the read case Of Wallowa
county VS. r. ID Churchill. makes it
clcat that to establish road by ten
years continuous usage requires that
the use shall be under a claim N
right and not mvr1y by consent Of
the owners Of land through which the
travel passes An impression exists
in the mind, NJ great many people
that every COW path m the county
that has bceu travelled Tor 10 years or
longer is q rahic highway, regard
less of conditions or il any color Il
right upon which q claim can be cs.
Abushed Wallace Democrat
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
CORRESPONDENTS.
Leland Siftin6s.

Frank Fletcher made our burg
visit last week.
Mr.. Fyfeld's boy was very sick last
week, but at present is all right DR..
Bowersox of Glendale attended the
child. We have no other sickness to
report.
We are having severe storms for
Southern Oregon. No wind to drive
the rain IN sheets, just little sleet,
then sunshine, then for change an
easy rain.
As soon as r. G. Virtue has time to
consider his speech, he will present to
the people of Leland a speech on the
issues of the day in the light of the
republican lamp.
Stock is needing little attention
at present. People have feed for all
stock. Hay is being exported where
as a short time ago feed was import
ed. The balance sheet is being turned,
The stage from Leland to Green
back got stuck in the mud. The team,
in trying to pull it out, broke the
same, so there it is Our supervisor
has forgotten to look over the road
and fix it up in few bad places.
We hear the Gold Bug road is i'm
passible. If that company had built
a road from Leland with one-third of
the cost. the road would be good in
the winter, with a little fixing, as
the country is solid road bed and not
red mud as at the present location.
Men are coming from California
looking for work, as most all work
has shut down in that state at present.
The demand for laborers is large in
this vicinity A part of our WOOD
cutters have covers to work under
while it rains. so they don't lose any
time while saving.
A man stopped off here to look VI
the socialist order. He wanted tt
, organize socialist club, but he coulC
, not find any material to form a club
so he said he would GO on to Hugo
where there are few believers il
, that doctrine. Our people here ar
solid republicans, with a sprinklini
Of democrats.
O. A man stopped off at our tow
o. during the rain storm. He asked
IS it rained like this all of the time i
Leland. He said he had heard tina
o Oregon was the wettest, stormies
n state IN the Union. We told him h
n was laboring under a great mistake
p In fact Southern Oregon was not il
10 cluded as Oregon when we took i
:. the rain fall of the state If he wan
ed to see rain by the month, he mus
a. go to tie Portland country We onl
# got the tail end of the rains here i
d Southern Oregon. "Well" he sale
p IF this storm is only the tail enc
Is what must be the body up north
At He said he had gone far enough mort
t as this climate was damp enough f,
him.
Wide Awake
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
Masked Men Kill Sheep by Thous.
ands.

The following report comes from
Silver Lake: The herder for the Nc
Kuue sheep came in from the sheep
canip near Christmas Lake "Wednesday
bringing the startling news that the
camp had been visited by five masked
men the night before and the larger
part Of the band Of sheep were
slaughtered.
The five masked men were all heayi'
ly armed and proceeded to do their
work in deliberate way. The herd
or was first taken care Of and while
one man guarded him. the other four
proceeded with their part OF the
work.
The sheep had been corraled for the
night and were easy to get at.
They took the night for their work.
using knives, clubs and guns IN the
wholesale slaughter With the ap-
proaoh of day they took their departure
with the parting injunction that other
sheep using that range would be treat
ed in a similar manner unless they
we're moved soon.
They had done their work well and
only small remnant Of band of
over 5000 sheep were left. Upon re-
ceipt of the news, Guy McKune came
to this place and telephoned Sheriff
Dunlap who will make thorough in
yestigation of the affair
While only a meager account of the
killing can be had at this time,
enough has been learned that the kill
ing was done by five masked mtn and
certain parties are suspected and
startling disclosures are expected to
take place in the noar future.
The cause for the killing is at
tributed to the fact that the sheep
were on range used by cattlemen.
While the amount Of sheep reported
killed may be over estimated, it Is
hard loss to Mr. McKune and he will
leave nothing undone to hunt down
the parties who did the killing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
PROPOSED PRIMARY LAW
Brief Synopsis OF the Proposed
Amendment

While the proposed primary law is
not altogether unlike that which was
rejected by the Legislature, it is very
different from it in many material
respects in that it goes moro into
the details and makes some very strict
provisions AS to the manner in which
the primaries are to be held and the
candidates chosen.
In the first place, these who desire
the nomination for any Office at the
hands of thier particular party, must
first file their petition with the score
tary Of state or the county clerk, city
clerk recorder or auditor, as the case
may be-, according to the nature Of
the office for which he proposes to
run, which petition shall be signed by
himself, which shall bo held as
evidence conclusive that he is the
candidate for nomination 10y his
party. All petitions for state or
district offices shall be filed with the
secretary of state, all county and
judicial district offices with the
county clerks, and all city offices
with the city recorder or auditor.
This law in dealing with the qualifca-
tions of an eloctor goes little deeper
in the matter of registration than
does the Australian ballot law, in that
il requires the person who registers
his vote to state to which particular
party ho is affiliated and expects to
cast his vote, This done it will be
impossible for that person to vote for
any candidate, at the primaries except
those named upon his ticket
1t is also prescribed that this law
shall affect no political party except
those which received at least % per
cent Of the vote cast at She last Con.
grossional election or general election,
as the case may be. This provision i,
made for the express purpose Of eN.
cluding all such mino: political move.
mcutS or side parties as populsts.
socialists, prohtbiuouists, etc, aud
a man must either register as re-.
publican, democrat or populist ol
whatever the leading PARTIES may be.
and he can not register as gold re.
publican or gold democrat, but must
be- one or the other.
In case Of an elector seeking nomi.
nation under this law for the Office Of
senator or representative in the legis
lative assembly, he may II he choose,
to place himself on record or pledc,
himself in any respcct, include one OF
two statements upon his petition; bul
II hc does not do SO, the secretary ol
county clerk, as the case may be,
shall not on that account refuse TO N,
his petition.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18

Senator Mark Hanna, admitted 10y
friends and foes TO be one Of the
brainicst mon Of tho age, died in
Washington ON Monday of typhoid
fever. For some time previous It
was known that he could not live and
u premature report of his death was
circulated two days previously Soma
tor Hanna was one of the foremost
leadors Of tho republican party and
an admitted presidential possibility.
Ho was an intensely strong and yigor-
Gus man. In his position us manager
Of the first Mckinley campaign, ne
was subjected To- . storm OF abuse pnd
vilihcation such u5 has seldom mlluu
10 the lot of any public man. From
80 inauspicious a beginning his public
career has been a remarkable triumph
aud at the timc of his death, ho cn.
joyod almost universally the respect
and approclat,N, rstoom of his country.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
MODERN MAGDALEN
Jessie Shirley PLAYS Here Three
Nights.

There is no actress before the
American public hold in higher esteem
than Miss Jessie Shirley, the conse-
Queuce of which is that Miss
shirley's bank account will be swell
ed by several thousand at the end Of
the present season.
Her success during the past year
has been very phenomenal Through.
out the principal cities of Utah,
Montana, Washington, British
Columbia and Oregon, her progress
has been triumphant ovation,
playing everywhere to the capacity
lot the biggest opera houses. Miss
Shirley begins three nights engage
ment at the Grants Pass opera house,
opening Thursday in her latest sue.
cess A Modern Magdalcn, " Friday
The Doacon's Daughter, at the
Matinee, saturday - rip Van
Wnkle' and Saturday evening the
great American play-"The Blue
Grass Of Old Kentucky"
Concerning the play "A Modern
MagdalCn, an exchange SAYS:
Tho success of a Modern Mazda.
Ion is, as play assured, hut it is
questionable II in other hands than
Miss Shirley's the measure of success
would he so pronounced, for clever
actress that she is-shp is also clever
enough in o business way to surround
herself with an excellent comranv-
and while In costumes Miss Shirley
makes no advertising OF them, vet sle
could without hostile criticism call
attention 20 the elegance Of her
various gowns Nothing moro mag.
nihcent being seen on the local stage.
To Mr.. Harry W. Smith. her man.
ager, all praise is due, ia not only
securing the play, but brings directly
from New York the entire scenery
and furniture of the original pruduc.
uon. -ncsoret Evening News
Miss shirley and her company are
| tavoritos at Grants Pass aud ALWAYS
| draw big houses The uiav for
I Thursday night Is a Modern Mac.
dalen ~ Friday night. The Deacon s
/ Daughter On Saturday two Ter.
tormances will Do given" Rim Van
/ MinG.e. at Che matinee aud "Thr
hlue Grass Of Old Kentucky" in thc
loyoning,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
The Hills

The following lines were written
by Mrs f. NJ. Wortz, mother Of NJ.
A. wertz, who is so years old and has
been an invalid for % years. From
her window she has lovely view Of
the mountains surrounding Grants
Pass
O, the hills, the hills, the gladstone
hills,
Who're the aldors drink from the
laughing rills,
Where the squirrels chatter In the
moonlight's glare.
And fragrant flowers perfume the
air
l love the hills, the heaven. kissed
hills;
Their musical echoes, my young heart
thrills;
Tho violet and daisy and cyclamen red,
An garment OF beauty are over them
spread,
Then como to the hills, the gladstone
hills,
Their beauty majestic, the aching
heart stills
I'm OIL to the hills, the joyous hills,
To bathe in the ether Aurora distills
The spirit Of beauty, the mountain has
crowned,
In its hoalth.HiyiuH presence, the
pulses bound;
Fair sylvia is robed in velvet OF
brown,
Each little leaf embroidered with
down;
Diana winds her horn, the huntsman
is out
Tally no, no, the wild free shout
Then come to the hills the joyous
hills,
Their beauty majestic the aching
heart stills.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
PUBLIC WAGON ROADS
Inexpensive Way to Keep Them
in Good Condition.

In an article published recently In
the Plattsburg (Mo) Leader on the use
of n road drag the writer says;
"Our people are noted for being a
conservative people and have to be
shown. wish 1t were possible TO
have every progressive farmer and up
TO date citizen in the country here IN
Platte township today. We would
give them an object lesson that would
convince the most skeptical. But, be-
ing convinced, would they take the
personal interest TO take hold and help!
1--WE have been using what is known
as the King road drag, and If used at
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
AN INDIAN FIGHTER DEAD
Capt. Nolan Fought In Rogue
River Wars

Captain p. g. holland, prominent
farmer and Lane county pioneer
died at his home at Creswell, Feb.
ruary 9. 1904, from stomach and
bowel troubles. Tho funeral WAS held
Wednesday.
Nr holland was born in Missouri,
September 20, 1880 He remained at
home until hc was 10 years old, when
he enlisted for service in the Mexican
war He sorvcd rs months. after which
be returned home in lSlS In May,
1910, young holland started across the
plains for California. After a
journey Of four months ho reached
his destination aud engaged in min.
ing uo continued that occupation
for two ycnrs aud in 1851 returned to
Missouri via the i,thmus OF Panama.
In 1888 ho again crossed the plains
with an oNtcam, taking with him his
mother, Mrs Sarah NJ Nohud, and
his brothers aud sisters While cross
iug th' plains the holland family he
cumo separated from the party OF emf
grants and wcro lost In the mountains
tot o. days Their supply of wovis.
lols gave out and thoy ncarly starved
before thcv were found. This occur.
rod m Eastern Oregon.
Upon arriving ia Lnuo county, Mr..
holland took up donation land
claim at Cr,sWyu and has lived thcre
smca
In 1850 ho enlisted iu company b.
/ Oregon mounted volunteers, and was
Iu,rvurd elected hyutuunut for scr
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18
Republican Committee.

A meeting Of the republican state
General committee was held in Port
land Friday. The most important
business transacted was fixing the
time, place and representation in the
coming state convention.
1t was decided to bold the cOnyen-
tion In Portland on Thursday, April
Il, this ass mblage to include 36i
members or delegates representing the
counties Of the state. It is also rec
commended in the call issued therefor
that primaries be held in the voting
precincts on Saturday, April 2, and
county conventions on Thursday,
April 7.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-18

Commissioner Of Pensions Ware has
subjected himself TO considerable
deserved criticism In his manner Of
handling claims for Indian war pen
sions. He has been rejecting claims
right and left and in test case was
recently ovorruled by the secretary of
tho interior and the pension granted.
This commissioner should be replaced
by one who knows how to give fair
treatment to tho few surviving Indian
war veterans, class Of men to whom
the country owes debt that s. per
month will scarcely cancel.