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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-21
SUGAR TRUST POLITICS.
Close Relations of Wall Street and the
Democratic Party.


Democratic Party.
(New York Letter in Los Angeles Times.)
When New York State was being got
into line for Judge Parker, Eavemeyer
put on guard for Parker one of his own
men, Cord Meyer by name. Cord Meyer
is the sugar trusts representative in
Democratic councils. The Republican
party is able to get along without having
a sugar trust representative in its coun-
ellis, but if Democrats come into power,
it will be Cord Meyers happy duty to
make sugar stock go up and down on the
New York Stock Exchange and to let
it be known to anxious statesmen when
it is going up and when it is going down.
Do the people out West know that in
New York, when the Democrats desire to
carry an election, they go out and tell
the district leaders that certain stock
on the New York Stock Exchange, say
Manhattan Elevated, will go up SIS per
share in case of Democratic success?
That is what they do, and it does go up,
too, and that shows how close the Demo
cratic party is to Wall street in New
York, where Parker and his cohorts come
from. They buy elections with stock
tips, and Cord Meyer, Billy Sheehan and
Belmont are extraordinarily good tip
sters.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-21
Conquest of Foreign Markets.

Conquest of Foreign Markets.
With the vast increase in the domes-
tic production of iron and steel under
Republican rule it became possible to
conduct the industry at a relatively far
greater perfection and lesser cost than
when the work was done on only one
third the scale. THIS CAUSED THE
UNITED STATES, BY ITS SUPE-
RIO@ METHODS, ABILITY TO
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-21
Latest Republican Outrage.

On Aug. % a fail Of snow, the first
OF the season, occurred in Minnesota,
and it cannot be denied that it occurred
under the Roosevelt administration.
Crops, flowers and garden produce were
damaged, and there was the dickens to
pay generally.
The Republican party cannot deny
that this thing has happened under a
Republican administration but it can do
this: 1t can promise another snowfall
ON Nov. 8, so vast that the memory of
all preceding snoWstorms will be lost.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
FOOTBALL SEASON OPEN
Game Between Grants Pass and
Ashla nd. Honors and no Score.

The football season for Grants Pass
opened Tuesday. with a game between
the Grants Pass High school team and
the Ashland Normal team. Being
election day and legal holiday, no
school was held Tuesday so that per-
mitted the boys and the girls too to be
out in force and with the town people
who attended, there were about 400
persons who Viewed the game. An
admission Of % cents was charged TO
raise funds to defray the expenses of
the two teams, and nost Of the
spectators willingly paid two bits,
but number Of men and big boys
mostly men, refused lin their niggard.
ness to pay for the fun they were so
anxious to enjoy and as grounds are
unfenced, there was no way to keep
out these two-legged hogs.
The Ashland team, except four
members, arrived on the early morn
ing train, and with their manager,
Prof. @. II. Payne, were guests for
the day Of the Grants Pass team and
their manager, Prof r. r. Turner.
The Western Hotel supplied at a
special low rate, accommodations to
the visitors Four of the Ashland
team had missed the train, but moth.
ing dauntod. the boys mounted their
wheels and made the As mile ride in
five hours, arriving here at II a. m,
not 80 very tired as the road was in
fine shape.
The game was called Fat 2 80 p. m,
and Prof Turner acted as referee for
the first half and Prof. Payne um-
pire, while for the second half, they
exchanged positions The entire
game was played with a snap and
spirit that was credit to the boys,
but so evenly were the teams matched,
that neither team made score. The
best Of feelings pervaded the game
and the crowd WAS generous in their
applause, whenever either team
made a good play. The Ashland boys
asked for a return game to be played
in that city, which will probably be
given later on.
Golden HerndOn was captain of the
Ashland team and Lloyd Harvey was
captain of the Grants Pass team.
The following was the lineup:
Grants Pass AoI,Iand
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Hampshire, New jersey,
New York. North Dakota, Ohio,
Oreon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming; 32l
electoral votes.
For Parker-Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louis
lana, Missouri, Mississippi, North
Carolina. South Carolina, Tennessee
Texas. Virginia; l5l electoral votes.
In Josephine county, probably every
precinct went foI Roosevelt. Returns
are incomplete bat it is probable that
Rooseyelt's plurality in the county
is somewhat near 600 Debs, the
socialist candidate, received more
votes in Grants Pass than did Parker
and the Debs vote very nearly
equalled the Parker vote in the
county. The combined vote Of both
Parker and Debs barely exceeds
Rooseyelts plurality.
Returns from the precincts OF
Galioe and Mt. Reuben are not at
hand. Outside of these, unofficial
returns give the county vote as fol-
lows:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10

Attracted by the shot, Mrs. Sargent
and her son, b. s Sargent, rushed Ia
the scene. Mrs. Sargent arrived first
and the son says that when he camo in
the old man was trying to shoot her
aud the daughter but that owing to
the weakness OF his finger or some
other cause, he was unable to dis.
charge the weapon after the first shot
The hoy, according to his statement
ON the witness stand, seized the gun
with one hand and knocked Shoemako
down with the other, taking away his
gun, The weapon was revolver,
about 3S calibre and was new cne.
The Sargent family was not aware
that Shoemako had revolver.
Sargent lived about an hour and a
half after the shooting. Shoemake
made no attempt to escape, stayed
quietly at homo and was arrested with
ont effort sunday evening by Sheriff
LOWS. The coroner DR. Flanagan.
mold an inquest over the body of Sal.
gent the jury returning verdict OF
pemodintcd murder
Tho preliminary examination Of
Shoemako was held before Justice
Furman ON Wednesday afternoon and
he is hclu without hail to await the
action Of the circuit court The old
man cyiuccd no interest whatever In
the proceedings, slcvpily uodding in
his chair with half closed eyes lie
claims entire Ignorance Of the occur.
renee, saying that "thoy" tell him
thar he killed Oliver Sargent but thai
he don remember anything about IT,
\ plea Of insanity will probably be-
enlNrNd MS his dnfnnsn
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
KILLS HIS S0N-IN-LAW
Terrible Tragedy Enacted Sunday
Morning.

Oliver Sargent, we'll known citizen
Of Williams, was shot and killed on
Sunday morning by his father. in law,
W. ID, Shoomako Both parties are
old time residents Of this county, The
sensational nature Of the TRACED and
the we'll known character of both par
ties has created far more than an or
binary interest in the case
Shoomake, who is an old man about
70 years OF age, lived with his aged
wife in little house adjacent to that
Of his son.in-law, the buildings being
only u few feet apart Mrs Shocmake
as in poor health, requiring care from
the other occupants of the promises.
On the morning OF the murder, Mrs
Sargent went in to see her mother,
aud to inform her of an intended ali.
'ence on visit to Deer creek. Shoe.
make at once objected to her going
aud became quarrolsomo to such an
extent that Mrs Sargent left the room
and was unwilling to return to take In
the breakfast for her parents, as was
her usual custom Mr. Sargent then
volunteered to carry in the breakfast.
his daughter accompanying him t.
pour the coffee
AS soon as Sargent entered the
room the old man hrotchcd the sub.
leot of Mrs Sargents intended visit.
declaring omphatioally that she
should not 60; that she must remain
to take care Of Mrs Shoomake. Sar.
gent replied that the girls were there
90 wait ON her and that his vito vas
going Shoemake reiterated thar she
should not 10, while Sargent again
said that she would go ana was going.
do then turned to place ON the table
the breakfast dishes that he had
brought in and as he did SO. Shoe.
make shot him in the back, Just un-
der the right shoulder blade. the bul
let passing through his body aud com.
ing out on the right side OF tho chest
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
GRANITE SOIL PRODUCTIVE
By System of Artificial Irrigation
at Little Cost.

Horace Hubert and his nephew,
Walter Hubert, were in Grants Pass
Tuesday. Mr.. Horace Hubert is an
ex-newspaper man and lie is now ap-
plying his experience and observation
TO practical and successful
methods in his farming operations
He has undertaken fruit raising ard
the success that he has attained is
fine object lesson in what may be
accomplished with the granite hill
land of this section, now considered
practically worthless for farming pur-
poses by the old settlers who have
held that only the clay hill lands and
the bottom lands were suited for
agricultural purposes.
Two years ago the two Mr.. Hui.
berts each took up a homestead on the
granite hills four miles down Rogue
river and began to make homes on
land heretofore considered worthless
for the soil was largely decomposed
granite and no running water was to
be had for irrigation. On the land
were ravines Mt the head of which
were swaly places out of which water
came during the winter months. The
Hulberts decided that running water
could be had from the hills by open
fng up these hidden water veins.
70 that end they run open cuts back
iniU the hills as far as they could
con yeniently work. Below these cuts
they constructed reservoirs, using the
4xcavated earth and the earth from
the cuts to build dam. By tamping
the face of the dams they have had no
difficulty in making them water
tight. \ pipe was placed in the bot
tom of the dam with a valve to regu-
late the flow of water. As they were
in the nature of an experiment, they
were built small, that OF Horace Hui
bert holding 20. 600 gallons and that Of
Walter Hubert holding 10, 600 gallons,
tut so successful has been the venture
that they each will enlarge their res.
ervOirs this winter and having other
ravines on their land, they will put in
AS they are able other reservoirs and
increase their irrigation system TO the
full limit of their water supply. they
estimating that they can place water
on sufficient land to meet all their re-
quirement for farming and Iruit rails
ing.
With even the small quantity of
water at their command they each
were able to irrigate an acre of
ground and have raised a fine crop of
potatoes and vegetables and have
fruit trees, that have made this season
growth of three to four feet and
berry bushes and strawberry vines
that have made a remarkable growth.
This granite soil in its virign richness
and being warm and friable vegetation
when supplied with water makes a
most rapid gowth and potatoes and
other root crops are of much finer
quality than those raised on the
heavy bottom land.
The succ ass of the Messrs Huber
in reclaiming granite land is a proof
that the thousands OF acres of this
heretofore considered worthless land
will be made into the most productive
farms of Rogue river valley and be
the means Of adding very largely to
the wealth and population of Jose.
phine county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
VICTORY FOR ROOSEVELT
Every Northern State Gives Him
Ma jority.

The most overwhelming political
victory since the days of James
Monroe was gained on Tuesday by
Theodore Roosevelt, present and
future president of the United States
The most gigantic popular vote and
the most sweeping majorties ever
gained by any presidential candidate
eyince the confidence which the
American people have in their presi-
dent and the popularity which his
personality commands.
Few thinking men honestly expect.
cd any ether result than Roosevelt's
election, but few, even Of the most
enthusiastic partisans, expected such
a sweeping landslide as the returns
indicate. All the states tabulated as
doubtful are lined up IN the Roose-
welt column and the Democratic
prophetic column even is not intact
The Solid South, however, is solid
still.
Ohio gives Roosevelt 13s, 600 plural
ity, exceeding that Of Mckinley.
New Jersey gives 175, 600 for Roose.
welt. Iowa donates plurality Of
10000 Oregon comes up with
plurality Of $1,000 smashing to frag-
ments all previous records.
Following are the states giving
majorities for the respective candi-
dates:
For Roosevelt-California, Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10

II will soon be time for the annual
city election and it is probable that
this will create far more lively pub
lie interest than was evident in the
presidential contest. The present
mayor and council have given a good,
strong. clean administration. IL is
not within the power Of any city ad-
ministration to remedy all the evils
which exist within the corporation
lines and the public should not and
generally does not expect impossible
ties. Grants Pass has never yet had
mayor who filed the Office in bet
ter manner than has Mr.. Gilkey and
the council is composed without ex-
oeption OF able men and good citizens.
These men have given their time and
labors to the public without compen.
sation. The acts Of the city council
are 80 often misoonstrued and voices
80 loud for criticism are silent for
commendation, that the best men ao.
cept the position with considerable
reluctance. It is position which
must be filled and disaster threatens
II the council is filed up with any
but good citizens. The people Of the
city OF Grants Pass should help out
their council by making the official
path less thorny.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
WE'VE BEEN
ADVERTISING
For Months to Prepare Our
Readers for the Greatest
and Biggest Double Value
Bargains Offered Below.
Read On.

A fine full size Wellington piano,
oak case, IA octaves, full, round tone
and easy action will be sold at-well,
we don't care to name the price, as
we expect to sell many more Yelling
tons and couldn't possibly duplicate
this price-but it will be sold by Sat-
uTday. No doubt at all about It,.
Then the last Kingsbury style on
hand is in mahogany case, elegant
design, full size. 1t is not to stay
longer than Saturday if some good
home will receive it.
Make a note of the Steck piano in
walnut case. Has full, rich,
round, swelling, satisfying tone and
easy, elastic responsive action. A
child can develop correct touch and
ear for musical tones on such an
artistic instrument as this beautiful
Stack.
We have talked enough about this
Steck and are to sell it this week.
The last Offering in pianos will be
an oak cased Smith & Barnes upright.
A large style at low price means
large values and quick sale. Bet
ter come at once. Divide large sum
into % to 40 equal amounts and how
small each sum then seems.
Allen & Gilbert Ramaker Co., L.
o. o. f. Bldg.
j. NJ. WARD. Salesman.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
Wilderville Items.

News is scarce. Hurrah tor Roose-
welt.
School closed Tuesday of this week
on account of the election.
Mr.. VIM. Kornell has been suffer
ing with neuralgia Of the face.
Mrs. London visited her sister up
on Applegate, her sister returning
with her for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs George Lewis visited
several days last week with Mr..
Lewis brother in the Althouse county.
Bert Wells from the Philippine
Islands stopped a few days at his
brother Athur's then went on to Port
land.
The Lindsay young folks are hav.
ing the whooping cough which seems
to be going the rounds through the
country.
Mrs Lindsay made a business trip
to Medford the latter part of last
week, returning Monday evening of
this week.
Emmett Conger hauled lumber to
his place across Applegate. He con,
templates building him a house in the
near future.
Leo Sans took Mr.. Erickson up on
Williams creek Monday of this week.
returning on Tuesday. Mr.. Erick-
son went to do some bridge work.
Xanoni.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
Leland Siftings
So much heavy teaming on the roads
thev are ha1lY cnt mn

So much heavy teaming on the roads
they are badly cut up.
Married - Bert Davis and Carrie
Goff. A good many presents were
given the happy couple.
The Greenback mine is going to
build a road from their mine across
the divide to Coyote creek, thence
down the creek TO Wolf Greek.
We are having fine weather with a
nice shower the last week. Grain l.
growing fine, the late rains having
been sufficient for ali purposes.
G. W. Chaplin is engaged in prun-
ming his blackkberries He finds ber.
ries in all stages, some ripe luscious
berries, others in bloom. He can have
blackberries rolypoly up to the first
Of the year
Mr.. Wilson and wife have returned
home from the World, : Fair. Mr..
Wilson is from Missouri, so while TAX
ing in the fair he also visited his old
home and relatives. He is not jubi
liant regarding the election, being
democrat.
Report says Mr.. Thompson has
bought the Wolf Greek store Also
a part of the road from the Columbia
mine to the Greenback will be mined
out by the Lewis company There is
a movement on to check this move
ment to make a new road by the COM
pany.
Stock is doing fine; the butcher finds
plenty of beef cattle, our merchants
are doing a good business, our hotel
is crowded. No wonder, Mr.. Philips is
An efficient hotel man, he looks after
the wants of his guests; mis- wife is so
genial to the ladies stopping at the
hotel that they are 10th to leave.
Oats are scarce in this vicinity; two
cents per pound is offered and they
cannot be had at that. Wheat cents
per pound, eggs 81 cents per dozen.
Potatoes 3 cent pound, hay Sl4 per
ton, beef cents per pound paid by
the butcher and he does the killing
keeps the hide for his work then sells
the meat for cents by the quarter, if
cut up then it comes higher.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
Oregon Belle Makes Good Show
ina.


Harry Foster came down from
Jacksonville Saturday evening and
remained over until Monday morning
In Grants Pass. when he returned to
the Oregon Belle mine which is be-
ing developed by his company, the
New York 4 Western Mines Com.
many. the work being under his
supervision. Mr.. Foster is now EN-
ploying Is men at the Oregon Belle
mine in work and in cutting wood for
the steam plant He has lately com.
pleted the installing of 4O.horse
power boiler and an eight ton com.
pfossor aud two BurleiSh drills. A
day and night shit Of men are EN-.
ployed and work is being carried on
in two tunnels, where well defined
lodges arn being opened mp and so
rich is the ore that considerable
part Of the cost OF developing the
mine is being met by the values that
are saved from the rock taken out, ii
boing free milling ore and easily
handled ina Huntington mill, which is
kept In operation to give a thorough
mill test Of the lodges. So salts.
factory is its prospects that there is
every certainty that Mr.. Fosters com
pany will install i0-stamp mill
carly next spring. W. c. Kitto,
formerly Of the Granite Hin. mine is
foreman Of the mine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
W oodXille Items.

]. Pitman was in Grants Pass.
S: Wayman returned from Med.
ford
NJ. Whipple came back from Jack
sonville.
Mr.. Wilcox was in Grants Pass on
business
B. Lowell was in Grants Pass on
business.
R. Smithline was in Grant Pass on
business.
Mr.. Taylor went to Grants Pass
Wednesday.
J. Whipple came down from the
mine to vote.
E. Bagley of Ashland was in town
for few days
W. Colvig, of Jacksonville. was in
town on business.
Mrs. Neil and Mrs. Hurd went to
Grants Pass on business.
Mr., and Mrs. Smithline were in
Grants Pass on business.
Mrs. Coffee of Gold Hill was visit.
ing here for a short time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10

9, S. Luptoa of San Francisco, ad-
verifying manager for the Pacific
coast states for the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company. is spending the week
in Grants Pass while looking after his
comrany's business in this section.
Mr.. Lupton is former newspaper
man and well up in the art of judi
cious advertising as is proven by his
work. Mr.. Lupton is constantly on
the road from the Mexican border to
British Columbia, and he states that
the business outlook for the Pacific
Coast is exceedingly promising and
that the coming year is certain to be
prosperous one to the person who
Will hustle and take advantage of the
times
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
NO LIGHT CONTRACT YET
Question OF City Illumination
Still Unsettled.

Serious complications appear to be
brewing in regard to the light service
Tor Grants Pass. The contract of the
Grants Pass New Water, Light &
Power Company with the city to sup.
ply lights for tho streets expired last
Apiil and since that date, though the
company has sought to renew the con.
tract the council has postponed tho
matter from time to time, the opposi.
tion alleging as reason that better
rate may be secured from some ono of
the other companies that are installed
OF planning to install electric power
stations In Rogue river valley. The
local company becoming inpatient at
the delay, Manager Il. S. Morris gave
notice to Mayor Gilkty that the rate
would be increased from 500. 90 Der
month, as given under the last con.
tracts to $40 per month. The Mavor
called the attention of the councilman
10 this proposed raise In rates and he
called special meeting of the conn.
Gil Tor Tuesday at pm. Mr.. Morris
VINO had come up from Portland 70
take up the matter with the civ. but
Deing election day, an adjournment
was had until 10 a. m. "Wednesday
wednesday the board was present oy.
oept Councilman Bacher. A ponoral
discussion OF the subject was had
participated in by tLo members of the
council Mayor Gilkoy and by r q
smith and Judge Hale. Tho two
latter gentlemen advocated postpone.
m'ht Judge Hale s feelings were that
oettor rates could DO had from some
other company, and Mr.. smith want.
ing action held of until the lepisla.
'ure met when ho would have IN,
oh"rter amended to give the oitv
power to regulate light and watrr
rates to private consumers. thps for,
rug the company to come to the citv,.
terms on street lights. But Mr.
smith did not make il olonr
what the city could do in case m,
electric company declined to nccsn,
THESE rates aud left the town in dort
uoSS a motion was made by Council.
man smith to postpone further consid
GRAFTON OF the question until January
when the new council would be in
ehose voting for the motion beipp
smith, Perkins and Calvert and tbose
opposed TO postponement were Trim.
oie' Hair and Williams. Tho NIayo,
"eciared the motion lost and the conn.
9. oi' padlourned and Mr.. Morris retprpoo
W PORTLAND and Grants Pass Iigbi
contract Is yet unsettled. 'e"'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-10
Wood Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that the
School Board of Scnool District No.
T. Josephine County, will receive
sealed bids until December 9th. at
I O'Clock p. m. for 70 cords of black
oak wood and 70 cords of red fir wood
to be delivered at the several school
buildings not later thau September |,
1905. All wood to be cut out of green
timber. Bids to be for both 2-foOt
aud 4-foot wood Board reserves the
right to reject any or AL bids.
g. L. MAYBEE, Clerk.