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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
BclIn Work dl Cable Cove.

Eugene Rnr,holf aud William
Rummery lett this forenoon with "a
wagon load ot supplies, for the
Cable Cove district. where they own
extensive and valuable mining in
terrsts Their present purpose l. TO
begiL work without delay on "A group
ot claims i'm which kokom. Indiana,
capitalists have become Interested
with them, This property will be
opened up the present season.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
EXTENSIVE WORK Al
THE ORNAMENTAL

Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred Warren have
returned from II prolonged visit on
the coast, spending most of the time
in Seattle aud Portland. Mr.. War.
Zen returns to begin extensive de
velopment of the Ornamental. "a
valuable property in the Greenhorns.
This mine was bonded last season
for $4,000. but the parties who
held the option failed To make good
aud the property reverted to the
owner, Fred Warren. While in
Seattle he made arrangements to
secure money with which To prosecute
development work. retaining IA con.
trolling interest.
During the present season he will
rush the work aud hopes to have
enough ore blcked out by fall to
Justify the erection OF II reduction
plant.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
MILWAUKEE, PEOPLE
LIKE Tilt MORNING

Charles Scholl, secretary Of the
Lucy Mining company, and Treasurer
keough, came i'm from the Green
horns on the train ,hls afternoon with
the Milwaukee capitalists who went
out In inspect the Morning mine.
With view tn purchasing it. With
the exception of Mr. keogh. vino re-
mained over in Sumpter, the party
vent to Baker City, expecting to
leave for home tomorrow night. Mr..
Scholl stated To Miner man that
they would decide before starting
east whether or not the Morning
would be taken over. lie also Te.
marked, incidentally, though quite
torcitly, that the hammer brigade
had made "A concerted attack on his
friends and had been routed; that
they are we'll pleased with the lrop-
erty.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
How the Name of a
Oregon Mining Camp
Was Changed and
the Tale There.
of.

"You never did hear how Grant's
Pass. Oregon. came by its name, did
YOU" asked the Old Timer one
morning of his always interested
audience at the Border livery stable
aud said audience assured him they
never had.
"WcIl he confined, hat ! am
gOin to give you now ~ history. just
whether IL II authenticated history
like that we rcnd about Girls COlum.
hus and George Washington, ! can Z
sny, but II X history all the same.
Now the mining town oi Grants Pnss,
~ some of you know, aint located
In n pass or canyon ~ It's name IN
dicaics. The town ncstlcs snug at
down 10y the Rogue. that winds its
way through the coust moutains after
leaving the town. No, Grants Pass
amt pass at all; IL was named In
honor of General Grant, aud tn the
manner oi It's naming hangs u tale.
Here's the tale:
'lt was Ia the early seventies thnt
General Grant made his trip west.
ward, and among other things Ia.
sycctcd the scattered military posts
that were yet preserved Ia keep the
rel mnu on the reservation. instead
oi running loose through the noun
tnius after the settlers sculps. BE
eide the long Oregon nnd California
trnil that sncnked its crooked way
northwnrd from the Siskiyous through
IA" coast mountains, stood "A stockily
built cabin. aud about ~ clustered "A
whole family at smaller cabins aud
sheds. This was the trading post
uf Coon Hollow. II WAS here the
rnnchers aud miners for many noun.
famous miles about bought their
bacon aud beans aud discussed the
iragmcutary and helnted irnzlles ot
news that blew ia from the outside
world.
lone evening in the early tall
''Hflhl ''lNlll Hlll MS SlHI, huuN-
guard. corps, or whatever yuu call
them, galluped up ia "A cloud of
dust, ANA halted in front at Coon
Hollow post,
" Chance TO stay all nights
asked the general ut the crowd that
lollcd about the store.
sure thing, came the response,
Put az your horses Hui come
in, directed the keeper ot the post
sauutcrlng out toward the group ct
cavulrymen Aud the ,quui put
their plugs la the log stable aud
came chukiug into the cabin
" We've been iiggeuus out whether
you T." the General or not uuo mau
y'u,urcd, after all had llt pipes nud
were semi clcrlri about the blp hte.
place.
Chant il my name. the General
returned, dryly, STOPPING over aud
reheh'ug his cigar With "a blazing
sIllutor from the iire
jest Hs | mlslrusted.' returned
the knowing one, a. II the iututma-
iou didn't surprise him much after
all.
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know all about the surrounding
country: whether the settlers wer,
having any trouble from the Injuns
and whether the placer diggings were
still pnnning out. When he wa.
told that the Cinnamon were coming
in thick as sheep through hole in 9
f,nce. he pulled his cigar hard 8
minute aud muttered something t6
the fire that sounded very much like
damn the pigtaiIs. He probably
meant to say patch the hole in the
fence. Then the General spun yarn.
with the best Of them, and ate more
beans than any other man In the
1 bunch.
After supper "A game of draw
poker was proposed, and into this,
! too, the General entered rs genially
as he had spun his yarns and as
heartily as he had ate his beans. lie
WAS not long in showing the crowd
that he WAS four-ace- high In poker.
lie was not a gamester, though. and
refused To let the ante 20 higher
than ten cents. This amt Monte
Carlo, says he. with the Dog star
for "A limit Aud this was con
sidcred big hearted decision on his
part. from the fact that the pot he'd
been his'n from the start.
''Then one In the game got an extra
good hand aud insisted on raising the
bet
" Well, il you insist, make 10 IA
dollar, said Grant, and the crowd
drew closer about the table, for the
game promised To be- as bloodcd u
one ~ Coon Hollow ever knew.
Each man. In turn. threw up his
cards.
4" 4 call you, said Grant. bluntly,
between cigar puiis. The lucky one
turned up his cards. lie had four
queens. Il pass, the General added
quickly, aud showed his hand. lie
had four kings
You pass = the crowd yelled.
why man. you've got him over n
barrell. You've got four kings
" No matter. pass. This amt
Monte Carlo, | tell you. Wen give
him the pot aud 90 hack To the ten
cent ante.
That settled It. \ man that
would throw up hand like that was
n prince. They all shook hands with
him. They clapped him ON the back
They declrncd he must stay IA week -
camp all winter.
IN tell you, boys. what's the
proper thing to do, said the keeper
oi the post. assuming tn" floor.
Coon Hollow nint' no name at all
for this place after having the General
here over night No sir. il amt no
name AT all, I'm telling you, aud
when the General said i pass. n
while ago, IL Jest come to mo all of n
suhdcr, you know, like u boy getting
huttod on the hack side hy n goat
Grants Pass. Don't YOU get the
ideeY Chants Pass" No more
Coon Hollow, this place is Grants
Pass. -
"rhc crowd took 10 the idcc in
jiliy,
"Theu thcyHil shook his hand and
clHpped him on the bnck, and called
him "A prince again, yelling like "A
lot ot coyotes, Grants Pass Grants
Pass.
"Aud 50 il l. Grants Pass
to-day '' Dennis II. Stovall.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
IAaaDrNG ON A SOFT SPOT.

One summer about two years agoI went visit to
my uncle farm in Red Wing While 4 there many
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
A HABIT OF STUMBLING.

"a lew years ago my folk and i lived in
little town in Montana called Bonner about miles
from Mssoua and day father and mother and drove
to Missoula. Our horse had habit of stumbling and
mother told father to be By and by thought
the horse needed Ito be woke up little and he touched
him gently with the whip The horse threw up his tail
and started any lazy horse starts jog but he
stubbed his toe and you ought to have heard
scream. The horse turned clear his head
under the buggy Papa laughed and said, ~ glad
you told 500 Pretty soon papa had him right-side
up and We started again for Afissoula.
Everything went well till we halfway home
There two roads and coming home took the
that went mountain Just started down
had to make short turn and it steep there too
Mama said, <|Now look out will take another
ble Papa good horseman and he tried to pull the
horse up make the turn The horse threw his head
his side and right off the road down the steep
tain side into small Trees and sat down. 1t too
funny for anything. Harriet Glover,
a Fifth Grade, 619 Twenty-sixth Avenue N.
Hawthorn School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
WHEN DIcKzGoEs BOATING.
(Honorable Mention.)

(E1OnOrable MentlOn)
Dick my pet horse, and it was he that had the
funny accident about which am going to tell It
about watering time and Invent TO the pasture to let the
horses out When put down the bars all horses gal
Hoped pell-men ito the lake. "A little while after
went down to bring them back. AS neared the lake
Dick in the act of climbing into old boat which
lay there and before had time to reach him he in
the boat and his weight made he fboat oat out the
lake. 1t had mot gone than few rods when the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
MINNEAPOLIS TOPICS
For Saturday, Nov. 26:
ga FORTUNATE MIsFoRTUNl

FORTUNATE M1sFoRTUNE."
Sometime something happened which at the moment
seemed like misfortune, least pronounced dis
anpointment proved to have been Fairy
aFortune The apparent misfortune may have
5been Of great degree have been trivial
for the rather than because
Of the must be in THE hand OF the
editor of Journal Junior
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. <1s,
at & o'clock sstrietly original written lin ink
nm one side only paper, in
and with the grade, school, tand
address Of the writer papers she rolled.
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OUT AT. TIE FARM.
(Honorable Mention.)

= (FfonOrable MenLlonJ =
Last summer when was in the country had "a very
funny accident My sister and went out so the field
that mornng empty hay wagon talking lunch with
u.s. watched the work all morning and when they
went home at time ate lunch under large
oak tree in the middle of the hayeld. They worked all
afternoon and when they ready to go heme they
said we ride top of the hay. was so sleepy
going home thought could not keep eyes open; and
did not keep them open long for before knew 1t
was sound asleep AS going over: bump some
of the hay fell off The wogan and fell with it and kept
on sleeping
When awoke the just rising in the east and
the birds singing gaiy and rubbing
said seWhere am It into my mind that
must gone sleep the hay and fallen of
the hay i set fer the farm and reached 1T
The men were Just milking the and did not notice
me- went upstairs to my sister Is and she said
Where have you beenfU told her the story and when
finished she said ssOh, yes, remember when we
went over that bump and some hay fell off. And syou
didn It even wake np!'' --Fsiizabesh johnston,
B Sixth Grade, 3144 Columbus avenue.
Horace Mann School
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boards which Dick standing way and he went
thru But as it only few feet deep, hls feet
touched the ground and he started fog shore with his
feet the ground and his body in the boat Thought
should hurt myself laughing, but Dick did not langh
On reaching shore he jumped out and gave the boat
.showersof kicks and gallopea of to the pasture.
"A Seventh Grade, Albert Swanson,
Washington School 1913 Fifth Street s.
THE SECOND DELUGE.
(Honorable Mention.)
One time when living in small town my
brother sick Father appointed nurse to him, as
mother happened to be visiting at the time and he
had to do the cooking.
One day he invited guests to dinner ito try his
cooking of which he felt very proud 1T happened that
morning that my brother wanted drink and had taken
pitcher of iceWater up. After satisfying his thirst
had it down hole in the floor that used to
let the heat up from the lower which happened to
be the diningroom
After the guests had all sat down to the table, my
brother called and up to what he wanted.
Not noticing the pitcher stumbled and the water
went pouring down the hole.
stood Like statue to await the result for knew
it would hit Soon was rewarded by hearing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
Can You See Two Miceg:
THE SECOND DELUGE
(Honorable Mention.

veil and then ran downstairs to how they Jared
met wanted know what had happened and
told him and the guests how had kicked the pitcher
over. The had only hit He not very
wet, but only frightened by the sudden donsing.
A Sixth Grade, Floyd l4angdon,
Calhoun School. $40 Humboldt Avenue 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
For Saturday, December 8:
..wHY ERAGoN WAS GREAT"

rragon" may be anything person an animal q dis.
and eonvincng just why Tragcn deserves
the Great" Gather argumentary strength
and what the topic.
treated seriously tightly, sariealy tragicay.but
1T the best of Its kind
Recognition will be given for of expression The
Junior 1
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 2e,
at O'Clock They strictly
on one side only paper 800 words In
length marked with the number of words
and paper signed grade, school, and ad
dress of the writer. papers must sbe rolled
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pANDY,s DOUBTFUL DTNNER.
sGHonorable Mention.)

(Honorable MentionD
Seven years ago when we lived in sMankato and I
to play i'm the barn good One day went to
get them to play They not at home and went out
to the barn play. climbed up in the haymow p
played around for and forgot all abou the hole IN
the floor. The first thing knew was falling Down,
down went when opened my eyes Dandy the black
hay chute and landed the Manager below. Fortunately
this stall empty, shut the next WAS occupied sby
Dandy horse. BE surprised to see little boy
me- OF shouted for help for was too little TO
climb out The maid to find me, but she could not
She called my who found was not
hurt but and She next time was more careful
B Sixth Grade, Lyle johnson,
Margaret Fuller School 1886 N1cohet avenue.
"a TASTE FOR THE oPPoSTTE
It was "a cold and clustering day SmidWinter. The
snow was piled seven feet high
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(continued from First 'Page.)

mature broke the stiffness of the leaned back and
my eyes. oh, for certain Little cool nook knew
of hundreds of miles away in Minnesota "A lazy, in
qusitive old hen awoke my reverie. arose and wan
dered down thru the orchard to fnd could some cool
place where the water bubbled noticed
passed how restless the colt in the barnyard appeared
In minute was running tumbEng toward the hrst
SHELTER the granary waving arms WILDLY IN the aI'
What terrible noise! After closed the Little slant
ing door peeped out between the Stats What funny
sight
Teddy, the colt had backed into several beehlves
during his capering and turned loose hundreds OF
The colt reared upon his hind legs then came
with frightul neigh and started off down thru
the orchard pursued by swarm of yengeful honey,
Leg laziness forgotten, followed by swarm OF the
same species OF insect. 80
I sat down huge tin pail in the granary amid
fhe ears corn pain from the bee stns which had
Received forgotten and laughed loudly and long Poor
Teddy His accident so amusing to me, taught nam 10
keep within his own little allotted world and also caused
him spend two three nights in the meadow before
James could tease him back to his stall in the barn.
B Tenth Grade, Clara Shepley
South Side High School. 2607 Chicago Avenue
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A TALE OF A HEAD.

back yard I had very funny accident. I
had very big piece of wood to split. Z tried
again and again, but could not split it.
Suddenly the ak became very light looked
to see what the matter was and / found the
head was off hunted and hunted but could
not find it. Il went into the house for sup
per but mother would not let me have it till
I found the ak head. AT last heard a boy
in the alley say, "Oh, see what I found!''
Another said, "What is it7'' fan ak
head" I went out there and saw that it was
my AK head they had found. went in and
told mama where I found it. She laughed
and had a great tale to tell papa when he
came home. Charles Dodsworth, I'D
2640 Pilsbury Avenue.
B Fifth Grade, Whittier School. y sfa y,sfyg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
EXHIBIT OF THINGUMBOBS.

It storming sontside-and it very near to
storming inside, too for bitterly disappointed
just the and had the day been pleasant
I to have been taken to the fair But it
pleasant day. could not be taken and dismal
as the dismalskies.
.feI want ito go to The :fair'' I complained
II know what ' exclaimed mama. III have a
fair here at home"
Elbow wei We haven't anything! - i exclaimed
without sign Of frightening. Nothing but old
Noah's ark!
You wait! - bade mama, ;bustng out of the
Presently she returned IT have the pleasure OF
conducting you thru the Grand Comical Anatomical
hibtion OF Thingumbobs Follow me, if you please
she announced
laughed at her funny speech, and let her Head mo
into the parlor Here she said, you behold tho
queer Tcktocker whose hands grow out of its face It
esBut where is itf' inquired eagerly. s3It'sits
the clockl Isn't it, mamai exclaimed.
ttDon be afraid Of it. it cannot blte you, a1tho it
may strike # approach too close, thought was
for ont of the top jumped bird hearda
snap few into my face then began to shiver and
asked, ibid get too CLOSE, mamai" She laughed and
answered, ssNe, but something wrong with it, it's
broken" My next announcement sGet it fxed''
a Seventh Grade, William G. Gran,
Lowell School 221l Uphn Avenue N
- -
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ALL BY HIMSELF.
Honorable Mention.

lHOnOrabIe Mentl0n.J
A very funny thing occurred the other day, funny
for the witnesses but not so the Witnessed. 1t
during of the late lectures and man passing
the building thought he would drop in, there was
nothing Importance occupying his mind at the time
Having purchased his ticket he unconcernedly walked
and took his seat He did not notice
anything of the way until, for lack of anything
better do began to notice his fellow spectators
Alas he saw For after careful scrutiny of all
available Of the room he to the
that he was in with three hundred women
and he only mani What should he dos He was al
ready recipient Of many amused chances To depart
now would great attention. his only alternative
was to remain until the end of the lecture and then
quietly possible take his departure which he did At
there appeared man. who7 reasoned, certainly
must be- alas! His hopes shattered. This was
only the antor making his regular rounds At the close
of the lecture think thankful than he.
"A Eighth Grade, Marie Roberts.
Emerson School. ia West Grant Street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
SUCH STICKY OIL.
(Hcnorable Mention.)

-(HCnorabIe MentlOn.J
One day last fall mama was going away, and before
going asked if would scrub the kitchen floor
She Intended to oil it when she returned After had
scrubbed the floor thought ''1T have time to oil it
and mama will he very glad -.-.. =:
The next thing to find the OIL Itook down
rom the shelf in the pantry which thought contained
the oil brought cloth, and after spreading half the
contents of the can on the floor interrupted by
voice that said For mercy ssake, child, what you
quitting that foor9 L scared did not answer
Tor sudden. Mama said, sIsnt that the of
SYRUP you bought to make candy with" Isaid sit
tainy is. That accounts for it's being sticky
Iscrubbed that side of the room again and oiled
the floor. --Vaerna Berquest,
b Eighth Grade, 912 Fourteenth Avenue S.
Adams School.
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while others the ground swept clean Dy
the whistlng, bowling wind it went rushing by The
porch Of house checked by large snowdrt
which father and friend of endeavoring to
shovel away ], little mischief, with them, and
they did not want to help to do SO,
always like to do the opposite from what am told
AT Hast, tired of being leased father told to go
down to the well and get shovel that stuck IN the
10 away it, down went tonot quite the bot
tom. lit tub of water which half full OF ice,
and there sat too astonished to Grandfather had
dug hole In the snow, there large drift right
the tub preventing his getting at it. and into this
hole had fallen The bottom of snowdrift is not the
pleasantes place in the world and certainly expressed
this feeling in my But nobody seemed to hear
AT last father missed me, and looking found me
in the hole screaming away He helped up, took me
into the house, and since then have looked out for
tneachereus ssnovdrifts with holes in them
Seventh Grade, -Signe Andersen,
sVanCleve School 2306 Howard Street NE.
"A REDHAIRED RACCOON.
One Of our friends once had coon and this coon
George. He very smischievous and often
did things which wrong. One day in
spring when the flower seeds being
planted he watched, and when Mrs. C. had
gone away he went to work and tore up all
the seeds. These people had a woodshed and
49, in the upper story they had great deal Of
paint. Now for while Mr.. George gone
sgx95YA and nowhere to be seen. One day MI.
I'D &c. went up and found Mr.. George in the
&4Y4M paint. He also discovered that he was as
if1F HjU red the when it sets beautiful
4H mU evening He taken down and scrubbed,
#!N| but alas! he could other color but
NJ i red. Ever after this he called =s1Red
RM i GEORGE Annie Barck,
4If%H i 400 Lyndale Avenue S.
"A Seventh Grade Calhoun School.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-23
DEATH FOR DESERTER.
Private Scuw Twice Deserted CoIurs In tho
PHILIPPINES In 1900.

Washington. Aug. 23.--one of the few
sentences OF death recommended to be
imposed on an American soldier. growing
out Of service in the Philippines. is found
in the proceedings Of the court martial
trying Private Fred II. Scow. Company
NJ. 20th United States infantry.
There were several charges against
Scow. the principal one being desertion.
and the court recommended death as the
punishment. The papers have been re-
ceived at the war department and final
action will be taken on them by the presi-
dent
Scow deserted while serving in Luzon in
July 1900. and was recaptured the same
month. In August Of the same year he
escaped and Joined the insurgent forces
in Mindoro, under the alias OF FREDERICK
de la Cruz. In May, 1902 he was recap
tured by the American forces.
While no official comment will be made
on the result Of the court martial at this
time the punishment is thought to be ex-
ces,ive, and II Is believed the president
win commute the sentence 10 imprison-
raent, probably for life.