Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-08
OLD NEWSPAPERS
OF HISTORIC VALUE
Two Pa pers Give Historic Facts
- Century Ago and of
the Rebellion.

Mr.. and MIS-. W. NJ. Turner were
in Grants Pass last Friday returning
Saturday to their home on Deer
creek, where they have good farm
near Dryden. Their trip to Grants
Pass was for purchasing Winter sup
plies and Christmas goods and they
stated that they would probably not
come to this city again until next
Spring as II was too great hardship to
travel the roads for such distance
during the Winter months. for the
mud blockade is terror to man.
horse and vehicle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner were callers
at the Courier Office aud had with
them two copies Of newspapers that
are highly valuable ourios. One is a
copy of the Ulster County Gazette,
dated January /, 1900, and published
at Kingston. New York, by Samuel
Freer & Son. 1t came to Mrs Tur-
ner an heirloom in her family. The
special interest in this paper is the
full account it gives of the death and
obsequies Of Presidents Washington
whose death had taken place Decemb, /
IL, but owing to the slow methods of
communication It was two weeks be.
fore this New York paper was able TO
give the full account. The paper
contains many other features of in.
terest One Is the very few advertise.
ments that 1t contains, and the few
that 1t has are not displayed at all,
and arc in the form of local notices
One of these advertisements is for the
for the sale ei slave, who is de.
sctibed as n strong, healthy, good
appearing young woman.
The other paper was a copy Of the
Richmond EnquiIer, of September 10,
1869. Tie Enquirer was one of the
leading papers of the South and prior
to the war was large publication Of
several pages There being but little
paper manufactured N the South and
the war preventing paper from be ny
imported from the North, the Enquir-
or, in common with all the papers in
the Confederate states, had to cut
down its size and this copy is of but
four small pages The type though
was all set solid in order to get In all
the matter possible. A. the war pro
gressed and the blockade became more
strict the Southern papers became
smaller and smaller and almost every
one ceased publication before the close
of the Rebellion, some of them com.
ing out in their last few issues on
wrapping paper and even wall paper
was used. In view Of the fact that
one Of the causes Of secession was
state rights the Leading editorial in
this copy of the Enquirer advocated a
stronger union between the Confed
crate states, alleging AZ one Of tn,
reasons that the burden of the wal
was falling unequally on the Southern
states. Virginia and South Carolinr
have to bear more than their share Of
the cost. The paper contains many
other things that are Of much inter
est to one interested in the history oI
the War of the Rebellion.
Mr. Turner was a soldier in the wal
serving in the Twenty fifth, Missour
infantry and was in the battle o.
Shiloh and several Of the other bil
engagements Ho was also will
Sherman on his march through
Georgia He did not secure the cop,
Of the Enquirer while in the service
II being found by Mrs Turner amonI
a lot Of old papers in house to whiol
they moved while residing in theEast