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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17

Following is the list of letter re.
manning IN the Grants Pass, Oregon,
Post Office. ending February 2, 1908
LADIES
Mrs II Foster, Miss Lucy Larson,
Rosie Shannen, Mrs Mary Murry,
MtsFrank Lambert, Mrs A ] Sbimpf
Mrs Lydia Brown, Mrs. McKinstry,
GENTLEMEN
+ L Williams, James LaDwey,
Henry Green, u LaDge.
Bert Lewis. x Karlson,
Arthur Kelly, S A Williams,
5 Royce, Mr. Stultx,
Walker + Smith, James Murphy.
+ Shutiuck, Louis Sievers,
Elias Obdia, George O Grant,
When calling, please ask for letters
advertised februay q
G.. 4. HARMON, p. NJ.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17

A. L. Swain, who recently came to
Grants Pass from Indian Territory
and bought fine residence property
on the head Of Sixth street and bust
ness lot on Sixth street. known as the
Sam Axtell property, is having the
brick hauled for a brick business
block which he will erect at once on
the Axtell lot The building will be
25x6u 'eet and one story, but so
constructed that the second story can
be readily added. The work will be
under the supervision of his son-in-
law, c. II Cole, who will hire men
to assist him. The frame dwelling
house now on the lot will be sold by
Mr.. Swain TO be moved to some other
part OF the city by the purchaser. 1t
is expected TO have the new building
completed by the first of April. AS
to who will occupy it, Mr.. Swain has
not decided He WAS formerly in the
mercantile business and he may
put in grocery store, aud he may
rent it to other parties for store pur'
pOses
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
Hair-Riddle Hardware Co.
A A C'sImprovins Grounds.

The members of the A. A. @. are
busily en- neaged, as opportunity offers,
in cleaning aud improving their ball
grounds II the west part OF town and
are planning improvements which
will make these grounds the best in
Southern Oregon.
Last year the club acquired the
grounds containing four acres, at a
cost of $500 and built grand stand
costing 500, besides clearing the
ground of brush and putting it in
shape for baseball and football games.
Tnis year fence will be built which
VIII cost about $500 and other i'm
poriant improvements will be made
The American Athletic Club was
organized about two years ago aud
has present membership of aboDt 80
The officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Fred Smith; vice president,
Chas Moore; secretary, Claude
Davis; treasurer. Will Baughn
trustees, P P Proctor. Will Riggs
ana j. Y Scnmidt.
The club maintains gymnasium
in the city hall which is devoted
strictly to athletic purposes NJ
cards are allowed in the rooms ant
all injurious habits are discouraged
among the members.
The primary object of the clul
is TO promote athletics and in thi
direction they have filled place IL
Grams Pass which might otherwis
have been void Two years ago
when the baseball spirit was at
low ebb ~ Grants Pass, the A. A. c
produced a team which, modest at tn
start, increased in excellence unit
they acquired the championship q
| Southern Oregon, defeating team
from all OF the Rogue River Vslle
towns In the past two years it hs
been the A A. O. that has mair
tanned the credit of Grants Pass q
the diamond and the gridiron
The club is progressive and dete
mined orga izatioD, fulfilling a con
mendable purpose and Is thorough
deserving OF substantial and libera
support from the business men and a
who enjoy athletic contests and ente
tainmeuts
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
r cal Estate Transfers.

A. ]. Strohecker to Mrs. Fannie
Tunes, lots II and l2, block Z, Origi-
nal Townsite, with siX-room cottage.
The above sale was made through the
Real Estate Agency of Joseph Moss.
$1,000 takes.good two story, seven
room house with small barn, chicken
house and woodshed Two lots j0XlOO
feet each (No. 353). See Joseph Moss,
THE Real Estate AGENT
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
Comtng Events.

Feb. IS. SATURDAY -Nettie. the News.
girl, at the opera house
Feb. 10, Sunday-Brginning Of week
of cottage prayer meeting-.
Feb. 90. Monday Special meeting
of business m u and miners at
Miners Exhibit room tn cons der
matters Of Importance to Grants
Pas aud ~, mining industry
Feh %. Saturday Sheriff g. /, ain 10
receive taxes on 1904 roll.
Feb 20, Sunday Week Of union SCR
vices at oil the city churches
March 2. Thursday Sock Social. W O.
w. hall by l. o. 4. N. program
aud dance.
March 5--Sunday--B Beginning of two
weeks evangelistic campaign by
Rev d $ Toy aud Frank Dixon.
the singer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
DIED

SCHMIDT-In this city, Saturday,
February IL, 1904, John G. Schmidt,
aged 4S years
Mr.. Schmidt was a pioneer business
man of Grants Pass, where for many
years he conducted "a cigar mandatory
and confectionery and tobacco bust
II, -. lie retired from business about
three years ago and has since spent
considerable time IN travelling, visit
ing Southern California and eastern
points For several months past, he
has been in almost a helpless condition
and about a month ago be was brought
home TO Grants Pass from the santa.
rum at Battle Greek, Mich, where
he mad zone in the hope Of relief
LOcomotnr ataxia is stated a. the
cause of his death. The funeral ser
vices we're held on Monday At the
Catholic church, the business houses
closing out of respect TO the deceased.
! I he interment was At the Granite
Hill cemetery.
I Mr. Schmidt enjoyed high repu-
tation among his acquaintance as a
( mau Of strict integrity and upri ght-
ness He leaves a wife, Mrs Theresa
| Schmidt, and five children JOHNNY,
Frederick. Albert, Harry and Mis-.
Florence.
| BASYE-At her home near Kubli,
Ore, Wednesday, February 10, 1905
Mrs. Elizabeth Basye. aged about y
years
Mrs. Basye was Southern Oregon
pioneer and resident OF the Apple
] yata valtev for many wears She wa
thoroughly esteemed and respected By
all her acquaintauces Her death va
caused from a lingering illness from
. which she WAS helpless for months
She leaves five children Mr.. Celil
Slagle OF Waldo. Chas. Basye o
jacksonville, Theodore Basye and J.
= Q Basye and Mrs Neitie Cook O
Kubh.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17

j. II. Williams and T. W Williams
began Monday the work OF erecting
a planning mill on block Of land they
own bounded by seventh, Eighth.
A and Is streets, aud nov have the
frame up aud will have.i 1t enclosed by
another week The building IL 44x5O
feet and will when equipped with
machinery contain eight wood work
ing maohines.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17

Our Groen-Wheeler $3.50
Shoe is not the common
everyday $3.50 shoe that
burdens the shelves of the
ordinary shoe store. II is
the boot that stylish girls
and their mothers dote ON.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
Gard OF Thanks.

We desire TO express our sincere
thanks to the friends and neighbors
who so kindly aided us with sympathy
aud assistance during the illness Of
Nj. Schmidt and in the time Of our
bereavement.
Mrs. Theresa Schmidt and Family.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
WI Observe Birthdays.

The Noman's Relief Corps will OBJ
serve Lincoln's and Washington
birthday this year. with the following
program at the Opera house, Tuesday,
February p, at 2. M. to which the
public is invited.
Prayer ..... Rev. j. b. Travis
Flag song School children
Bioernuhical Sketches Of Lincoln
and Washington.
Select Reading liza Mallory
Instrumental Sole ........
Recitation Pearl Cunningham
Address Rev n. II. Brown
Instrumental Music .....--
Recitation Ethel Riggs
Song" America" By Audience
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17

Meeting at Minerals Exhibit Room
The executive committee OF the
Grants Pass Miners Association held a
meeting Thursday afternoon. The
resignation of w. b Sherman, the
secretary, was accepted aud X. l..
Coe was elected secretary. Mr. Sher.
man has made capable secretary
but his real estate and timber bust
ness required him to be out of the
city so much of the time that he
could not we'll attend to the duties
Of the Office
The matter Of broadening the scope
of the exhibit at the room Of the As.
ISOLATION, 80 as to include all the
products of Josephine county war
'aken up and it was decided hold q
meeting next Monday evening at the
Association room Of citizens Of THU
county who are Interested in the
effort to build up the various indus.
tries Of this section. An exhibit fol
the Lewis rand Clark fair will also
be considered. IL is expected tina
there will be a good attendance of th'
business men of Grants Pass aud o.
miners and others At this meeting al
the questions TO be considered are O
i'm ortanCe to all.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-02-17
BORN

STRICKER-At Grants Pass, Ore,
Saturday, Feb II, l9J5, TO DR.. ana
Mrs Frederick D. Stricker, a
daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
SECOND PEACE CONFERENCE
Formal Invitations Soon to Be Sent
Out by Russia.

Baron Rosen. the Russian amba ssador,
had a short interview with Secretary Root
today in reference to the projected second
conference of the powers at The Hague
He did so, following a suggestion made to
him by President Roosevelt a short time
ago. When the baron called upon the Presi-
dent at Oyster Bay, after the Portsmouth
negotiations, the subject of a reconvention
of the powers at The Hague to amend and
strengthen the original Hague convention,
particularly in reference to the rules Of
war aAd obligations of neutral powers,
was thoroughly discussed.
Learning that Emperor Nicholas was
desirous of launching the formal call for
the second conference, President Roose
velt Immediately signiied to the Russian
ambassador his willingness to assist in the
negotiations.
Baron Rosen announced today that the
Russian government has therefore, while
not sending out formal Invitations for the
SECOND conferences, caused the various sig
natOry powers to be addressed In an in
formal matter with view to ascertaining
whether or not they were willing to accept
such an invitation should it be formally
rendered. The powers were also assured
that President Roosevelt has given his
hearty support to the project. Furthermore
steps were taken to secure the admission
to the second conference of the South and
Central American states, none of whom
was represented a the first conference, nor
allowed to subsequently subscribe to The
Hague convention.
Now, the next step in order a sufficient
number of favorable responses being as
sured, Is the issue of the formal invitations
and the reception of formal acceptances
1t was on that point that Baron Roscn
talked with Secretary Root today and it
was arranged that the Secretary would in
the near future draft response to the
Russian invitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
RECEIVED THE DIPLOMATS
Many Callers Pay Respects to Secre-
tary Root.

Secretary Root held his first weekly re-
ception today for the diplomatic corps AL
most every ambassador, minister and
charge d 'affaires now in Washington called
at the State Department during the fore
noon, but the majority Of them stayed only
long enough to pay their respects The
Secretary entered the diplomatic room
shortly after 10 o'clock to receive Senior
Gamboa, the Mexican charge d'affaires, and
it was nearly o'clock before his last caller
took leave.
Senor Gamboa informed the Secretary
that DR.. Eduardo Liteaga, president of the
national board of health of Mexico, would
represent that country at :he international
sanitary congress to be held in Washington
next week.
Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister, pre-
sented to Secretary Root Senior Francisco
Pima, who has been appointed second sec
retary of the Cuban legation, to succeed
Senior Manuel de la Vega Calderon.
Secretary Root will continue the depart
mental practice of reserving Thursday
forenoon of each week for members of the
diplomatic corps and 1t is expected that
that custom will be observed. or course,
urgent official business will warrant re-
quests for appointments on other days, but
only to dispose of such business as cannot
be held over until Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
INSPECTION OF MEAT.
Proposed to Give Service to the Small
Packers.

Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture expects to take up with the
President at the cabinet meeting tomorrow
a plan he has in mind regarding the inspec-
tion of meat products at packing houses.
and, If carried into effect will enable the
department to give an inspection service to
every packing plant in the United States.
The inspection of meat now costs the gov
ernment from $4,000 to $4,000 annually.
and to meet the demands of all the packers
the appropriation would have to be doubled.
The service has been given to the packers
who export large parts of their product. and
has raised storm of protest from the
small packers, whose applications for In
spection service have been refused on ac-
count of the small amount of money at the
disposal of the department to carry on the
work.
The small packers offered to pay the cost
OF the inspection, providing a fixed fee of
so much per carcass was made by the de-
partment Their protest is responsible for
the idea now under consideration, and
which, If approved by the President, viii be
put in operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
FATAL FLAT HOUSE FIRE
THREE CHILDREN BURNED TO
DEATH IN NEW YORK.
Parents Taken in a Dying Condition
to Hospital-Child Born While
Mother Was Removed.

NEW YORK, October 5.-Thrce children
were burned to death, their parents rescued
and taken in dying condition to ST.
Mary's Hospital five other tenants sent to
hospitals suffering from burns and two
firemen hurt in fire in four-story fiat
house in Reid avenue, Brooklyn, late last
night.
The dead are Charles Donnely, aged nine;
Robert Donnelly, aged FIVE, and Katharine
Donnelly. aged twelve.
Other incidents of the fire were the birth
OF child while the mother was being re-
moved from the burning building, and an
accident which wrecked Fire Chief Crokers
automobile, and in which the chief narrowly
escaped serious accident.
The fire is believed to have been incen-
diary.
Railways Filled With Flames.
The Railways of the building were filled
with flame and smoke and every occupant
of the building was asleep when the flames
were discovered by William Teaz and
James Nugent, firemen, who were off duty.
They found ladder in the back yard, and,
climbing up the fire escapes, awoke the ten
ants by breaking into their apartments.
At the top floor the fire had spread most
rapidly.
The two rescuers We're compelled to carry
Mrs. Joseph Hanlein, one of the tenants Of
that floor, down the fire escape. In doing
SO the ladder at the bottom broke and the
woman fell on Teaz, injuring him severely.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah DonneIly, who oc-
cupied the other part of the upper floor.
were found lying unconscious on the floor
of their rooms, where they had tried to
reach a window and failed
Children Asleep in Beds.
They We're brought out, but the firemen
did not know that their three children
were asleep in their beds until their burned
bodies were found later. Other occupants
OF the building were swung from the win
dows across to those of an adjoining build
ing, or were dropped into the arms of men
below and when the fire department ar
rived the building was afire from top to
bottom
Mrs. Rose Moses was carried on a mat
tress across the street, where she gave
birth to boy.
Fireman Christopher Leavy was knocked
from a ladder by a stream of water and
suffered concussion of the brain.
While hurrying to the fire Chief Croker's
automobile was upset and the chief was
thrown out and badly shaken up.
Jeremiah Donnelly and his wife Jennie
are in a hospital suffering from having in
hailed flame or smoke and are not likely
to recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS
NOTABLE CONVENTION OPENED
AT NEW YORK TODAY.
Samuel Gompers Presided = Meeting
Will Outline Work for European
Commission.

NEW YORK October 5.-Many prominent
men met here today to determine what the
phases of the municipal ownership problem
as 1t appears in Europe, shall be studied by
q commission which will be sent abroad
representing the National Civic Federation
SamueIGompers, first vice president OF the
Civic Federation, presided. August Bel
mont the president, sent a letter to the
convention outlining the purposes OF the
commission. in part as follows:
THE National Civic Federation will now
try to obtain true and reliable facts to
guide the student and legislator in seeking
the best means to establish peace and TO
maintain cooperation between capital and
labor Unfortunately the very lack of COM
prehensive and authoritative data and infor-
nation leaves the discussion to theorists,
who often advance arguments which can
neither be accepted nor rejected, for the
very reason that no authoritative data ex-
lists. 1t is proper therefore, that argu-
ments should be based on correct facts and
known conditions. The Civic Federation has
no greater work among its varied duties
than to secure these data
THE committee, which 1T proposes to send
abroad, represents every shade of thought
and opinion on the subject. This COM
mittee, when it returns, will report to a
larger commission of men at home, likewise
drawn from every part of the country and
representing every phase Of life. The Civic
Federation has no interests to serve and
no arguments to make on the subject, but
to represent the facts as they may exist
abroad and at home, for the use and bene-
fit of the entire country, without respect
to special interests
To Determine Questions.
The convention which met today will de-
termine three questions relating to the line
of investigation to be pursued by the COM
mittee abroad. These include the subject of
all public utilities, matters of government
ownership of large private corporations
and also the institutions which are known
in England under the name of municipal
trading Institutions, such as markets, bak-
cries, opera houses and tenements.
Among those present at the convention
were Melville E. Ingalls,, chairman of the
board of directors of the Big Four railroad;
Frederick d. Underwood, president of the
Erie railroad; John Mitchell, president of
the United Mine Workers of America; Prof
Henry w. Farnam, Yale University; Prof.
j. w. jerks, Cornell University; Prof.
Frank ]. Goodnow, Columbia University;
Prof Leo. S. Rowe, University of Pennsyl-
vania; Carroll D. Wright, president Clark
University; Prof. John R., Commons of
Wisconsin University and Hamilton Holt,
editor of the Independent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
WESTERN PACIFIC PLANS
Work on New Overland Route to Start
Shortly

SAN FRANCISCO. October 5.-The West
ern Pacific officials announced YESTERDAY
that work on the new overland route will
be started between Oakland and Oroville
within the next ten days. by which time
the outfits for grading purposes will have
arrived from the east. Meanwhile the Utah
construction Company, which has received
the contract for building the major portion
OF the road, Will have sublet contracts for
work north OF oroyille and grading will
nave begun on the section of the route
west OF Salt Lake City.
Inc construction firms are now moving
their outfits into the Feather river CANYON.
where they will soon begin boring the
Spring Garden tunnel. which is to be 7. 400
feet In length. They are also preparing
TO bore 6O0-foot tunnel at Beclxwifb
pass. One of the officials OF the Western
Pacific stated yesterday that the comnany
has completed the location of its entIre
line between Oakland and Salt Lake city
and the work of securing rights of way js
proceeding rapidly.
1t was also stated that the peopIe NJ
northern California have been facilitatinp
In every possible way the plans for the
construction of the new road and that SO
far no Obstacles have been thrown in the
wa of the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
PREACHERS THIRD TRIAL.
Leader Of Religious Sect Charged With
Manslaughter.

AUBURN, Me-. October 5.-The third trial
of Rev. Frank w. Sanford. leader of the
Holy Ghost and Us religion colony at Shi-
loh. on the charge of manslaughter, was
opened here today in the supreme court of
Androscoggin county. Public interest in
Maine in this unusual case apparently has
not waned since the time when Mr.. San
ford was arrested In connection with the
death Of boy, Leander Barton, at the
Shiloh colony.
Mr.. Sanford is charged with having caused
the death of the boy by refusing to permit
the administering of medicine or other rem
edial treatment while the boy was suffering
from diphtheria. Disobedience ON the part
OF Barton, 1t is alleged. induced the de-
fendant to adopt this attitude.
On the first trial of Sanford. which was
held in this county. the jury disagreed On
the second, held In Franklin county. the
jury returned verdict of guilty, but later
the law court ordered new trial on the
ground that public opinion had worked un-
fairly to the defendant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
HULL URGES ECONOMY
DOES NOT THINK REVENUE Leg
IsLATIoN NEEDED.

Representative Hull of Iowa thinks that
legislation looking to an increase in rev.
enues may be avoided at the coming session
of Congress.
'If the revenues of the government" said
Mr.. Hull to a Star reporter, continue to
increase in the next few months as they
have In the last three do not think it will
be Necessary to do anything toward raising
more money. While it is possible that the
end of the year may show comparatively
small deficit, that is not Objectionable after
all. My experience has taught me that
when there is full treasury, with an an
nual surplus, the appropriations of Congress
are in excess of what they ought to be.
Every man in Congress thinks IT is his duty
to get portion of the money for his own
district, and he does all in his power to
that end.
when receipts and expenditures are rum
ming any way near even extravaganza is
prevented, as the committees and leaders
of the House have good grounds for hold
ing down the appropriations. There is no
question that greater economy could be
practiced in Congress, and that 1t will be
practiced unless the means are furnished
for another surplus in the strong box of
the government. The proper thing to do
Is to cut down expenses in the future and
do nothing toward increasing the revenue.
If we enter upon a program Of imposing
additional taxes we will not know where to
stop, and when the taxes have been i'm
posed and the money begins to come in we
will make rush to see how much of it we
can get in our respective districts and
states. The treasury has enough cash on
hand to meet small deficits for a good many
years to come. These are not at all likely
If we practice economy and make our ex
penditures come within our income"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-05
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID.
Secretary Taft Says That Mr.. Bowen
is Mistaken.

Secretary Taft being asked concerning
the statement said to have been made by
the President to Herbert w. Bowen. late
United States minister to Venezuela. in
the letter which MIR. Bowen gave out
Tuesday, said he was present at the inter-
view and that Mr.. Bowen wholly misun-
derstood what the President said.
Mr. Bowen. continued the Secretary,
repeated once or twice that he would do
exactly what he had done were the same
case presented to him for action. and he
finally said that he was glad the whole
matter had come our and was generally
known To which the President replied: I
do not agree with you and am very sorry
that the whole matter has happened