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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
NATIONS FIGHT FLOOD.
COMPLICATIONS MAY DEVELOP
IN SALTON SEA, NOW COVER
ING 200 SQUARE MILES.

Washington. Oct. 10.-who IL re-
sponsible for the creation of the Sal
ton Sea in Southern California, which
already covers an area of 400 square
miles and threatens to spread over
1000 square miles II some means OF
diverting the Colorado river cannot
be devised. Both the United States
and Mexico are bending every effort
to check the river which has been
accidentally turned from its course
through the efforts of the California
Development Company to irrigats
lands in Northern Mexico and South
ern California.
Again and again, the Southern Pa
cific railroad has been compelled to
move Its tracks which ran through
the Salton sink, and has been forced
on to the foothills surrounding the
great basin which is being converted
into sea. Several small towns are
~" ooHSatH NHS WdleIs WHICH tuc
Colorado has poured into the basin.
and in many places only the tops Of
telegraph poles indicate where the
roadbed formerly was
In the lowest part OF the sink, the
water is now 70 feet deep. For q
time the water from the Colorado
raised the sea at the rate of six in
ches a day and it has been estimated
that granting the failure of engineers
to check the river in forty years, all
the basin located beneath the main
course of the Colorado will be COW
cred with water.
A part of this basin Is In Mexico,
and failure to control the river
would give this country and Mexico
lake comparable TO the great lakes
separating the United States and
Canada. At present the lake is great
er than any body Of water wholly
within the United States except Salt
Lake and Lake Michigan.
International complications have
developed, growing out of the fact
that existing treaties provide that the
Colorado shall be maintained as a
navigable stream, which is not now
the case because it has been com
pletely diverted from the Gulf OF CAL
ifornia into the great sink
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Consumptiyes Made Comfortable.

Incipient consumption is cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar, but we do not
hold out false hopes to consumptives
by claiming that it will cure this
dread disease in the advanced stages
but il the lungs are not too far gone
Foley's Honey aud Tar will effect a
cure. as it stops the racking cough
aud soothes the in6amed air passages
giving them a chance to heal, and
even in the advanced stages it always
gives comfort and relief A. A. Her
rem. Of Finch, Ark, writes: Foley g
Honey and Tar is the best preparation
Tor couhgs and lung trouble. know
that it has cured consumption in the
first stages. " For sale by II. A..
Rotermund,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Circuit Court of the State Of
Oregon for Josephine County.
In the Matter of the As-)
signment Of the South
ern Oregon General
Hospital, a Charitable
Corporation.
Notice is hereby give that the
Southern Oregon General Hospital.
a Charitable Corporation, organized
under the laws of the State of Ore
gon, has made an assignment to the
undersigned, j. #. Peterson, for the
benefit of all of Its creditors, and all
persons having claims against said
insolvent corporation are herbeby
notified TO present the same, properly
verified, TO the undersigned assignee,
at the law Office of II. d. Norton, at
Grants Pass, Josephine County.
Oregon, within three months from the
date of this notice.
Dated October 3, 1905.
j. Il. PETERSON,
Assignee for the Southern Oregon
General Hospital, a Corporation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Protection From Disease.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Brigadier
General Elliott, commanding the ma
rine corps, has begun a vigorous
campaign to protect his men in Cuba
from yellow fever. Ten barrels OF oil
OF citronella have been ordered sent
TO Cuba Immediately and every ma
rine on guard duty will be supplied
with a bottle OF this oil to be used in
protecting himself from mosquito
bites.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
DESPERADoEs SLIP GUARDS.
Long-Timesv Escape From An Alask,
an ship on the Way to Jail.

Eagle City, Alaska, Oct. TO-
Thornton and Hendrickson, two OF
the most desperate criminals Alaska
mas ever had to contend with, made
their escape last evening off the La.
veile Young, while she was taking on
wood at Nation, fifty miles below
Eagle.
Both men were convicted Septem-
h9r /, 1906. to serve fifteen years
each at McNeil's Island on charges of
assaulting their jailers in previous
tight for freedom. at which time they
escaped from the Fairbanks Jail.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Attorney for the plaintiff
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the County Court for Josephine
County, Oregon.
In the Matter of the
Estate of Margaret
Hughes, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Mar
gueritte Riddle has been appointed
Administrative Of the Estate Of Mar
garet Hughes, deceased, by order Of
the County Court for Josephine
County, Oregon, made on September
30, 1906, and all persons having claims
against said estate are hereby notified
to present the same duly verified to
the said administrative within six
months from the date of the first pub
location Of this notice, at the law
office Of II. ID. Norton in the City of
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Ore.
gon.
Date of first publication October 8,
1906.
MARGUERITE RIDDLE,
Administrators.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Overland Limited Wrecked.

Evanston, Wyo., Oct. 1O.-The
east bound overland limited on the
Union Pacific was wrecked half
mile west of this place last night 4
about o'clock. Four coaches, in
Guiding the diner, are off the track
and partially turned over. No one
was seriously injured. though many
have painful cuts and bruises.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
FIRE DEvouRs BIG FORTUNE.
Los Angeles Chamber Of Commerce
Building Consumed,

Los Angeles. Oct. 1O.-The loss
from .he FIRE in the Chamber of Com
merce building last night is estimated
at s65,0o0, all but $1,000 Of which
is the property of tenants in the
building. The exhibits of the Cham
ber of Commerce on the second floor
were not materially damaged.
The cause of the fire has not been
learned, but 1t is believed to have
been caused by the careless use of a
match or from cigar stub.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

Notice is hereby given that pur.
suant to an order of the Hon. Stephen
Jewell, county judge for Josephine
County, Oregon, made aud entered
August 28. 1905, in the matter Of the
estate Of James Lyttle, deceased. d.
reotiDg the sale of the real property
hereinafter described, and providing
and specifying the terms and con-
ditions thereof, that we, the under
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Mrs. jefferson Davis Ill.

Colorado Springs, Col. Oct. TO-
Mrs. j. A. Hayes left Colorado
Springs last night for New York city,
called by the announcement Of the
serious illness of her mother, MrS
Jefferson Davis, widow of the preai
dent OF the Confederate States.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
A Badly Burned Girlr

or boy, man or woman, is quickly
out of pain if Bucklen's Arnica Sslve
i applied promptly. G. J. Welch, Of
rekonshs, Mich, says: 81 use 1t in
my family for cuts, sores and all skin
injuries, and find it perfect. " Quick
est Pile cure known. Best healing
salve made. 25c at all drug stores
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned, by virtue OF an order Of
sale made by the County Court of
Douglas County, Oregon, will on and
after the 30th day Of October, 1906,
sell at private sale for cash in hand,
the following described real property
belonging to the estate Of 4. /. Gray,
deceased, to-wit: Lots Z, 3 and o,
Of Block 62 in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Inquire at Office Of Joseph Moss.
Dated this 25th day of September,
1908.
]. A. BUCHANAN.
Administrator Of the Estate OF e. L.
Gray, Deceased.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Advertising Men Meet in Convention

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 10.-The annu
al convention of the National FEEDER
alton of Advertising Clubs begar
here today with delegates present
from all over the country. The larg
est delegation is from Chicago, head
ed by Hugh w. Montgomery. acting
president of the Federation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
What Ais You?

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Missing Youth Returned to P.r,n,

New York. Oct. 10-Willie La Bar
bara, the 4-year-o1d Italian boy who
has been missing from his home for
more than two weeks and who was
believed to have been kidnapped, was
restored TO his parents To-Day. The
little fellow was found wandering
about the streets at the Brooklyn end
OF the Brooklyn bridge Saturday
night and taken to the rooms of the
Children's Society. He was identified
today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
SUMMONS.

In the county court of the State of
Oregon, for Josephine County.
John Herges,
Plaintiff,
A. Richard,
Defendant.
To A. Richard, the above named de-
feudant
In the name of the State of Oregon
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint dled against
you in the above entitled court and
cause within six weeks from the
date of the first publication of this
summons, which said date is October
5, 1906 to-wit ON or before the 18th
day of November, 1905 and il you fail
so to answer or otherwise plead, for
want thereof, the plaintiff will take
Judgment against you for the sum of
Fifty Dollars as specified in his com.
plant, and for his costs and disburse-
ments in this action and win at the
same time apply to said court for an
order Of sale Of the real property
herein attached to-wit: Lot six (6)
in Block Fifty-five (55) original town.
site Of the town of Grants Pass, jose
phine county, Oregon, and that the
proceeds Of said sale be applied in
payment and satisfaction of said judg.
ment.
This summons is published pursuant
to an order of the Hon. Stephen
Jewell, Judge of the county court of
the State of Oregon, for Josephine
county, made October 4, 1905, order
ing said summons to be published in
the Rogue River Courier for six sue
cessive weeks from date Of the first
publication hereof.
OLIVER S. BROWN,
Attorney for the PLAINTIFF.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
NOTICE TO CERDITORS.
In the matter Of
the Estate of
Marie Redman
Dacpagad

In the matter Of
the Estate of
Marie Redman
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly atpoint, d
administrstrix Of the elsa ul Marie
Redman. deceased, and duly qualified
as the same, therefore notice is hereby
given to the creditors Of and all per.
sons having claims against the estate
Of said deceased to exhibit them, with
the ecessary vouchers within six
months after the first publication Of
this notice, TO said administrative at
her residence at Kerby, Josephine
county, Oregon.
Dated this lst day Of September,
1906.
ANNIE NJ. FIESTER,
AdministratriI.
J. VI. Austin,
Attorney for the estate.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
Has stood the Test 20 Years.

The old. original GROVES Taste.
less Chill Tonic. You know what You
are taking, 1t is iron and quinine in
a tastless form. No cure, no pay. SOC.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12

In the county court Of the State of
Oregon, for Josephine County.
John Herges,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
Nebraska News
(Continued)

] IA cents per hundred pounds on
grain to all elevators in Kansas City
and would not pay the allowance to
Omaha elevators. Unloading allow
ance is a polite nar..a for elevator
charge. The result i.s<that any Kan
sas or Nebraska shipper can send his
grain to Kansas City and get ] IA
cents off, and cannot get such an al
lowance at Omaha.
The action taken at Chicago Tues
day was the last straw A joint meet
ing OF the transportation committee
of the Commercial club and the grain
exchange was called, and all the ship
pers who could be gathered up around
the exchange rooms and the club
rooms at noon were invited in. The
general feeling expressed was that
one OF the most critical points in the
history of the Omaha grain market
had come, and that radical action was
needed at once. Formal resolutions
were passed embodying the idea that
the action of the Rock Island and
Frisco could only be interpreted as
evidence of the intention of those
roads to destroy the local market and
build up Kansas City. The point of
the resolutions was to ask shippers
to take away their business from the
roads
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
STATE FAIR NOTES

At the ebraska state fair the first
week in September, the fish commits
sion will have the largest catfish ever
caught in ebraska waters OH exhiEa-
ton. The weight of this monster cat
it 81 pounds. Messrs. Carter and
OBrlen can always be derended upon
to make the fish exhibit one of the
best attractions at the fair.
The wonderful caliope-voiced B.rt
Morphy has been secured to appear at
the ebraska state fair each day. Sem
tember 3 to Z and "sing to beat the
band. This human freak is easily
heard above the volume of an 1oe-
piece band, and his songs are fea.-
ure wherever he sings.
The farmer who is searching for a
good draft stallion, or who is interest.
ed IN such an animal, will greatly
proflt by a visit to the state fair the
1lrst week in September, where al.
ready over 100 stalls are reserved f,r
the very best animals of this descrip-
ton TO be found in the west.
The races at the state fair the firat
week in September promise to be as
good as can be found in the west. The
management advertise fifteen harness
and six running events. The Derry
for Tuesday is attracting considerable
attention.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

day will be respected, each having
themselves to not sell on Sunday
They also agree to assist County At
torney Rawls in the prosecution of
any one who violates his pledge.
The annual report Of County SUI
perintendent J. w. Gamble of Platts-
mouth, to State Superintendent Nc
Brien shows that there are 10 schools
houses in Cass county, 164 teachers,
ISL female and eighteen male. seven
have first grade and seventy-five sec
ond grade certificates. The total
amount of district bonds issued the
past year was $4,000, and the amount
paid So, 700. The amount derived from
the state fund was $12,812.81, and the
amount from fines and licenses $717.-
48. The census for the county was
1893, and those between and Is
county superintendent is 81 500 per
annum.
The Blue Valley Association of the
United Brethren church is holding a
camp meeting this week in Browns
grove at Blue Springs.
The new railroad in the North Platte
valley reached Keystone this week,
and town lot sale was held On the
site of the new town of Keystone.
The First State bank of Ogalalla
has been purchased by ]. w. Welpton,
cashier of the Exchange bank, and it
| is rumored that the two banks will
be merged into one.
The semi-annual report of County
Treasurer Barnard of Gage county, for
the six months ending June 80, 1906
shows the total collections to be $2S7
306.55 and disbursements $289, 4S9
The total amount of funds deposited
in the various county repositories is
$91,071.70.
The Southeastern Nebraska Educa
tional association met in Auburn last
week. Among other questions which
came up was the place for the nex'
4 annual meeting 1t was decided thai
Beatrice should be the place. the same
as last year. The date has not beer
set.
The recent heavy rains, amountin.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
A Mixed Result

The old railroad political machine
was turned down in the Lancaster
county republican county convention
last week and a Norris Brown dele
cation chosen to the state conven-
ton. After which the old machine
was permitted to name the legisla-
tive and county tickets, making a
mixed result calculated to throw
doubts over the sincerity of republi-
can so-called reformers who had con-
troll of the convention and could have
endorsed Sheldon for governor and
nominated an anti-railroad legislative
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

NCTICE-$1.00 pays for seven sub
scriptions to the Independent until
after the November election. 25 cents
pays for a single subscription until
after election. Send in your subscrip.
ton. Address The Independent, Lin
coin, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

to nearly three inches has thoroughly
soaked York county, and farmers are
rejoicing over the prospects of one
OF the greatest corn crops ever raised
in that county.
The republican convention of Boyd
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
Nebraska Notes

SchOOI superintendent Charles w.
Taylor of Geneva has gone to Broken
Bow to act as instructor in the insti-
tute
The farm of Alget Johnson, on the
sold last week for $50 an acre.
A heavy rain, accompanied by a
strong wind, visited the vicinity of Be-
atrice Saturday evening. The rainfall
is estimated at nearly an inch.
Mrs Henry Barrick of Wood River
has left for Washington, d. c., where
she will join her husband, who is en-
ployed in the treasury department.
The jameson hotel of Geneva has
again changed hands, d. G. Mckay
selling out to William Stillman who
has been conducting a hotel at Salt
Lake City.
Work has commenced on w. c. e.
ler's delivery barn at Madison on the
site of the old one recently destroyed
by fire. The structure will be of
brick, 100x78 feet
The boys of company M, of Broken
Bow are taking twelve mile marches
in order to prepare themselves for the
encampment at Fort Riley next month.
The Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows at Ainsworth will have a grand
reunion and picnic July 81 to which
all Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in north
Nebraska are invited.
Dr. Peters of the state university
has been putting in some time around
Columbus inspecting a number of dis
eased hogs and will give the farmers
the benefit of his discoveries.
Work on the Hoag Farmers eleva-
tor is being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible and the contractor expects to
have the structure completed within
the next sixty days.
The Picard brothers of Geneva are
having a brick block built north of
the Signal building, which will form
two large store rooms, one of which
will be occupied by the postoffice
John Peterson had his examination
at Papillion on the charge of larceny
preferred by Fred Subj of Chalco, who
charged him with driving away one
mule team valued at $500. He was
held in 5000 bonds for his appearance
at the district court.
| Reports of big yields of wheat con-
tinue to come in from all parts of
Gage county. Jay Compton of High
land township finished threshing this
week and states that his wheat went
| forty bushels to the acre. G. F. Stew
art Of the same township reports a
yield of thirty-fve bushels to the
acre.
Blackberries are more plentiful in
the woods around Rulo this year than
usual. They are ripening rapidly.
Tame ones are coming to market and
sell slowly at cents per quart. Wom-
en- and children are securing the
woods in nearly every direction and
| good pickers soon come home with all
they wish to carry of the fine, health
giving fruit.
County Clerk w. c. Redfield of Te-
cumseh gives the following mortgage
record for Johnson county for the
month of June. Number farm mort.
cages filed, II; amount, $42, 100 Re
leased II; amount, $31,450. Number
town and city mortgages filed, 4
amount, $4,000. Released. 5; amount
/ $1,265. Number chatte mortgages
filed, 40; amount, $10,561.S5; released
is; amount S2,6S4.45
0. l.. Gregory, the Kentucky vine
gar man, was in Nebraska City recent
ly and leased the old Dullenty Pillow
Works, west of the cereal mills, where
he will establish vinegar factory
and men were put to work at once
making necessary repairs and changes
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

WOOD, j. c., & CO., successors to
Soukup & Wood. Expert cleaners
and dyers, 1920 N St. Lincoln, Neb..
Phones: Auto 1892, Bell lat. Mail
order work carefully attended to-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26

ticket if they were in dead earnest
in the work of reform.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-27
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST

and one of the largest hop growers in
this section, assaulted him with a hop
pole one day last week, fracturing a
bone in his arm No warrant has been
issued for the arrest Of Mr.. Mead. 1t
is probable that civil damage case
will be the result.
According to Buffers story, he was
driving a supply wagon among the hop
pickers in the yards in the school sec
iton. He said that he and Mr.. Mead
had some difficulty and that he had
been ordered not to enter the Mead
yard. A few days later, while driving
past, Butler says he saw hop picker
who owed him Is cents, so he drove
in to get the money. He declares that
Mr.. Mead armed with a long willow
pole, assaulted him.