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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07

Job work at Portland prices at the
Courier office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-07
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FAMILY
FOR SISTER

What would be more ap-
pirate than pair of those long
16'Button Kid Gloves, price
So so,
A nice Silk Waist
Umbrellas
Albums
Furs
Handkerchiefs
Silk Petticoats
FancyH ose
Back Combe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
AT new ORLEANS.
The Hottest Money Whirl of
Race History Now On.
si
One Track Going With Some
% BO0kmakers.
BIG BETS BEING MADE.
Bob Tucker the Most Daring
Money Spender of All.
Infusing a Lot of New York
Money i'm the Game.
IG BETS BEING MADE.

New Orleans. Dec. 11.-New Orleans
As seeing a money carnival such as
never before prevailed here. Despite
the fact that no fewer than AZ book
makers having done business on one
single day last winter, When the 1alr
grounds and the city park plants ran
IN opposition, there seems to be more
money in circulation now, with but one
course. operating at a time and about
an average of 25 boOkmakerS IN line.
THE average wager is larger than last
wear Undoubtedly Sam" Hildreth is
missed, but Bob Tucker and the Bur-
lew-O'Nenl confederacy is infusing
lot of New York money into the game.
For downright slapdash gambler there
IS no one like Tucker He bets on ev-
cry race. and he plays them to the
or two good breaks during the middle
part of the year he would be broke
now He is destined to be power
here this winter. He has on two books,
and controls the running of a we'll
balanced and powerful stable Of horses.
Tucker bet as much as $50, 900 in one
afternoon at Saratoga last August.
while he won $4,000 in days racing
land.
He bet $4,000 on to choice early
this week and lost. All the ring profess
sionals are talking about the split-up
soldier of turf fortune. and Tucker.
Last winter on the coast they were pals
Porter bet ''Tuck's" money there, and
continued to do so all through the New
York circuit this past summer. Then
something happened and the two cronies
parted Porter Is at Los Angeles, Cal.
Eacing and operating on his own ac-
@BUnt Tucker seems to be lost during
the long evenings without the quaint
Canadian at his elbow. AS usual,
eCharley'' Celia is making a big book
From every indication New Orleans is
going to enjoy the hottest money whirl
Of its racing history during the next
three months. After the holidays
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
The GAS is GOING.
Southern Kansas Fields Drying
Under Heavy Drain.
Rapid Depletion Causes a Loud
Cry for Protection.
SOME POINTED CASES.
Good Instance Is Given by a
Montgomery Go. Owner.
Two Wells That We're Strong,
Growing Weaker Daily.
Are Not Being Used But Their
Flow Has Been Tapped.


Independence, Kan, Dec 1.-THE
Star says:
That more effective measures for the
protection of the Kansas gas field than
are afforded by, a county gas inspector,
must be taken, and taken soon. is made
apparent by the statement of J. E.
Wingard, who lives south of town.
Mr.. Vineyards farm is under, lease to
the Kansas Natural. There are two
gas wells on his place, neither of them
in use. They were good ones when
first drilled in, but by actual measure
ment have been for many months de-
creasing in strength at the rate of five
pounds per month
When one of these wells was first
drilled in it had an initial capacity Of
$50 pounds. In the latter part of Aug
ust it was measured and showed a
pressure of AS pounds. 1t was again
measured in the latter part of NoVem-
Der and showed q pressure of an even
400 pounds. At this rate this well will
be exhausted WithiH seven years with
out ever having been drawn on for ser
vice-apparently. 1t is being drawn on,
however, and being drawn on hard. The
gas from beneath this farm is going to
supply those big. Joplin lines just as
surely as though lines were attached to
the wells. When the big pumps begin
to draw upon this section this condi-
ton of affairs will be emphasized ten
fold
The Kansas Natural pays so much
for wells in use and SO much less for
wells not in use. often nothing but gas,
to hold the lease, SO that one we'll
might be drilled near several, quarter
sections and attached to the line and
through this allN the gas of those sec
lions be obtained for a mere pittance.
That is where the land owner gets. il
in the neck But that is not all. Say
for instance .that-the company develops
a 20-million gasser- on a mans farm,
and turns the gas into the line for inn
mediate use The man will get $3.50 or
5000 per anI urn, Wills the company Will
realize $4,000 or $4,000. In the course of
eight or, ten years the mans farm is
sucked orange. He has received
measley pittance and the company has
realized a fortune. The land has de-
preciated in value, the community has
lost and the gas company moves on to
greener fields.
Neither the star, nor the men who
have struggled against the gas trust,
have had any POINTED quarrel with the
doing the Work - of that
trust 1t Nfas thu 90 looefhg of the gas
fields and theofuin Of ethe cities de-
pendent upon them against (which they
protested and that this protest must
again be put into concrete form is evil
denced by these disclosures. of the gas
field. Mr.. Wingardn says that he has
been reliably informed that in the Cot
feyville and Deering fields there are
20 dead gas wells If that doesn't point
a moral you are too obtuse to recognize
one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
MINIS ELM a CoNVICT.
Leavenworth Attorney Says Great
Bend Robber Is a Former Client.

Ileavenworfh Attorney Says Great
3 Bend Robber Is a Former Client.
tLeavenworth, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
Times says:
Attorney Nirdlinger is firmly con-
Xlnced that the man who held up and
robbed the ]. v. Brinkman bank at
Great Bend, but was later captured, is
none other than Wilmot Shields, who
was released from the L. S. peniten-
tlary but 8. few days ago.
{ Z L nave read the story of the robbery
and am firmly convinced from the de-
ser1ption of the man that he is Shields, -
said Ntrdlinger last night. Shields was
IN the county Jail here a little over a
year ago. He was charged with blow
ing safes in postoffices at Great Bend
and Queneno, Kansas. I was appoint
ed by the judge to defenA him in the
u S. circuit court a Kansas City, Kan
sas. He had a Russian for whom he
had worked in the vicinity of Great
Bend present to testify as to his good
character. He was well acquainted in
that locality.
Shields confessed to. the robbery at
Queneno and I got him freed of the
robbery at Great Bend. He was sent up
to the U. S. penitentiary for the Quen-
emo robbery. Money taken from
Shields when he was arrested in the
western portion of the state was kept
by a postoffice inspector and Shields
gave me an order for it. It was sent
to me and the strange part of it was
that the bills were scorched as though
they had been burned during the ex-
plosion such as would wreck safe.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
TO HAVE Y. NJ. c. A. BUILDING.
Fort Scott Secures Donations Towards
$4,000 Structure.

Fort Scott, Kan. Dec. 11.-Secretary
Finch of the Y. NJ. c. A. has just re-
office of the Y. NJ. C. A. notifying him
of another subscription of $1,000 to a Y.
M. c. A building. fund, for this city This
telegram. is. of unusual Significance in
that it binds not only $4,000 of local
subscriptions that were made condition
ally. but a subscription of $1,000 from
the Frisco road, which was made con-
ditional upon the securing of $4,000 more
from out of town.
The total subscriptions pledged now
are 500 900. Secretary Finch thinks it
will be an easy matter to raise $4,000
more in this city and build a $4,000
building, which he insists will be neces-
sary to meet the future requirements
of this city The association owns the
site for the new building, which will
be erected at the southeast corner of
Scott avenue and Wall street, unless the
plans are changed.
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THEY BRoUGHT BIG PURSES.
The .Jeffries- Sharl1ey Fight Drew a
S66,3OO House.


The largest house before which any
boxers fought was that which witnessed
the Jefrries- Sharkey fight at Coney IS
land. The gate receipts totaled SOS, 800,
of which the fighters received -55 per cent,
or $50, 465. The JeffrieS-COrbett hght, at
Mechanics Pavilion, drew. nearly as much
al the gate but the fighters received a
larger amount, as there was considerable
bidding among the promoters for the
match. The gate receipts amounted 10
S62, 3d. of which the fighters received S45.-
6SS. Jeffries received, 70 per cent of this
amount, which made his compensation fog
the seven rounds which the nght lasted
Corbett and Mccoy drew So. $50 in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York OF this
80 per cent. or $SS, SO, was divided by the
fighters.
At CoIma. when Britt and Nelson met
in their memorable battle, there was S4S.-
81 in the house The fighters received 60
per cent Of this amount, or SS1, 402-
in San Francisco AS there was bidding
among the promoters at the time the
of the purse, giving them nearly $500
as their share.
The memorable battle between Fitz-
simmons and ShaHkeYldi Hin which Wyatt
carp made a name for himself asa refs
cree. drew S2loco- This was case where
rival clubs were bidding, SO. the fighters
got 70 per cent. or $13 200 -
At the fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons at Carson City in 1897 $4,000 was
taken in at the gate OF this Fitzsimmons
and COrbett each received % per cent
Dan Stuart, the promoter, had % per
cent and Julian. Fitzsimmons manager,
had the remaining % per cent, giving his
side of the house a half interest. Corbett
did not know that he had the worst OF
the financial end OF it until some time
after the fight. He made up for this.
however, by getting % per cent of the
moving picture privileges, while Fitzsim-
mons had only Is peri cent rt3e- balance
going to Dan StuaFbrthe DEemeter: These
pictures were a source of considerable
profit.
This was not the first time when Cor
bett had the worst OF the financial end
of a fight. He thought he and Jeffries
would not draw well in Frisco. so he
signed an agreement to accept a settle
ment on the basis of a S25, 900 purse. The
fighters share was nearly $4,000. so Cor
bett lost heavily by lack of confidence in
himself as a drawing card
The Britt-Gans fight drew $21, 1865, Of
which the fighters split up SIS. 2S5- The
recent Gans-Nelson contest attracted
estimated sum of $50 900, the fighters re-
a guarantee of $4,000. the Dane
getting $4,000 and the negro $4,000. ow-
ing to the willy MANAGEMENT Of Mr.. Nolan.
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STARTER HOFFMAN INJURED.
Knocked Down by One of the Starters
in the SteepIechase.

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec 1l.-Starter Jake
Hoffman was knocked down and out for
nearly fifteen minutes Monday by BaratO.
event He was unconscious for nearly
five minutes and dazed for ten more, but
he finally sent the bunch away to a good
the favorite, winning from the quarter
pole and finishing ten lengths to the good.
Young Davis, an outsider, broke a lot of
hearts in the second event. Legatee and
Morendo were the hot tips, but the best
they could do was second and third.
Josie S was the best of the 2-year-olds,
beating DR.. Crook by a short head.
Fourth was the best Bryano could do in
the fourth race. Chantilly at to l, was
off first and held the lead to the wire
Don Domo finished second and Supreme
Court third. Judge Denton made 1t four
straight by winning in the fifth event
The two gray ones, Elizabeth F. and
Seasick, got. the play ia the last race n
but Cicely. moved up in the stretch and
rolled home in front. Seasick was left
fiat footed
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SHE SUES THE GAS TRUST.
Providence Woman Claims Montgom-
cry County Lenses Are Invalid.

Providence Woman Claims NOntgOnl-
cry County Leases Are Invalid.
Fort Scott, Kan, Dec. 11.-Mrs. Louise
Dean, wealthy lady who's home is in
Providence, r. l., has been here for sew
efal days confering with her attorney
J.. H. Grain, relative to claims shesE1ss
pending against the Kansas Natural
Gas company and the Peoples Gas COM
pany, or in other words, the companies
that combine into what is known as the
gas trust. Mr.. Grain has brought suit
in the United States court here to have
the lease in one case set aside, claiming
that the same was invalid and Illegal.
This suit is over the title to so acres of
land, the royalty from which is quoted
at $4,000. Mrs. Dean has similar suit
pending at Montgomery county for the
restoration of leases on 140 acres of land
from which she says the gas to the
value of $3.50, 600 is to be piped
Mrs. Dean is determined to recover
these leases in her fight against what
she terms. the gas trust. She says in
her petition that the company procured
the leases on her land after making a
number of promises. These she declares
have been broken, which tends to in
validate the leases. She hopes to have
them cancelled when the cases come up
before Judge Pollock at the next session
of federal court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
TO MANAGE THE GRIZZLIES.
Denver Western League Team Has
Secured Harry p. O'Hagan.

Denver. Dec. 1.-THE News says: Ac-
cording to President r. R. Burke of the
Denver Western League Baseball club,
Harry p. O'Hagan has been engaged as
playing manager of the Grizzlies for next
season. to succeed William Everitt who
announced his retirement even before the
close of last season.
Burke says that the Denver club has
purchased O'Hagan's release from the
Newark, N. J., club in the Eastern league.
paying 500. O'Hagan is eager to come
to Denver and is now considering terms
When this matter is adjusted O'Hagan
is expected to Immediately sign the con
tract rendered him by the local club.
That o Hagan has fully decided to ac-
ceDt DenVer's terms is made manifest by
the letter received by The News yester-
day from Manager w. w. Burnham OF
the Newark club Durham has this to
say concerning Denver's new manager:
Denver has unquestionably landed a
valuable man in O'Hagan. He has a thor
ough knowledge of the game and possess
ses the ability to handle men as caotain
and manager. His acquaintance with
players is extensive and he should be able
to secure good talent for the 1907 Grizzly
team. There is no question but that
O'Hagan viii go to Denver. He is
fine fellow personally and inside base
ball player and can get along with the
club owners as well with the play
ers.'
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DROPPED DEAD ON THEasTREEF.
Edward Boyle. an ex-COnfederate and
PfliIippine soldier. Passes Away.

LeavenNorth, Kan, Dec. 11.-Ed-
ward BOYLE, who served as a lieutenant
colonel in the Confederate army at
Gettysburg and as noncommissioned
officer in the United States regulars
from 1885 to 1905, was suddenly
stricken with heart disease at noon yes
terday and dropped dead in front of a
restaurant in the business part of the
city The deceased was 81 years of age
and was very popular with the soldiers
of the Twentieth United States infantry
to which regiment he belonged until
his retirement little over a year ago.
The body will be buried in the military
cemetery at Fort LeavenwOrth- Boyle
bore a splendid reputation as a soldier
and had been complfmented during his
army career for bravery by such men
as General Wheaton. General Bates
and General Hawkins. He took part IN
the campaigns in Cuba and the Philip
pines. He had no living relatives.
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ARE OFF FOR EUROPE.
Battling Nelson and Manager Nolan 1
Cross the Pond

Battling Nelson and Manager Nolan to
Cross the Pond.
Chicago, Dec. 11.-Battling Nelson
left Chicago for a tour through Europe
last night with Billy Nolan Before
leaving he made a few observations up-
on various angles OF the fight game
You see, there's nobody here for me to
light now" exclaimed Bat, and we
think this is good chance for a trip
abroad.
Don't know how long we will be
away, but probably we will take 'em
Wales and Austria, finally going to
Denmark, where we will probably put
in some time
When we get ready to do Den
mark, am going to cable my daddy to
come over" said Bat. He always has
country when 1 went, and 1 am going
to give him the chance
My opinion of the fight at Tonopah?
1 think just this: If Cans makes the
weight Herman will beat him. But 1
really think Cans is going to dodge the
weight proposition and lose his weight
forfeit money, and will try to get in
the ring with Herman Weighing enough
so that he can do his best.
Cans is a tough fellow, all right,
but 1 tell you that the man who can
reach his body is going to put him
away, sure as anything. Whether Her
man can do it remains to be seen"
Nelson asserted that all talk of his
tying a can" to Nolan was rubbish
Nolan is good enough for me-" said
Nelson. so long as things go along as
they have been going, I am satisfied.
He's a good manager"
Nolan said he had booked Nelson for
several stage boxing engagements. and
would work the Gans-Nelson fight pic
lures on the side. "Of course, if a.
chance for a gaOd fqht for Nelson
comes along. I shall not dodge it," he
said
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HE SPENT HER MONEY.
One of the Charges a COffeyvi1Ie WO-
man Makes in Divorce Plea.

Independence. Kan, Dec. u.-Mrs.
Emily Garrison of Coffeyyille. has com
menced action in district court for divorce
from Thomas Z. Garrison, to whom she
was married February 6, 1885, at Ander-
son, Ind. They lived together until 1901
when, after moving to Cofeyville, Carl
son became an habitual drunkard. the
petition states. He was in the habit
Of coming home drunk. of using vile and
shameful epithets in addressing his wife,
and on two occasions threatened to shoot
herself and two daughters with pistol,
terrifying them to such an extent that
they fled to the home of a neighbor for
protection.
Mrs. Garrison says that when she mar
ried this unruly spouse she was posses
sed of 50 900, but he has squandered her
holdings until she only has 500 left, which
is invested in house and lot in COffey
vile.
She wants absolute divorce, restoration
to her maiden, name Of Emily Williams.
possession of the real estate named and
costs of the suit
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Citizens and Omcials Have Made a
Beautiful Resort.

Norton, Dec. 1.-THE annual meeting
of the stockholders of Elmwood Park
will be held this week. The report will
show a most gratifying success. The
park contains 80 acres. The Norton
County Agricultural association pur-
chased this tract about six. years ago
for consideration of SO, &c., paying 81, 800
down at the time. The annual report
will show that the stockholders have paid
out about $1,000 in Improvements, and
have ample money in the treasury to pay
the entire Indebtedness. Elmwood park
is one of the most beautiful and at
tractive resorts in northwest Kansas. The
Prairie Dog creek furnishes water, and
there is a great abundance of tall timber
for shade cOnveniences. It is generally
believed the old officers will be reelected.
they having been careful and successful
in the management heretofore. George
MouIton is president, NJ. F. Clarity is
secretary. and f. z. Kennedy is treas
urer.
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Quick End to Damage Suit.

Teavenworth, Kan, Dec NV nat
promised to be one of the biggest dam
age suits Of the term in the district
court here came. to a sudden and un-
expected end monday owing to the fact
could not find their client The plaintiff
is a colored boy named Nelson Lott,
who had brought suit against the Mis-
souri, Pacific for 81. 500 damages Lott
contention had been that he was shot
in the leg by a Missouri Pacific brake
man and fell from the top of freight
car under the wheels, one leg being SO
tated. The court dismissed the case.
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I1I.LINwooD AFTER A FACTORY.
Ten Farmers Must Guarantee to Raise
100 Acres of Beets.

A number of our citizens have signified
to the Leader their willingness to raise
ten acres of sugar beets each next year
Now if others will come through so that
ten people will guarantee the sugar fac
the factory viii agree to buy the beets
f. Q; b. Ellinwood for 50 ton. u This
500 per acre profit which beats wheat
raising away ofr-EIlinwood. Leader. =.
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KNIFE FIGHT AT MULvANE.
starts in the Santa Fe Depot and Three
Men Are in Jail.

Wichita. Kan, Dec. lin knife
fight in Mulvane. George Stevens, a
Young married man, was severely
slashed His brothers, James and
Charles Stevens, and Frederick Wilson,
are in the Sumner county jail in Wei
llngton. The trouble occurred. al. the
Santa Fe depot in Mulvane- No one
seems to know just what started 1t nor
80 So vas responsible 1t is not known
Which of the three men did the cut
ting
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was Stricken with ApopIexy.

salina, Kan, Dec. 11.-Harry B. wal
lace, ex-register of deeds, county clerk
and old resident of the west, is dead
as the result of apopiexy. Mr.. Wallace
was stricken last Tuesday night and
did not regain consciousness for three
DAYS. He suffered another stroke Sat
urday and never regained consciousness
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FoIwen Captain Of Pennsy Team.

Philadelphia. Pa. Dec I.-Robert e.
Folwen has been elected to the captaincy
of the University of Pennsylvania foot
ball team for 1907. B. L. Greene the
but declined, and FolwelTs election was
then made unanimous. Fo4well has
played three years on the Pennsylvania
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CITY PARK RACES OPEN.
Fair Ground Tracks at New Orleans
Close for Two XNceIzs-

New Orleans, Dec 1.-THE CITY park
race track was osened for the first Of Its
winter racing periods under the new ar
rangement with the fair grounds track
The latter will be closed two weeks while
the City park races are on. The initial
handicap, $3.50 added. was won by the
James Reddiclx. which took second. came
up with q rush at the finish and was
beaten By neck. The first race OF the
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a smaII Flre at Gardner.

Olathe. kan, Dec. ia fire in Card
ner. johnson county, destroyed a two
story frame building owned by the Ma
sonic order and occupied as lodge room
tile company for general merchandise on
first floor The drug store building and
contents of DIR. J. B.. Armstrong, res
fa1Irant and some other small buildings
were also destroyed. The loss was be
tween IS. 900 to $4,000 partly covered by