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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
Want Uncle Sam Oil Go. Bankrupt.

Topeka, Kan. April 7.-ln the United States district court at Fort Scott to- day an application was filed on behalf of a number of stockholders asking that the Uncle Sam oil company be declared bankrupt, and that a receiver be ap- pointed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
COUNCIL MAY PAVE
 PUBLIC SQUARE New Board Adopts Ordinance
 to That Effect HUNDLEY OPENS COURT Changing of Spring Branch May Be- come an Issue In Politics of Madi- son County-Fathe and
 Son Arrested.
HUNDLEY OPENS COURT

Huntsville, April 17.-(Special.)-The paving of the public square, for many years the dream of the progressive ele-' ment in this city, seems now about to be realized.
 At the first regular meeting of the new city council last night, an ordinance was adopted providing for paving the streets of the square with vitrifed brick. The work will cost about $14,0OO and the ex- pense is to be apportioned among f owners of abuttlng property. Powe pass and enforce an ordinance kind is allowed by a bill passe( 4 last legislature. An attractive
 the question is the fact ths : will be done without mak' lse in taxes necessary. The -lder- men propose to cut t' of 50 cents on the hundre that will provide plenty of che sinking fund for which vas created, while the rem ie 20 cents will be devoted tn D, All property own CTS not .rty on the square will be lrth of their city taxes
 An orr so adopted fequr- ing phy jrt all cases of in- fectious the city physician within Durs after discovery. The b. officers were ap- proved was elected mem Der of Q. Fire Chief Guscio' S appol ry High as assistant chief aHz list of selections of mem l department was rati- fled.
 Ju Hundley opened United Stat this city this morning and ss without jury during the the week. He will fix pecial term as early as pra all of the business of the for the regular term in ~~il Y, '' @
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
Mules Are Gone.

Last Monday night the black mule team of w. l. Phillips, who resides at Palmer Terrace. strayed away, or was stolen from the stables near MT. Phillips house. At present MT. Phillips is i'll and cannot get out to make a search for the missing animals A liberal reward will be paid for information leading to their recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
constlt Il ,nvention.

Guthrie, Okh 1.-The constitu- tional convent placed on it's third reading passage the pro- vision for Q m primary for the nomination of ates of both par ties for state ana county offices and United States senators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
Duffy's Pure Malt whiskey

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
FF INDIGNANT. Stricken Russia Is
 By Police.

Til 17.-Although the ding the taking of 1, by the committees f parliament Is sup ,acefully terminated, today caused a re- 
 eatest authority in matter and whose feeding nearly a stricken districts, rmlssion to enter shere the douma outside the prince ] enter the secre- ice agents dogged ed to everything ecame so upleas- arted in indigna-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
PRIN --I--

St. Petel official nc testimony of the low posed to ha an unpleasa vival of the
 Prince Lv Russia on { relief organ
 million peep was refused the Taurlde sits. After a was finally p tary's office, ] his footsteps that was sar ant that the tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
POSTPONED.

The entertainment that was to be given by the Ensley Aerie of Eagles No. 1150 at the Ems lev opera house on Friday, April 18th is postponed till Thursday, May 2, on account of unavoidable circumstances. Tickets held by any one will be good on that date. By order of Trustees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

butler, aged GO years, died last
 fhome at New Hope, after an
 veral weeks. He. was one of
 wn and most popular citizens
 bounty. He was the father
 CT, county superintendent of
 q because of his death the
 If this city was turned out
 for the day. His other
 Mrs. Tom Esslinger, Mrs.
 s, Mrs. Calvin Rousseau,
 Woodall, Mrs. Edward
 B. Joe Collier. His widow merchant of New Deca- ! luntary petition in bank C. Inited States court today. II @ $1097 and his assets are @ k-Alabama Oil company y plying natural gas to tho IS ss houses in the business on Y and within the month tic merchant in Huntsville be natural gas. Contracts b to light, heat and fur flu hotel in the city. The ha lighted within the pres wee as Is being supplied at ,nts sand feet and 1t is be- d t, cheapest fuel in Ala !.
 IT. :, and his son Grayson en C ope were arrested this ling its charging them with ut to kill The charges out ,ent personal difficulty cen nen on one side and t. c ayson, who was shot le si he latter is acting as ecuto n Grayson and Mir. len h engaged in a law suit many st and there has been feel en them. Both are eders and are held in high sm tn he county.
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ged 72 years, died
 her home in this ness with la grippe.
 of MT. John Varin, l Mrs. E. J. Mitchell r. Charles Varin and of Birmingham. The .cted from St. Mary's Is morning.
 -~------
 white man, is the first policy of wroking con court on the streets of was fined $15 and could sentenced to thirty days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18
.ENDEAVORERS ID
 MEET IN MOBILE.
Alumni of Medical School Elect
 Officers
DIR. N. SENN'S ADDRESS
Says the Triumph of the Medical Pro- fession Will Be the Prevention of Diseases-Is Given
 Vote of Thanks.

Mobile, April 17.-(Special)--The seven- teenth annual state convention of the Alabama Christian Endeavor union will be held here April 19, 20 and 21, and a large delegation is expected William Shaw, general secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavors, with headquarters at Boston, will be one or tho principal speakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

Huntsville needs clean matter may nty politics.
 d as a canal 1 was kept est corn and were on each s the channel three or four .e a vast area. acres of rich } are agltating couty could do as the reclaimed value to such an sm would pay the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

organization, deny that they have re- ceived except in the case of Defendant Armstrong as above specifically set forth, any moneys or income belonging to Mary Baker Eddy, or that any such income has been controlled or retained in any way by them
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11

The old miner stamped on his fingers.
rnarkable agility, striking bitterly, as
an old wolf snaps. 1t was battling
work, however, for in the darkness his
blows fell short or overrcached.
Glenister, on the other hand. stood
Garelessly. beating the men off as they
came TO him. He laughed gloatingly.
deep in his throat. as though the ell
coupter were merely some rough sport.
The girl s%huddered. for the desperate
silence of the attacking men terrified
hcr more than a din. and yet she
stayed. crouched against the wall.
Dextry swung at II dim target and,
missing II. was whirled of his balance.
Instantly his antagonist grappled with
him, and they fell to the floor. while a
third man shutfied about them. The
girl thrOttled a scream.
I'm goin' to kick i'm. Bill" the man
s,anted hoarsely. lie me fix i'm
He swung his heavy shoe. and Bill
cursed with stirring %eloqucnce.
low! You're klckin' me-. I've got
I'm safe enough. Tackle the big un."
Bills ally then started toward the
Others, his body bent, his arms tiexed,
yet hanging loosely. lie crouched he.
side the girl. ignoring her, while she
heard the breath wheeling from his
lungs: then silently he leaped, Glenls.
Ger had hurled a man from him. then
stepped back to avoid the others, when
ne was seized from behind and felt the
mans arms wrapped about his neck.
the sailors legs locked about his
fhighs. Now came the girls first
knowledge Of real fighting. The two
spun back and forth so closely In,
Ewined as to be lndistinguishable. the
others holding Off. For what seemed
many minutes they struggled. the
young man striving to reach his al
yersary, till they crashed against the
vwall near her and she heard her cham
Tion's breath coughing In his throat
at the tightening grip of the sailor
Fright held her paralyzed, for she had
never seen men thus. A moment ant
Glenister would be down beneath theil
stamping feet-they would kick his
aife out with their heavy shoes. A
Sbonght OF 1t the necessity Of actor
sIDote her like a blow in the face. He
terror fell away, her shaking muscles
%stiffened. and before realizing wha
she did she had acted.
The seaman's back was to her. Sht
reached out and gripped him by thu
hair, while her fingers, tense as talons
sought his eyes. Then the first lou,
sound of the battle arose. The MAJ
yelled In sudden terror. and the Others
nj suddenly fell back. The next in
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11

astern, screening herself behind a life
boat. where the cool breeze famed her
face.
The forms she had seen approached,
speaking earnestly. Instead Of pass
ing, they stopped abreast of her hiding
place. Then as they began to talk she
saw that her retreat was cut of and
that she must not stir.
"What brings her hcre?' Glenister
was echoing II question of Dextry's.
bah. What brings them all? What
brought the duchess and Cherry Ma.
lotte and all the rest?'
mo, no. said the old man. "She
amt that kind-she's too fine, too deli
cate-too pretty"
That's just it-too pretty! Too pretty
to be alone-or anything except what
she is."
Dextry growlcd sourly. ''This coun-
try has plumb ruined You. boy. You
think they're all alike-an' | don't
know but they arc-all but this gal.
Seems like she's different, somehow,
but I can't tell
Glenister spoke musingly:
II had an ancestor who ~buccaneered
among the Indies Il long time ago. SO
I'm told. Sometimes | think | have
his disposition. He comes and whis-
pers things to me in the night. oh,
he was a devil, and I've got his blood
in ~me-untamed and hot-I can hear
him saying something now-something
about the spOils of war. lla, ha!
Maybe he's right. | fought for her to.
night, Dex--thc way he used to fight
for his swecthearts along the Mexicos.
She's too beautiful to be good, and
there's never a law of God or man
runs north of fifty.threc.'"
They moved on, his vibrant. cynical
laughter stabbing the girl till she lean.
ed against the yawl for support.
She held herself together while the
blood beat thickly in her ears, then
fed to the cabin. hurting herself into
her berth. where she writhed silently.
beating the pillow with hands into
which her nails had bitten, staring the
while into the darkness with dry and
aching eyes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
Continued from Page Three.)

Again came the warning blast from
ne steamer and the voice of an Off
cor:
CLEAR away that stern liner
'Dh. well I've lcft!" she breathed, and
somehow IL struck Glenistcr that she
feared this more than the men whose
approaching feet he heard.
"You can make 1t all right" he urged
her roughly. you'll get hurt if' you
stay here. Run along and don't mind
us. We've been thirty days Oh ship
board and were praying for something
10 happen" His voice was boyishly
glad. as If he cxultcd in the fray that
was TO come and no soonc had he
spoken than the sailors came out Of
abe darkness upon them.
During the space Of II few h%eartbeats
-horr WAS only a tangle of whirling
forms with the sound Of fist on flesh,
then the blot split mp. ana forms
qlungcd outward, falling heavily. Again
che sailors rushed. attempting to clinch.
They massed upon DeXtry, only ia
gasp empty air, for he shifted with re-
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11

ed uncertainty above the knob. for he
heard the hearty greeting of the ships
captain.
well, well, Glenister, where's all
the breakfast going?"
90" whispered the old man, that's
Cap Stephens"
"Dextry isn't feeling quite up to
form this morning" replied Glenister
easily.
Don't wonder! Why weren't you
aboard sooner last night? l saw you.
Most got left. eh? Served you right II
o had" Then his voice dropped to
the confidential: I'D advise you to cut
out those women Don't misunder-
stand me-, boy, but they're a bad lot on
this boat. l saw you come aboard.
Take my word for It, they're a bad lot.
Cut 'em out. Guess I'll step inside and
see what's up with Dextry."
The girl shrank into her corner, gaZ-
ing apprehensively at the other lis
tener.
"WelI-er-he isn't up yet" they
heard Glenister stammer. Better
come around later"
NONSENSE! It's time he was dress
ed" The masters voice was grufiy
good natured. Hello, Dextry! Hey!
Open up for inspection" He ratified
the door.
There was nothing to be done. The
| old miner darted an inquiring glance
at his companion, then, at her nod,
slipped the bolt, and the captains blue
bulk filed the Don
His grizzled close bearded face was
genially wrinkled till he spied the
erect gray figure In the corner. when
his cap came Off i%nvoluntarily. There
his courtesy ended. however. and the
smile died coldly from his face. His
eyes narrowed, and the good fellow
ship fell away, leaving him the stiff
and formal officer.
"Ah," he said, mot feeling well, Ell
I thought l had met all OF our lady
passengers. Introduce me, Dextry."
Dextry squirmed under his cynicism,
"Well-I-ah-didn't catch the name
myself"
tr0 Be CONTINUED
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
CHAPTER III,

r he aWOke to the thrOb of the
engines and, gazing cautiously
through her stateroom window.
- saw Il CLASSY, level sea, with
the sun brightly agleam on il.
So this was Boring! She had clothed
it always with the mystery Of her
school days. thinking of it as a weep
ing. fog bound stretch Of gray waters.
Instead she saw a Hat, sunlit main.
with occasional sea parrots Tapping
their fat bodies out of the ships course.
A glistening head popped up from the
waters abreast, and she heard the cry
of Seal
Dressing, the girl noted minutely the
personal articles scattered about the
cabin. striving to derive thercfrom
some fresh hint of the characteristics
Of the owners. First. there was an
elaborate copper backed toilet set. all
richly ornamentcd and leather bound.
The metal was magnllcently hand
marked and bore Glenister's initial. 1t
spoke of elegant extravaganza and
seemed oddly out of place in an arctic
miners equipment. as did also Il small
set of De Maupassant.
Next she picked up Kiling's Seven
Seas" marked literally, and felt that
she had struck Il scent. The r%OughneSs
and brutality Of the poems had always
chilled her. though she had felt vague
ly their splendid pulse and swing. This
was the girls first venture from Il shell
tered life. She had not rubbed elbows
with the world enough to find that
truth may be rough, unshaven and
CARRIED in hOmespun. The book con-
firmed her analysis OF the junior part
ner.
Pendent from n hook was a worn
and blackened holster from which
peeped the butt Of a large Colts re-
vOlver, showing evidence of many
years service. 1t spoke mutely Of the
white haired Dextry. who. before her
inspection was over, knocked at the
door, and, when she admitted him, ad.
dressed her cautiously:
1.-The boys down fOrrad, teasln' grub
out Of a fiunky. He'll be up In a min
ute. How'd We sleepT'
Every well, thank you," she lied.
'but I've been thinking that I ought to
explain myself to you"
Now, see here" the old man inter-
jected, there amt no explanations
needed till you feel like givin' them
up. You was in trouble-that's I'M
fortunate. We help you-that's natu-
raj. No questions asked - that's
Alaska
"Yes, but I know you must thing
what bothers me- the other con.
tinued irrelevantly, lis how In blazes
were gOin' to keep you hid. The stew
ards got to make up this room, and
somebody's bound to see us packin'
grub in"
81 don't care who knows IL they
won't send me back. They wouldn't
do that, would they" She hung anx'
iously on his words.
Send you back? Why, don't you
savvy that this boat is bound fol-
Nome? There amt no turnin' back
on gold stampedes, and this Is thu
widest rush the world ever saw. The
captain wouldn't turn back. He
couldn't. His cargo's too precious
u and the company pays 5000 a day
for this ship. No, we aln't putin
, back to unload no stowaways at five
thousand per. Besides, we passengers
wouldn't let him-time's too precious
They were interrupted by the rattle Of
dishes outside, and Dextry was about
to open the door when his hand waver
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11

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remover, at sncs the cause and the disease inn.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
ed Over to Capitalists.

annual resources of Grants Pass are one
million dollars, we can safely state that
this alone means $50 more towns the
size of Grants Pass to be built on the
Pacific Coast or add the equivalent to
our many prosperous towns. However,
in the building of our town and locality.
it is not money that we want, so much
as people, people who have a desire
and will to work towards building up
permanent resources for our locality
which cannot be shaken by the money
gamblers. What could be more effect
i've than grapes? See the different
ways in which they could be handled
Were the entire Rogue River Valley
planted to T0KAY grapes we could
not supply the market of the cities of
the United States to say nothing of
foreign countries.
Reader if you have more lands which
are adapted to grape culture than YOU
and your family can plant and take care
Of, plant what you can and make it
possible for few more families to 90
into the grape industry, in our valley,
by selling them the lands which YOU
cannot utelize Do not retard the de-
velopment of your locality by holding
on to lands you cannot develop. Turn
them over to people who want to use
them now. Reader, if you have not
ten or twenty acres of land which Won
are going to put into grapes this wear
procure it now before the price gets
out of your reach.
II we had $4,000 acres of grapes
planted around Grants Pass producing
$500 per acre annually, figure the re-
suits. The present resources of our
locality are about one million dollars
per annum. Did you ever stop to
think how long the people have been
working to get our resources up to
that amount? Over so years. How
many acres Of grapes would we have
to plant to double our resources? II
would double the population of the
town. By doubling the population. is it
not fact that you win double the
property values.
AT this point We call your attention
% the following afiidavits made by
many prominent business men of this
lty; men who have visited the Carson
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

vineyard and the Sampson vineyard
men who have been up to the Nelson
place, where they saw over one thous-
and pounds of grapes produced on one
vine without cultivation; men who are
looking carefully into the future of
this town and locality, and they be-
lieve as we do, that the grape industry
will solve the permanent money max
problem for us, Something which will
bring millions of dollars annually of
foreign money to our town to build
and stimulate all industries.
I. II. Sampson, first being duly
sworn, deposes and says: That | am
resident of Grants Pass, Oregon, and
have a small vineyard two miles north
Of town, which is but three years old.
and that | harvested and sold one hum
dred and thirty-two dollars per acre
worth of grapes from these lands this
year. C. H. SAMPSON
Subscribed and sworn to before me a
Notary Public for Oregon.
Grants Pass, Oregon, Nov. s. 1907
E. L, CHURCHILL,
Notary Public.
Compare this with what they term
the rich grain country.
j. X. Nelson, first being duly sworn
deposes and says; That l am a resi-
dent of Grants Pass, Oregon and that
have one grape vine which is a volun-
teer and to my best knowledge | be-
heve had over one thousand pounds of
marketable grapes on it this year.
JOSE X. NELSON
Subscribed and sworn to before me a
Notary Public for Oregon.
Grants Pass, Oregon, Nov. 8, 1907.
E. L. CHURCHILL,
Notary Public.
5S5 vines per acre; make your own
estimates as to the true value of these
ands.
W. b. Sherman, first being duly
sworn deposes and says: That he is a |
of Grants Pass and that The
W. B. Sherman Realty Comrany has
'ecently purchased from c. H. SAMPSON
he grapes on two vines, which are
within two squares of their offices and
o the best of his knowledge and belief
zach Of these vines now contains four
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

Our own Jonathan Bourne, by his
honest endeavor to actually compel
President Roosevelt to permit his
name to once more be used for that
high office, has "stirred up the sui-
mals. '" .politoi ally speaking aud all
the anti. administration organs are
now turning their guns on "Our
Jonathan. But he has a big bank
account and, what is far better, he
has public sentiment at his back.
So, why should he fear what these
fellows can do?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
ever thus and doubtless will co..,
thusly to the end of time. "ue

A promiu ent "Bn.;na,. :.
writes from Ashland to the w.,
ford Tribune, wanting that p.n.v a'
help establish shot air" nnh,. i "
tion at Ashland. He takes noo nca'
to to write after this fashion: "War v1
The TribOne is all right, tbon.sa.' '''' !.
is is, fuii OF not air and balloon ioio. !.
That's what is is needed 10 us'
up these old mossbacks in Son.. '1e
Oregon. We need q hot air nan.'
Ashland to get the leaders out of ,h.a
Rip Van Winkle lethargy. our ''i .u
editors here are both good. rsi,,;' .0
men, but they have both been hs' u'
long in the same stall that tb.r "
too full of prunes to run a live n. 80
in town of 5000 people. Send ~
newspaper man full of hot air to ha, %
Us get awake. Our street co,n. up
sioner has been walking in hi, sl.a.
all summer, and our mayor and o;,p
council have plenty Of pipe dream:
bot this is as far as they e.t-ths.
accomplish nothing. They are a l;.,,.
the drowsiest we have had IN ,o
years" "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

One Of the noteworthy events in
Grants Pass, this week. was the
grand opening Of the new opera house.
The large and fashionable audience
which accepted the kind invitation Of
Manager Kinney, enjoyed the program
which was afforded them. We are in
deed fortunate in having such a public
spirited man in our community and it
is due TO his interest in the welfare
of the community that we now have
the largest and best opera house In
Oregon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

American people after any such fash
ion. They have been watching the
drift of matters and can ZEE which
way the wind is blowing. Instead of
weakening the President, in the eyes
of the voters, they have only added
luster to his lau els. The matter is
by no means settled. Perhaps it may
turn out to be ano her case of ''he
that laughs last, laughs best" Just
wait and see what the President does.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

Why is it that tho Southern Pacific
should discriminate against the people
Of Southern Oregon, by taking off two
Of its passenger trains and run them
only from .Roseburg to Portlsnd2 ?
The service has been poor enough at
best aud now it will be miserable.
Our people are highly indignant
over such proceedings, and rightly 80,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

From all over the land comes the
report that the prices of all com.
modities are 10 come down very per.
ceptibly. This will be welcome news
to the people who have to live on
moderate wages. or course the trust
mspipulators and Wall Street gam
blers will not care = bean. In fact,
they would probably rather have the
high prices prevail all the time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

With our fruit growing, extensive
timber interests. rich mines and such
things to back us up, what comma
nifty can offer greater inducements to
the prospective homeseeker? And.
too. where can there be found more
superb climate than this9 No won.
der pc ople are inclined to regard this
as Gods country.