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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
DOINQS At THE COURT HOUSE
Items OF Interest the Taxpayers OF Josephine County
From tho Various County Officials

or less Of risk to record the instru-
ments during the holiday season
which Governor Chamberlain has de-
clared. A few transfers of realty
have been Tlsced on file as follows
Sugar Pine Door & Lumber Co., to
II B Miller, quit claim deed to lot
of acreage in sections II, lS, 10, 20,
30, SS, "a. in township 50 south, range
6 and in sections 3, 4, 9, 10, town
ship 96 8, 5; and sections 26 and "a,
township 35 $, 8; section 6, rp 6 s.
r 8 sec Z, SO s, r5; sec z, tp rs 8,
8 sec 1S, 35 s, r6. 81. st,
August Fetsch ct ux to Abbot Of
Saint Bennedict, 400 acres in sec l9, TIP
SO s, .. $780, =. =.
Roman Catholic Archbishop Of the
Diocese of Oregon to Abbot of Sc.
Benedicts Abbey, north half of block
10, Grants Pass, 81.
Merlin Townsite e. Development
Co., to Jacob Fliesch ct al, lot 8,
block 20, Center add to Merlin, $75.
Sugar Pine Door & Lumber Co, to
Sherman Fields, lot 8. block 6. of
II b Miller 81 Cos add to Grants
Pass, seas.
JP Murray ct ux to G H French 8,
acres in sec 80 tip 36 S, 8. Deed in
escrow, $500 to bear per cent in
terest from October 8, 1907.
l. b Hall ct ux TO G A Savage, lots
and 8, block 90. Grants Pass, s40O.
Charles NJ Holmes ct ux to j o
Booth, part of block 33, Grants Pass,
$21OO.
RE Reed ct ux to Z E Wiseman ct
al, lot 80x180 fl and the saloon located
on the same, $40 and other oonsidera-
tions
Nancy Hyde ct mar to Jos Hill,
lot 10, aud west half of lot IL. block
IA, H B Miller & Co.'S add to Grants
Pass, 81.
q A Savage ct ux to Edward s Van
Dorm and W W Walker, 80 acres in sec
"a, tip 8 s, 8. 800.
Frances Neil. of Nevada to e
Hodgdon. part sec "a, FTP SO, ST. 5
etc, $500.
Selden l. Simon ct al to VIM III
Sullivan, .1s9.5 acres, 10 sec, sl6, tip
Al s, r9. $40. - 9S
] P. Kenney agrees 20. sell jtolW D
French ct al, lots 1 -ands, Railroad
add to Grants Pass for $500.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08

is lower rate than for others, accord
ing to the transportation conditions
and the like. Sometimes a person of
note on the platform may be engaged
at cut rate because he happens to
have an open date and is in the partic-
ular neighborhood which wants him.
The local managers Of the course soon
learn to look out for such snaps.
The fact that a town has winter
lyceum course is mighty good thing
for the place In the eyes of outsiders.
In town where everything Is stag
nant throughout the long winter, where
there is nothing doing, where the opera
house or public hall Is shut tight from
month to month and the cobwebs clus-
ter about the windows and doors, the
visiting stranger is not likely to be at
tracted to make return visit. But
when he finds that he can while away
an evening at the hall listening to
some well known lecturer. funny man,
musical expert or other entertainer, he
In pretty sure to go away speaking a
good word for that town.
Lyceum courses, as rule, are self
supporting. 1t all depends upon the
vigor with which the manager works
! and upon the temper Of the population.
In some towns lyceum manager
makes good money out Of a course,
while elsewhere he finds It only an
even break. But even In the event Of
deficit at the close of the season
there is no town that cannot afford to
have a lyceum course, for the deficit
may be made up by contributions from
enterprising citizens. If properly push
ed there will be no deficit the second
year.
The number of entertainments and
their class depends upon the size Of
the town and the character of the peo-
pie. Some small towns have so many
citizens who fancy things of that sort
that the lyseum manager can afford
higher priced entertainers than in
towns of greater size where the peo.
pie do not care for such things.
For keeping up local pride and max
Ing your town attractive to outsid-
ers the winter lyoeum course is one
OF the latest and greatest things on
the docket.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
And There Was Nothing Doing

And There Was "NothinG Doing
Last week the various Offices at the
courthouse presented not very lively
aspect. This was due wholly to the
famous FIVE days holidays proclsma-
tion OF Governor Chamberlain. on ao-
count of the financial furry. 1t was
a question as to just whst business
could be transacted and in order to
obviate any tsngles, nothing was done
for the five days. This week matters
are some better, although the Gov
ernnr has decided to prolong the pro-
olamation and have more legal holi-
days, until the banks get relief from
the eastern correspondents. However,
Clerk Cheshire is not issuing any
marriage licenses or attachments OF
any kind. Nothing of judicial
nature will be attended to, but the
fling of deeds, mortgages, leases,
mining locations and the like will
proceed, as of yore. In the office Of
Sheriff Russell, quiet reigns supreme
and only Deputy Smith is busy. tax
ing 10 the peoples money for the
payment of delinquent taxes. No
summons or other paper Of the kind
can be served and so the Sheriff is
having good, easy time OF it, Just
how long this state Of affairs will
continue to exist seems to be problem
atical and it is cutting quite bit in
to the volume Of business which is
being done by the various officials Of
Josephine county, as with all the
counties in Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
Officials Need Some Cash

Although the different county of.
ficisls are unable to transact any bust
ness in their Offices, yet they, like all
mortals have TO exist and they are
finding 1t rather hard to pay their
bills without the necessary salary,
which is minus this time, because the
warrants could not be legally drawn.
But they are having to stand off their
creditors aud do as the average resi-
dent Of the county is doing. They rea.
lie that it will only be question Of
a short time until they will be receiv-
ing their wages and 80 they do not
sssm to be losing much sleep over the
matter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
Timber Man Has Troubles

James Il. Burns is n timber cruiser
and like other people he has troubles
of his own. Just now he is having to
resort to the courts in order TO col
lect the fee which he claims is due
him for locating party on a choice
piece of government timber land. BY
his attorney q, W. Colvig he has
brought an action against Louise
Aver charging that last August he
made an agreement with her promis.
ing 10 locate her on a fine strip of
timber land in payment for which
service he was TO receive the sum OF
$500. Accordingly he found her the
southeast quarter of section 30 town.
ship 81 south range and she pre-
sented her filing at the Roseburg
land office aud it was accepted aud
she received the customary receipt for
the money paid for such filing but
he-avers that she has failed to pay
the $500 or any part thereof and that
she persists in said refusal He thurp'
fore invokes the aid OF the law and
his attorney has sued out an attach
ment against her property until th,
court shall have chance to pass upor
his claim. tte.tl~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
Reporting to Stu to OfficlaIs

County Clark Cheshire is just now
busily engaged in making ont his an
nusl report to the Secretary Of State,
showing the condition OF the tax rolls
Of Josephine county and he has very
nice increase in the total asssssable
valuation to make to Secretary Frank
W. Benson, Of Salem over the returns
made last wear. At that time he sent
ia the total sssesssble valuation, for
Josephine county, as g. 7l0, 800. and
this year he reports il as So. 054, ,270.
which is a very material increase.
The report shows that last year the
county board of equalization reduced
Assessor Fallin's figures by $3.50,
while this year they made cut down
Of Sl2, 235 Bat this big reduction
was due almost entirely to some
mining properties, where they had
been abandoned and the machinery,
which was held for large assess
ment, had mostly been shipped out of
the county and sold. Secretary of
State Benson will now figure out what
the total running expenses of the state
will be and then he will proceed to
lpportion TO each county the per
sent, which the law of 1907 fixes for
each county. This will be prepared
in time for the county commissioners
10 include the state tax in tie making
Of the levy in this county at their
January meeting.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
Some Minor Matters

The fees IN the county clerks offioe
for October amounted to $29l. 70, as
against $3.50. 35 for the month Of Sep
tember.
Another week has passed without a
siugle marriage license being issued.
Clerk Cheshire thinks that probably
Cupid is Withholding the orders un-
til Thanksgiving season arrives.
The will of Christians Conklin.
wife OF Albert L. Conklin, residing
in New York City, has been filed and
recorded. 1t is quite volumiuous
document, covering four pages OF the
deed record, type written. She names
her IONS Wm. w. Conklin and Arthur
ConElin, of this city, as executors and
trustees, without bonds. 1t was dated
February 3, 1885 and codcil was
made March IA, 1885, because it had
been ascertained that she had only
life lease in certain valuable lands.
County Clerk Cheshire had re
quest for "a hunters license, this
week, by mail, requesting him to
forward the document and informing
him that the money was on deposit. "
But he failed to state where it was de-
posted or to VIII ose credit
Il. Laughbridge. falling into the
procession, has placed his cattle brand
on file, with the county clerk.
W. B. Sherman has made a bill Of
sale to p. p Proctor, of the job
printing plant. located in Room No.
IL, Masonic Block, the consideration
being $1,000
This week Judge II. X. Hanna
signed an order, extending the time
80 days of plaintiff to carry the case
of Rnlls S. Knapp VS.. Edgar I. Wal.
lace, the Althouse Mining Co., and
JamesCsmp, to the supreme court
Williams Bros. Door & Lumber Co..
has placed material mans lien on
lot /. block IL, Railroad addition to
Grauts Pass. for the sum Of 81. go,
alleged to be due 1t for material fur
nshed Maggie Smith.
: County Superintendent of School
Lipcolu Savage was requested by some
otthe school mar ms to have them ex-
cdsed from attending the sessions of
ttle annual Josephine County
Teachers Institute, which is now In
session in this city, but the obliEins
Superintendent had TO decline to COM
ps with the request, iuasmuch as the
Oegcn state law expressly provides
tl,st no teacher shall be excused, ex-
cept IN case OF sickness or some
eqhally rs good reason. Mr.. Savage
therefore expects 10 see every teacher
ia.the county hege d PaFticipaI5 in
tM interesting sessions 4 So;
The County commissioners mat
Wednesday, in regular session, but
owing 10 Governor Chamberlain's =
holidays, they decided to adjourn nm.
~ next Wednesday. after having
7 PASSED upon some bills.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
Appendicitis,

Is due in large measure to abuse
of the bowels, by employing drast C
purIatives. To avoid dam er. use
only DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the
safe, gentle cleansers and invigors tors.
At all drug stores 25c. - -.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
Some Dirt Changing Hands

There have not been nearly so many
deeds placed ON file, many persons -vi-
deatly feeling that it womb be more
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-08
The Burlington's
Diverse Routes

In planning your trip, you don't
want to be confined to one gate.
way If your ticket reads "Burl.
ington," your route may be
Oia st. Paul,
the Mississippi River Scenic way,
three trains daily, or
Uia Billings,
the direct way to the Southeast
with complete trains all the way
through, or
Uia Denver,
and either the Billings direct way,
or else through Scenic Colorado.
Get hold of a Burlington folder;
the map shows what a desirable
portion of the through route the
Burlington trunk lines form. An
intelligent inquiry by you as'to the
Burlington routes and service will
add to the comfort of your journey
east or southeast.
Let me help you.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION Of SUB
MARINE BOATS OPENED AT navy YARD
u Government Will Expend 100000 Appropriated By
Congress- in Increasing It's Little Group Of
Submarines

mainly In the size and price Of the
boats, the largest being of five hun
dred tons to cost, in lots Of five OF
more $23S, 900 each. with maximum
surface of speed Of fifteen knots.
The Sub-surface company Of New
York submitted plans for a boat Of
ESQ tons to ,cost 3250,O00 with q speed
of 10 knotsl and q cruising radius of
1000 knots This company has no
boat under test at Newport, but sub
mitted full specifications Of one It
offers to build at Bath.
The Electric Boat company of New
York, which has built all of the sub
marines now In the American navy.
put in bids for two types OF boats.
The first, patterned after the octopus
OF 274 tons and to cost In lots of five
or more $4,000 each.
The second is to be of $40 tons. OF
greater speed than the octopus. rang
ing from eight to. thirteen knots, in
various conditions Of submergence
and to cost In lots of five or more
$4,000 each. Built on the Pacific
coast the same types would cost re-
spectiYely SAT- 900 and $4,000 each.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
BIC. FIGHT ON
! FOR CHICAGO
R. R, TERMINAL
The Focus Will Be Reached at
Auction Sale to Be Held
Tomorrow.

Associated Pressl to The Evening Times.
Chicago, May 2.-The fierce fight be-
tween leading railroads for the proper
ty of the Chicago Terminal Railway
company will come to focus tomor-
row, when the Grand Central station
and terminals and fifteen miles Of
track in this county and Lake county,
Indiana, will be sold at auction under
foreclouse proceedings. The Hill-Mor-
gan combine and the Harriman-Balt
more & Ohio interests are expected to
be the principal bidders. The upset
price is $15,O00,O00. The property has
been in the hands of a receiver for
some time. The Baltim6e & Ohio,
backed by the Hartman anfluence, ap-
parently has the best chaH-e of secur-
ing control OF the property, having
recently been granted leave by the
courts to assume the bonded indebted
ness of the terminal company, aggre-
eating $4,000. 900, and accrued inter-.
est for two years. This puts the Bal
timore & Ohio in position to oust all
other tenants except the Chicago
Great Western. which Is operating un-
der a contract made previous to the
mortgage and thus cannot be dis
turbed. The Baltimore & Ohio officials
allege that this action was taken
merely for self-protection as, under
their contract, the new comers Of the
property will have the optien of TAX
ing over or rejecting the lease under
Continued on page ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
AN INCREASE NOTED.


National Rank Notes Outstanding This
H.. Year Exceed Those for 1905.
sAasoeaateA Press - The DvsnlAg T1mes.
Washington, May 2.-The monthly
circulation statement issued by the
comptroller of 1.-The currency shows
that at the close of business, April 80,
1907, the amount of national bank
notes outstanding was $599, ,913,S $40, an
increase for the year OF $43,267 ,55S.
and an increase for the month Of
$2,701,7 ,777. The amount of circula-
ton based on United Statess bonds
was $3.50, ,204,771, which is an increase
for the year Of $35,7s1,252 and an in
crease for the month Of $2,571,7O8.
The amo,int of circulation secured
by lawful money was $49,709, ,O69. an
increase for the year Of $7.486, ,306, an
increase for the month of $130,069.
The amount of bonds on deposit to
secure circulation notes was $685.
199,050, and to secure public deposits,
$192,681, ,425. The last item is made up
of the following items: Panama
canal bonds N$12 ,725.SO0; two per cent,
consols of 1903, $65, ,022 $50; four per
cent bonded loan of 1907, $1,260,7
three per; cent loan Of 19OS-1918, ST.
10000; four per cent Of 1S95-1925,
$5.420,750; District of Columbia, 1924,
$1,112,000. State, city and railroad
bonds, $S8,027,375; Hawaiian island
bonds, $1,711,000; Philippine loan, $9,-
746, 900; Porto Rican bonds, $475, 900.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
AL.oel.t-a Pres. to The Eve.i.s Tin.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington. May 2.-Three COM
panies bid at the navy department for
the contracts for as many submarine
torpedo boats as can be built for, the
$3,00O,000 appropriated by the last
congress. So different were the bids
In the matter of size Of boats; speed
afloat and submerged, radius of ac-
tion, above and below water, and 9TH
er essentials that 1t will require long
consideration TO determine which Of
the bids Is the most desirable.
The Lake Torpedo company, OF
Bridgeport, Connecticut submitted
what, on its face, was the lowest bid,
that is. to build at the Bath Iron
works in Maine any number of 255
tom boats above five at $19S.000 each.
These are to be delivered. one every
three months after the expiration of
1S months from date Of contract. The
Lake company also proposed to build
its ;boats on the Pacific coast or the
Gulf coast, II the navy department so
preferred. -
ant types OF bids, the difference being
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
.HENEY NAY Be
EMPLOYED As
PROSECUTOR.
U. s. Secret Officers Have I'm
earthed Vast Land Frauds
in Washington.
WORSE THAN THOSE
MADE a IN OREGON
President Roosevelt Sends
Special Officer West to AS
semble All Evidence.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Seattle, WASH. May 2.-Six secret
service operatives are working in wes-
tern Washington unearthing a series
of land frauds that are declared to be
more astounding in their far-reachiug
character than the discoveries made
in Oregon or California. A secret
service operative In the confidence of
President Roosevelt has just been sent
to the coast to take charge of the work
and assemble eyidence.that has been
accumulated for presentation to
special officers of the department of
justice. ..,
tits declared by q high government
authority that when all the timber
fraud evidence has been assembled, f,
j. Heney will be asked to come here
and duplicate his success In prose-
cutting the land frauds of Oregon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
CHICAGO Man WOULD HAVE PANAMA
CANAL PURCHASE DECLARED ILLEGAL
Attorney w. Wilson Applies U. s. Supreme Court For
Rehearing in Case-His Application Contains
'Roast" For Judges.
Associated Pres. t. The nve.,.x ri.e..

Associated Press to The Hvenins Tines.
Washington, May 2.-Attorney War
rem b Wilson of Chicago whose suit
against Secretary Shaw to have de-
clared illegal the payment of $780,
100000 for the purchase of the Pana-
ma canal from the French company,
was recently decided against him by
the supreme court Of the United Safes.
has filed in that court a petition for
rehearing. It Is somewhat remarkable
on accaunt Of the manner in which
the courts decision is characterized.
Referring to the courts statement
that "the amount of complainants in
terest is not disclosed" he asserts
that no bill of this kind lever alleged
anything as to the amount of property
complainant owned" He proceeds:
"the only startling thing about the
matter is that the supreme court Of
the United States should be startled
at the idea that a citizen disclosing
as the basis of his right only his cfd-
zenship and legal liability to be called
on to contribute by taxation to the
public treasury should presume to
think himself entitled to demand from
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
COUNTING THE CHICKENS
Democrats Believe They will Prevail
In Forthcoming Oklahoma
Elections.

Democrats Believe They Will Prevail
In Forthcoming Oklahoma
Elections.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, May 1--WE are going
to make fight to win everything ia
sight in the coming election in the
new state of Oklahoma next August" I"
said Chairman James NJ. Griggs of
the democratic congressional commit
tee last night. "The whole ticket is
sure to be democratic, but our fight
will be for. the legislative ticket,
which will elect two United States
senators, and for the five members of
the national house of representatives.
We are assured of three democrats in
that delegation. with two in doubt.
and we want them.
Every loyal democrat in the coun-
try should desire that the new state
enter the union democratic and it
should be his pleasure to assist in
such cOnsumnlatiOn. l will afford
him the opportunity. 1 hereby call
on all democrats everywhere to send
me dollar subscription to the Okla
homa campaign fund, which 1 will
turn over to the chairman of the Ok
lahoma state committee. They can
address the subscriptions either to
me, or to Charles A. Edwards, secre-
tary of the committee, Washington, D..
c. They will get a receipt which they
can frame as memento of demo-
cratic success when the returns come
in next August"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
CHICAGO MEN
KILLED EACH
OTHER N FIGHT
Bloody Duel with Butcher
Knife and Revolver Had a
Fatal Ending.
RESTAURANTER AND
HIS COOK QUARRELED
Latter Jabbed a Long Knife
Thro Employers Body and
Himself was Killed.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Chicago, May al. E. Burgeson,
owner of a restaurant, killed his cook,
Alfred Beaumont, yesterday when the
place was filled with patrons. Beau
mont, who is said to have been drink
ing. quarreled with Burgeson in the
kitchen. AS Burgeson turned to leave,
Beaumont thrust knife into his back.
Burgeson ran from the kitchen with a
big butcher knife sticking entirely
through his body. Beaumont stopped
to pick up another knife and then ran
after Burgeson, who reached his coun-
ter and got his revolver. A waiter
pulled the knife from Buregson's body
as he ran past him. As Beaumont re-
sumed the attack, Buregson fired four
times at him, three bullets taking eff
feet. a'tS-
(, Both men dropped to the floor.
Beaumont was taken to the county
hospital, where he died two hours lat
er Buregson was. taken to the Pres
byterian hospital, where the ply
sicians said he probably would qdie.
Both men were married. ~ a~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02

q
The accompanying cut is sketch
Of B. j. johnson, Grafton's worthy
mayor, recently chosen by the citizens
OF that enterprising city to succeed ].
A. Dunn, removed to Park River to re.
side. To be the honored executive OF
q city with population of nearly
$1,000, lis crown that any man might
well covet, but with Mayor johnson
1t was largely case of the Office
seeking the man.
Grafton has always born the repu-
tation of being decidedly clean city,
morally and otherwise, and that Mayor
Johnson will see to It that the city's
reputation is not besmirched Is GER
tain. Grafton expects to undertake
and complete a number of municipal
Improvements during the coming sum-
ner. Mayor Johnson is backed by an
enterprising council.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02
SANTLEY JUBILEE CONCERT.

london, Nay "a benent concert
in celebration of the Santley jubilee
has been arranged for this evening
and will be held in the Royal Albert
hall under the patronage Of the Prince
and Princess of Wales and other men,
bers of the royal family. Many dis
tinguished men gave enthusiastic aid
in the movement, Including the Duke
of Norfolk. Sir Charles Wyndam, Sir
Hubert Parry, Sir Frederick Bridge
and Sir A. C. Mackenzie. A host OF
famous singers have volunteered their
services for the occasion, which prom
ises to be a memorable one of It's
kind