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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-28
"R0SE PLANTING" DAY
OBSERVED GENERALLY
State Metropolis Had an Inter-
estinS Time In This Import
ant Direction.
(Special.C Correspondence

The Oregon National Guard is very
active in its efforts to obtain a suit.
able and permanent rifle range near
this city. Besides being immediately
available for the use of six com
panies, including those stationed at
Vancouver, Washington, the range
would attract any United States
cruisers aud other naval vessels to
this port, since this practice is re.
quired Of the Navy as we'll. The
matter has been taken up with the
United States War Department and
strongest possible endorsement has
gone forward from the Portland Com
mercial Club and other organizations
of Portland.
In celebrating the opening Of the
new electric interurban line between
Portland and Salem on February 18th,
the latter city entertained numerous
delegations from the various cities Of
the Willamette Valley. Over q hun
dred business men went from Port.
land in two special cars. Great en-
thusissm was aroused by the speeches
of both visitors and Salem men, and
all united in emphasizing the neces-
sity for wideawake. aggressive ad-
vertisipg to develop both city and
country. Salem ooutemplatss an i'm
mediate campaign as q result. Wash
ington's Birthday had twice its usual
interest and significance in Portland
this year on account Of this being also
the city's first Observance Of Rose
Planting Day" Archbishop Christie
psrtioipated.in the exercises in con-
uection with planting the Thousands
Of roses which were borne to the parks
BY the school children. Vigorous two
year old bushes were ret out, which
will bloom generously by the first Of
June, for the Rose Festival. A dis.
sinctivs feature of the grand parade
planned for the Fes ival will be the
entry Of floats from different cities in
the StateAseveral have already de-
signed floats illustrating some par
tioular product of their section. This
attractive representation will doubt
less attract many visitors to these
communities.
A branch Of the work of.the Port
land CONNER cial Club which many
people know nothing about 10 the
mainteusnce Of an Oregon Informa'
tion Bureau 10 Los Angeles. which
has been wonderfully successful in
its efforts to so interest Californian
tourists that they may return to their
Eastern homes by way Of Oregon.
Oregon literature is distributed from
several of the most centrally located
Offices in Los Angeles, and it is
eagerly taken. The colonist rates,
and particularly the $50 fare from the
great middle West to all stations in
the Beaver State is emphasized in
every publication given out. Eastern
lectures are also employed to limited
extent, and Mr.. Robert j. Weyh, Jr.,
Of New York City, has just reported
q most successful series, with aud
fences frequently numbering iu excess
of 1000 adults "They take in every
word about Oregon, he writes, land
then fire questions at me. "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-28

While clearing some of his grape
land, the other day, Herman Horning
had the misfortune to have one of his
optics come too closely in touch with
some of the sbrubbery and ever since
he has been nursing the injured mem
Der, although it Is getting much bet.
ter right along.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-28
CITY AUTHORITIES ARE
WANTING AN EXPERT
Councilmen Looking Into NUM-
cipal Ownership of Water
Works Question.

Messri. Kinney. Coburn and Tnffs,
the committee appointed by the city
council to take hold of the matter Of
having the water works problem
thoroughly investigated, are alive to
the Importance of the matter.
One member of said COMMITTEES
informed the Courier that the COM
mittee was just now on the lookout
or competent consulting engineer,
one who has the ability to pass upon
the plant offered by the Rogue River
Water Co., and yet one who would be
entirely unbia sed in the matter.
They have been looking around for
such an expert and nnd that they
are none too common. However. they
are on track Of just such parsonage
who resides at Los Angeles.
Engineer Chase was thought of. but
owing to the fact that he has beer
more or less identified with the old
management Of the plaas. it was not
regarded. a. proper to call for his ser.
vices in the matter, besides, judging
BY news ite N to be found elsewhere
in todsy's Courier, from MoMinnville,
Mr.. Chase is = pretty sick man and
it may be some time before he can at.
tend to such matters as this. The
committee proposes to go ahead and
carefully investigate this proposition
aud one Of these days they will be
ready to submit their findings for the
consideration Of the taxpayers Of
Grants Pass
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
BALKAN POT BO|Ls
II MAY OVERFLOW AT ANY
TIME IN THE FUTURE.
AUSTRIA THE sCAPEGoAT
Russia Declares Francis Joseph vio-
lated Treaty of 1903 and She
Is No Longer Bound.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 17.-Baron Won
Aehrenthals reiteration of the deter.
mination of Austria to build rail.
road through Novipazar, as connect
ing link for the Austrian line through
Bosnia, with the Turkish line to
Saloniki and the announcement by the
German foreign office of it's financial
support of this plan have left no il
lusions here regarding the fate of the
agreement, looking to joint action in
the Balkins, negotiated by Emperor
Nicholas and Emperor Francis Joseph
at Muerbstegg in the autumn of 1908,
which was the ground work OF the
subsequent programme of reforms in
Macedonia
The attitude of the Russian foreign
offices as learned through the inspired
press, is that the agreement, which is
regarded as already violated in spirit
by the Austrian foreign minister's
efforts to extend and consolidate the
Austrian sphere of influence by pri-
waite bargain with the sultan for con-
struction of the railroad should be
abrogated.
Russia is now left free hand to
work out her own policy in the near
east. Negotiations are still being
conducted to the end of inducing Aus
tria to withdraw her railroad scheme,
but no hope of their success is held
out on either the Austrian or the Rus
rian side.
The Russian ambassador to Turkey,
M. Zinovieffff, at a lengthy audience
with the sultan on Friday, submitted
Russia's objections to the construc-
ton of the proposed railroad, which
it is confidently expected here, will
result in the postponement of the Aus
trian project
The impression that Austria is act
ing with the full cognizance and sup
port Of Germany, which has been
confirmed by formal statements given
out by German government officials,
has resulted in an outburst of anger
against that country affecting all
circles of the Russian press and pub
tic. This antagonism is felt with
especial force in the army, where it is
believed Teutonic influences are back
of Turkish activity on the Perso-Rus-
sian frontier, which again has as
sumed menacing phase.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
$500 EAR 0F'CORN
Elliot Graphic Tells Of A Seed Corn
Auction Recently At Red Oak

Prof. A. W. Jones of Ames Col
lege assisted by Prof. Bliss of sam e
institutisa sold corn at auction
amounting to $3.50 20 and 81 bushels
wheat brought 5000 total of $500.
80. One single ear of corn brought
$500. 1t was grown by c. r. Stin-
son OF Pilot Grove township and
was the winner in class E. Mr.. J.
F. Summers of Mile Co. bought the
ear. The ear that won third prize
in class E sold for 1926. H. Ebert
paid $4,000 for g. M. Knapps ten
ears of corn which were the win
ners for Sherman Township Glass
A. HI. Johnson paid SIG 100 for
the 10 ears which wyn in Class G..
He also paid SAL 90 for the bushel
that won second prize in the Ros-
eanbaum Special. E. N. Carey paid
sol. 90 for the bushel that won sec
ond in the special and T. III. Isaac
paid $22 90 for his own bushel that
won third prize in the special. HI.
Ebert paid $4,000 for the c. NJ.
Knspp bushel. G. NJ. Knapp paid
$40 90 for 80 ears of corn (his own)
which won first in Class NJ. Many
others bought smaller lots. 1t
plainly shows Audubon County
farmers that we can breed our corn
just as highly as do our brother
farmers in adjoining county. Let
us make 1908 a bumper crop and
commence right now preparing the
seed corn.
Hides &C to 411ac. II. Hansen,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
CHURCH MEETINGS
Only a Small Portion Of the Men Of
the Country Attend Church.
Reasons Obvious

Here is one from an Atlantic
man as quoted from a recent
Democrat: ~ went to one of your
churches Sun lay evening and had
the pleasure to sit behind four
large hats worn by middle aged
and two young women. / am
man six feet tall and when the au-
dience stood up to sing il was i'm
possible for me to see either the
preacher or the choir and could
see less when they were sitting. l
got an occasional glimpse of the
preacher when the women did not
have their heads together to whis-
per. was very much put out and
was tempted to leave church. If
were not stranger in your city l
should have left the church and l
promise as long as women can
wear hat to church as large as a
load OF hay that will stay out and
let the women monopolize the
churches to chow off the fine
feathers in their hats.
This custom of women wearing
hats in church during services is
not popular in many of the towns ]
make bat Atlantic leads in the
popularity of the fad.
A TRAVELLING NAN
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
lawyer May be Disbarred.

Centerville. - Because of alleged
improper acts in his practice in the
local courts, a committee has been ap-
pointed by Judge Vermillion to draw
up an accusation against Attorney
John B. Smith. The exact nature Of
the charges is not known. Mr.. Smith
is said to feel his position most
keenly, and it has been rumored about
town that he has attempted suicide.
These rumors, however, proved to be
false. He has engaged an attorney to
defend him in the disbarment proceed
ing when the committee makes its re-
port.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
JOHN O'LEARY
Now Acting as Vice President Of the
Capitol Carriage Company of
Several California Cities

John O'Leary is well known in
Audubon county where he was
raised and received his education.
When quite a small boy he would
apply himself diligently to his
studiee when in school. John
grew to manhood under these con-
ditions and when school life had
ended, we find him working with a
number of others on one of the
large ranches in the northern part
of the county where he applied
himself to his employers advan-
tage. His way of doing things
soon made him the foreman of the
ranch.
A STRIPPING of a boy, he managed
the business of the ranch through
all kinds of weather, sometimes
with six or eight men and often
with twenty. For eight or nine
long years he followed these ardu.
GUS duties when he disengaged
himself and after short vacation
it was learned that he had gone to
Extra and there had become smit-
ten with one of Extras charming
young ladies. Later we find him
and his family off for the golden
shores of California. Today we
find him associated with the Capt.
toll Carriage Company of Selma
Fresno, Hansford and Po1terville
in the San joaquin valley of Cali
fornia. In addition to these es
tablished houses, the company ex
tends it's buggy business to va
rious points in the state. The
company is doing the larges
buggy business in California. The
Selma branch house was recently
opened and it was expected sales
during the period would be ligh,
stlll they found the sales for the
fret two days of opening were
$4,000. 400 raw hide whips, SOL
cigars and 300 calendars comprised
the firms souvenir Offering.
Mr.. O'Leary and wife are greatly
attached to their new home, and
Audubon county people are
pleased to learn of their success,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
MISS sHoNTs MARRIED.

New York, Feb 16.-Miss Theo.
dora Shonts, daughter of Theodore
P. Shonts, formerly chairman of the
Isthmian canal commission, married
yesterday at noon to Manuel Theo-
doric Bernard dAlbert de Luynes, due
de Chaulnes, of Paris. The wedding
took place at the home of the BRIDES
father at 1913 East Thirty-ffth street,
the ceremony being performed by
Mgr. lie Velle rector of ST. Patrick's
cathedral. Although considerable in
terest has been aroused because of its
international phase, it was planned to
to be an transformations home we'd
ding without unusual display or ex-
ceptional gathering of guests. Not
able among the guests. however was
the Duchess Dues, a sister of the
due and a member of the most aristo-
cratic families of Paris; the Baron
Louis d'Conde of Paris, friend of
the due, and several members of the
French embassy in Washington, in
Guiding the counsellor of the embassy,
M. Des Portes de la Fosse, Madame
Des Portes and their daughter, the
latter personal friend of the bride,
and Lieutenant Commander de Blam-
pre-, the French naval attache, and
Madame Blampre.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
is FOUND MURDERED.
Divorced Wife of creston Merchant
Finds Body.

Finds Body.
Creston.-Lying dead in a pool of
blood with bullet hole through the
left jaw seyering tie jugular vein, N.
q. Taylor, confectionery merchant,
was found in his apartments in his
store building shortly before o'clock
p. m.
The discovery was made by Tay-
lor's former wife, from whom he had
been divorced only few months. She
reported the murder to the police,
who made an Immediate search of the
premises but found no clue to the
murderer that they have made known.
The revolver with which the shoot
ing was done was missing.
According to the officers, the only
possible motive for the crime was a
personal one; no robbery was at
tempted.
Taylor and his wife, during their
matrimonial experience, quarreled fire.
quently and violently. After their
divorce she continued her visits to
his place of business and to his apart
ments and there sometimes quarrels
followed. Mrs. Taylor said that she
went to her former husbands room to
see him when she made the CHASTITY
discovery OF his body.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
ENGLAND URGES ACTION.
John Bull! Says Austria Has Broken
Faith.

Faith.
London, Feb. 17.-The leaders in
the movement for reforms in Mace
aonia are urging upon Sir Edward
Grey, the secretary for foreign affairs,
that the breaking up of the concert
of powers gives the government op.
portunity for action which should
bring about beneficial results They
contend that Great Britain is now free
to act vigorously and, being outside
of the group of concession seekers,
here demands will be the more likely
to receive attention.
The cabinet, as yet, has not decided
whether Great Britain will act indie
pendently, but the foreign Office is for
mulating new scheme, which will
be outlined by the foreign secretary
in speech on Feb. %.
Among the press and public the
breaking up of the concert is over
Swallowed by Eight for railways,
which Austria, with the sympathy, if
not the support of Germany, has
started All authorities adhere the
first impression that Austria's action
is inopportune and an apparent breach
of the understanding with Russia
whereby these two powers agreed not
to seek concessions without crossing
each other.
Thus far there has been but little
reference to the notification of the
German ambassador at Constantine
ople, Baron Marschall Won Bier
beistein to the other ambassadors
that Germany would no longer act
with the other powers in insisting
that Turkey consent to their demands
but officially that is considered the
more serious phase of the question.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
MADMAN RUNS AMuck.
City Physician Miller of Des Moines
Critically Wounded.

City Physician Miller of Des Moines
Critically Wounded.
Des Moines.-Shot through the
right lung by M. E. Davis, who had
previously wounded his wife, DR.. ].
3. Miller, city physician, lies in a
dangerous condition at Mercy hospi-
tai. Although exceedingly weak, DR..
Miller may recover.
Mrs. Bessie Collins-Davis is at the
Methodist hospital with bullet in
her right leg just above the knee.
Her condition is not considered seri.
Gus.
Davis, who used a 22-caliber Marlin
repeating rifle to shoot down his two
victims in cold blood, was captured
by the police after they had stormed
the house in which he had barricaded
himself. He is lodged in the city Jail.
Davis is a druggist at Ninth and
Center streets. He came home, at
tempted to shoot his wife, but be-
cause of the interference of a neigh
Dor. Mrs. Stella Banks, succeeded in
merely wounding the woman. 1t was
then that the police were notified and
scene of the shooting for the pur-
pose OF taking care OF the wounded
woman. Davis had barricaded the
doors and windows with furniture and
shot DIR. Miller from an upstairs Win
dow in the dark and without warning.
The bali lodged in the doctors back
after entering the breast and passing
through his body. A few minutes
after the shooting DR.. Miller, Davis
was captured at the point of half a
dozen police revolvers.
While is was first supposed that
Davis was crazed by drink he now de-
clares that he was mad at his wife,
whom, he declares, he loved too much.
He says he at first determined to kill
all who came for him but is glad now
he changed his mind
DR.. Millers condition is critical.
The bullet has not been located
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
M w. of A.

1t is gratifying to learn that the
boys at headquarters who pays the
bills has allowed the claim of the
late ii. c. Mundt Of Gray. Thecase
was taken before them by Neigh
Dor Peter Kuhl of Manning and af-
ter the solid facts were learned,
the doubts were given the benefit
and claims allowed. This noble
order never does things by halves.
They are generous and go to the
very brink of doubtful cases, and
sometimes do more than the con-
tract calls for.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
NEW POSTAL LAW
Important To Subscribers. Cannot
Receive Weekly Paper after Paper
Is One Year In Arrears

The law is plain and like good
citizens we are supposed to obey.
On and after July l., 1908 the Jour.
nal will be delivered at our post
office as usual but if the date tag
shows the paper has not been paid
for since July l, 1907, the postmas-
ter will refuse it's transmission. We
trust dear reader that you look to
your date tag and If one year or
more in arrearage send in the dol
lar, so as not break off reading the
Journal that give more home news
than any two weeklies in this great
state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
FOUR IN NEW HOSPITAL.
All Are Said to Be Making Excellent
HeadWay

Iowa City.-Althoug opened but
a fortnight ago, DR.. Kirschner, of the
Iowa State sanatorium, has received
many applications for admission to
the institution, and it is expected that
number of new patients will be re-
ceived this week. A number of ap-
plications have been turned down, as
the invalids did not come within the
limits prescribed by the state
Four patients, who have been in the
sanitarium since it opened, are MAX
ing excellent Roadway, says Supt
Kirschner. One of them has gained
weight to an avearge of over a pound
day. All are sleeping out of doors
and are living on eggs and milk.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
Inquiry

Tell us are you advertising
In the same old fashioned ways
That your grand dad did before you
And persist ait doesn't pay?"
Thinks the whole word knows your
address
Cause it hasn't changed in years"
Wouldn't the pathos of such logic
Drive a billy goat to tears?
'Just a card" is all you care for
Hidden, lonesome and unread
Like the sign upon a tom bstone
Telling folks that you are dead.
Wake up man and take tonic
Bunch your hits and make a
drive
Run a sc and change your copA
Advertise and keep alive.-Ex.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
ADMITS KILLING MERCHANT.
Bert Hendersiter, Mrs. TayIor's Son.
Confesses.

Confesses.
Creston.-Bert Hendersliter, son OF
Mrs. Belle Taylor, and stepson of the
murdered man, Nathan Taylor, has
confessed that he fired the shots
which ended Taylor's life. He did
this only after several hours in the
sweat box and persistent cross-ques-
tioning by the sheriff and police.
He stated that Taylor had illtreated
his mother and he took this method
for revenge. He produced a watch
and chain also which he had taken
from the body. The young murderer
is hardly responsible mentally and
will probably be committed to the
criminally insane ward at the peni-
Tertiary.
Stephen Taylor was murdered in
front of his confectionery store. No
clew to the crime was apparent.
The woman has secured well
known criminal lawyer here.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20

Stop that tickling cough. DR.. Shops
Cough cure will surely stop it, and with
perfect safety. 1t is SO thoroughly harm
less that DR.. Shoop tells mothers to use
nothing else even with very young ba-
bies. The wholesome green leaves and
the tender stems of lung healing noun
famous shrub furnish the curative pro-
perties to DR.. Shoop's Cough cure 1t
Gains the cough. and heals the >ensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium, no
chloroform, nothing harsh used to in
jure or suppress. Demand DR.. Shoop's.
Take no other.-N. Hansen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
Paris Is Sorry.

Paris Feb. 1.-THE intersection OF
rivalry between the nations on the
Balkan question at moment when it
would seem essential that the powers
should present a united front to COM
pei the porte to apply the Macedonian
reforms is regarded here as extremely
unfortunate. While it is too early to
assume that this means complete
rupture Of the European concert, it
has created division and suspicious
among the powers Of which the porte
is sure to take advantage, to the
detriment of the Christians in Mace
donia.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
Knife in Iowa City Fight.

Iowa City.-A drunken row in "a
shanty ten miles west of Iowa City
almost ended in a tragedy. Three
eighbors-August Rexelius, August
Kramer and Adolph Bauch-had been
drinking in Bauchs house and got
into an alteration. In the fight
Kramer was slashed on the hand with
a knife, although the other two deny
inflicting the wounds. Bauch was also
battered up, while ReXelius denies be-
ing implicated in the fight. ALL were
brought to Iowa City and lodged in
Jail pending an investigation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
A $4,000 COAL BILL.
Suit Is Filled Against the City of
Dubuque.

Dubuque.-An echo of the water
works scandal was heard when the
Martin strelau company, dealers in
coal. served notice on Mayor Schunk
that they demanded payment for a
coal bill of approximately $4,000.
The debt was contracted by the old
trustees of the water works and had
been kept under cover by the trustees
until it grew to the dimensions stated.
The city has steadfastly refused to
pay the account and it is not unlikely
that the old trustees and their bonds
men will be drawn into the litigation.
A hot fight is promised when the
case comes to trial. The mayor de-
clares that the account will never be
paid with his sanction The old trus-
tees have been deposed and the old
superintendent is in the penitentiary
for embezzlement.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
OR SALE

AT the Oak Tree Stock Farm, 10
head of Pure bred and high grade
Hereford bulls from l to years old
and 10 head of Pure breds but not
recorded, 3year old Hereford cows
in calf to recorded bulls, also sew
eral good young horses and mules
broke and ready for the harness.
M. /. MASTERSON.
If r. F. D. No. 1, Extra
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
LID FOR BURLINGTON.
Attorney General Byers Orders En-.
forcement Of Law.

Burlington.-County Attorney Kuhle-
meier has received letter from At
torney General Byers ordering him
peremptorily to enforce the mulct
law in Burlington in it's fullest pro-
visions. A failure to comply with this
demand, the attorney general
threatens, will mean the ousting of
Mr.. Kuhlemeer from his office.
Mr.. Kuhlemeier said he would take
the matter under advisement and that
he was not prepared to state at the
present time what action he would
take. The mulct law is being par
TALLY enforced under compromise
agreement in this city at the present
time,