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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-05

Whipple. Best in drawing, A class.
Helen Witberspoon. Greatest i'm
provement in drawing. b class, Lester
Calhoun. Greatest improvement in
drawing. A class, Christopher Nor
rison. Highest general average. b
class, Marie Farrell. Highest general
average. A class, Helen Witherspoou.
Sixth grade. G V. Kilgore. Perfect
In attendance, 9th grade A. Claude
Smith. Rita Brown. Best in writing.
9Th grade A, Gladys Conklin. Great.
est Improvement in writing. 9th grade
A, James Mcfarland. Best in draw.
ing. 9Th grade A, Virginia Morrison.
Greatest improvement in drawing, 9th
A, Helen Love. Highest general
average 9Th grade A. Gladys Conklin.
Eighth grade, c. V. Kilsore. Per.
feet In attendance Best In writing sth
grade b, Minnie Reymers Greatest
Improvement 10 writing. Perry Gun.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-05
Special City Election Held
on Wednesday.
A SMALL VOTE WAS CAST
Street Improvement District No. ]
10 Have Bitulithic Pave
mont.

The special election to submit to the
vote of the qualified electors Of the
City of Grants Pass, the proposition
to issue City improvement bonds in
the sum of $50, 900 for the express pur-
pose of improving by grading and paw
ing street improvement District No.
1, with bitulithio pavement, was held
Wednesday, June Sd, and carried in
favors.of the issuance of the bonds by
a majority Of II. This small margin
can be accounted for only for the rea-
son that ..many who cast their votes
believed that it was an extra tax upon
property outside of the paving district
and consequently used their influence
against the issuance Of bonds. But
issuance of such bonds under the Ban
croft Bonding Act, which was par
ticularly drawn for the purpose of the
property TO be imoroved gives the
owner opportunity to pay for his i'm.
provement in 10 equal installments,
one accruing each year. thus obviating
the heavy expense that would other
wise become due upon the completion
of the work.
The votes for each ward are as
follows:
Ward No. For issuance of bonds,
Yes, AZ. No, %.
Ward No. 2-For issuance of bonds,
Yes, 42. No. 28
Ward No. S.-For issuance of bonds
Yes, 10. No, IS.
Ward No. For issuing OF bon de,
Yes, 10. No, A.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-05

The biennial state and county cleo
tion occurring on Monday seemed to
be productive Of more interest and en-.
thusiasm than any like event in recent
years. In Grauts Pass particularly,
the question Of "wet" or "dry" over.
shadowed all others. The local option
people had made an enthusiastic cam.
paign and the other side had by no
means been idle. Prohibition carried
by a good majority. A full county
ticket was presented by republicans
and socialists but the democratic list
was vacant in the offices of county
clerk, commissioner, school superinten.
dent aud coroner.
Among the county officers, the
republicans elected candidates to fill
places of representative, county clerk,
assessor, school superintendent, COM
missioner aud surveyor. The demo.
Gratis captured the offices of sheriff and
treasurer. H d. Norton, independents,
will be the state senator. Justice Hol-
man was re- elected for the three Grants
Pass precincts while W. NJ. Cheshire,
the democratic candidate, won in a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-05
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
CONCLUDES EXERCISES

The exercises which concluded the
graduating of the High School class
for 1908 were held in the Opera House
last Friday evening in the presence OF
the enthusiastic pltrous of the school
and friends and visitors of the class.
A delightful program had been care
fully prepared for the occasion and
each number as rendered presented
some interesting feature that kept the
audience g attention during the entire
evening.
Professor Turner was fortunate in Sc
oUring the services of President p. l..
Campbell of the U. of y. to deliver
the graduating address. The PRESIDENT
is an able speaker aud for this event
he appeared at his best, speaking to
each member of tue class words OF in
struction that would mark their course
in alter years. The class consists of
l3 members.
Besides the regular class work the
eighth grade address and the response
by members of future classes added
interest TO what had already been
rendered. r. W. Clarke, chairman of
the school board presented the diplo-
mas to the class and the evening 5
entertainment Mas concluded by con-
gratulatiUns.
This years work on the part of
Professor Turner has been com
mendaple, particularly in the High
School. The attendance and increase
in the number OF graduates has BEEN
stead ly growing until this year find'
the largts st class graduated at one time
from this school for several years.
This is leasing from many poiuts of
view for the rtssJn il shows deep
interest III this vicinity in schoUl
work and also general progress moving
along hu,s of hisher eductiOn
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-05
Impressive Exercises at
The Opera House.
C. H. CLEMENTS SPEAKS
Delivers an Eloquent and Patriot
10 Address After Which Crowd
Marches to the Bridge.

Memorial Day was very fittinngly
observed In Grants Pass last Saturday.
The Graud Army Of the Republic and
the woman's Relief Corps had charge
of the services of the day but the
people in general Joined in the ex-
ercises with that spirit Of splendid
patriotism which typifies American
citizenship. The valor and sacrifice
OF those whose lives were the price Of
American liberty were impressively
observed In the service at the opera
house.
The service opened with q reading
of the general orders Of the g. A. X.
and W. II. @. Commander of the
Post, Patrick. then delivered an appro-'
pirate address Of welcome, after which
choir Of ladies rsnderedd a patriotic
selection and Rev. Mclean invoked
divine blessing. An excellent recita-
tion by Miss Inez Howard was fol-
lowed by a beautiful flag drill pre-
uented by half a dozen little girls;
and after q recitation by Miss Merle
Caldwell the choir rendered another
selection. when City Attorney
Clements delivered the Decoration
Day oration. Mr.. Clements was up
to his usual standard Of eloquence and
his address on this occasion was es-
pecially interesting and impressive.
He said In part:
''The design of every government
rightly formed upon organic law
affords protection TO the weak and
limits the suppression of the strong
but we frequently find that we need
the eloquence Of Ulysses to plead in
our behalf aud the arrows Of Hercules
to defend our line Of action.
"Our courrent thoughts must not
be the only governing power, but
there should ba held before us and
ideal. No man liveth to himself
for that reason ruling power is es-
tablished. Many conflicting ideas
of what are right principles have not
only been sacrificed but with these
thoughts and deeds Of action men
have gone forth to measure strength
against their neighbors and to bear
out the love and allegiance Of their
country for the cause. What spectacle
is better calculated to lend the mind
to serious reflections than that Of
these old veterans mingling with their
comrades upon memorial day, each
recalling the events of strife and
waged battle upon the field Of action
during the Civil War. Old soldiers,
has not q sentiment brought you to-
Rether todayr Do We not find that
all sentiments related to fraternalism
spring from mans religious intsinctf
Do not feel offended IL l should say
you are sentimental, for your senti-
ments are the glory of your manhood.
Continued on fourth page.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-05
SUPT'S. REPORT OF
GRANTS PASS SCHOOLS

Following is Sept. R. r. Turner'S
report of the Grants Pass schools
fer year ending May, 1908:
CENTRAL BUILDING.
Fourth and Fifth. grades, Miss Mel.
lie Dsmsnt. Perfect in attend snce
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
PwROPERTYHAS NO
OWNER-hT LEAST
/: oh::IlHt ! BOOK
- 49,, 49, 5----r- ~ = h b
North Arlington Councilmen
Have an Elephant on
r., Their Hands. 80

Who wants apiece of property for
nothing?l Don't everybody speak at
once. There is a plot In North Airing
ton, 1t was brought out at the borough
Council meeting last night, the owner
of which is not known, and no taxes
for the property have been collected in
some time, the assessor of North Ar
lington moi having levied an assessment
because he thought the property was
in another county, -
The property is situated near, Ewing
avenue and is part Of the old Bright
estate. There are other realty holdings
near the one in question that have
been; assessed for the a stated
above, though the owners Of said prop
erty have been .ever SO willing to pay
their taxes Assessor George Miller
says.
A map of. the borough was produced
and several Of the councilmen got In a
tilt over 1t, 1t being claimed by some
that the map was not correct. Council
man Kingsland said that the property
was in North Arlington, but some, OF
his colleagues were not sure of this, on
account of a claim made that the map
was incorrect. At the suggestion of
Mayor Bayliss the matter was laid over
until the next meeting, and in the
meantime the borough officials will. try
and find an owner for the land insuues-
tion, and then assess It accordingly.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
SAYS INSPECTOR
0.k.'D JOB AND HE
WANTS HIS MONEY
Robert Titenberg Thinks West
Orange Is Responsible and
Addresses Board.
WORK DEFECTIVE, so
. s'9 1T HAS BEEN DECLARED
Statistics on Health of Town
Show Is Deaths-Free
of COntagion. a.

e 81. Fr . y fE-6Fl# EHA FE~A ~ ~ EFa
Claiming that Plumbing Inspector
Joseph Fleming had passed the plumb
ing work in his building. though a short
time later 1t was declared to be defec-
tive, Robert Titenberg. of Lawrence
avenue, West Orange, appeared, before
ethe Board of Health of West Orange
llast, night, and asked If the town was
not responsible in the matter. 1t was
said that the work was defective. but
no settlement was reached as to who
was to pay for the necessary work. 1t
was decided to ascertain whether he
plumbers bond had expired.
Health Inspector r. w. Kinney re-
ported having served a notice on Ira
M. Williams, who was thought to own
the old toboggan building, which con-
tains bad plumbing. but was told that
Williams had transferred the property
to- his son, Henry S. Williams. The
health officials claim that the property
seems to be transferred SO often it is
quite q task to place responsibility.
Williams, IT., will now be sought.
Registrar Benjamin L.. Williams in
his report showed that the health of the
town was, excellent and no contagious
diseases existed. with the exception or
a few cases Of tuberculosis.
/. The record, for the past month fol-
lows: Two marriages. % births, Is
deaths, 2 Of which were from tuber-
culosis, and l case of diphtheria. Inc
patient has since recovered.
The action of the Town Council In
creasing the private ~scavengers licenses
fee to 500 was condemned on the
ground thai 1t practically put them out
of business and left the scavenger work
to one man. Mr.. Williams was m
structed to write the letter sent the
Council bearing on the matter. Salts
faction was expressed when 1t was
learned that the Council would rescind
it's former action.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
MET IN IRELAND;
ORANGE COUPLE
ARE WE'D TODAY
Miss Florence Grnmley Became
the Bride of Thomas 0'Sul-
Ivan in St. Johns.
HONEYMOON IS TO BE
SPENT AT NIAGARA
Miss Anna Shaughnessy, of New
York, Was Bridesmaid at
Pretty Wedding.

Tho was a pretty wedding this
afternoon in st. Johns Church, Orange,
when Thomas O%'Suliivan, of Olcott
street, Orange, led to the altar Miss
Florence Grumley, of Canada. The
couple were married by the Rev. Mat
thias J. Mcdonald, of st. Johns. Fol-
lowing the ceremony the couple had a
wedding breakfast at the b~ridegroom's
home, 10 Olcott street, Orange. The
couple will leave late this afternoon for
Niagara Falls, where they will spend
their honeymoon, and on their return
will reside in Hickory street. Orange.
Miss Anna S-haughnessy. of New
York, was bridesmaid, and the best
man was Richard O'Sullivan, brother
of the bridegroom. The bride wore a
gown of white silk trimmed with Irish
point lace and carried a bouquet of
bride roses. Her veil was caught up
with a diamond horseshoe. the. gift of
the bridegroom. The bridesmaid wore
a lavender gown trimmed with Irish
point lace and carried roses.
The young couple first met in Ireland,
and on their arrival in this country the
~bride-to-be went to Canada. She kept
up a correspondence, however. and the
marriage this Afternoon was the happy
elimination Of the romance.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
NORTH: ARLINGTON
COuNC|[MEN TRY
TO BAR GuNNERS
Two Members Wanted to Bar
Permits, but Objection Is
Raised, with Results.

Gunners. in the habit of visiting North
Arlington in the shooting season came
near being forbidden the use Of the bor-
ough as a rendezvous during the sea-
son, which will begin the middle of
this month. Councilman Kingsland
moved that no shooting permits be
granted, and his motion was seconded
by Councilman Roll.
Councilman Brandenburg,, however,
objected strenuously to the passage of
his colleagues motion, and after a
wordy war managed to have 1t modi-
fed, so as to require property owners
to sign permits for gunners to Use their
property for shooting purposes, and
these permits must then be signed by
the mayor; the permit Is only good on
the property for which It Is given.
Councilman Kingsland withdrew his
motion.
Marshal Reipe was instructed to see
that holders Of permits are on the prop
erty mentioned in the permit; If they
are not they are to be arrested and,
according to the borough ordinance,
may be fined any amount from S. to $50,
Last year the marshal caught many
v~iolators.
North Arlington is considered one of
the best game shooting places in this
part of the State.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
TO ATTEND
The WEDDING OF
LOUISE |. KOBBE
Brilliant Country Wedding for
Granddaughter of Banker
Leavitt at Short Hills.

One of the most notable weddings to
be celebrated in New Jersey for many
years will be that, at o tomorrow,
of Miss Louise Leavitt Kobbe, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kobbe, of Short Hills, and granddaugh-
ter of the millionaire banker, Henry F.
Leavitt, to William Alexander Manning.
More than 5000 invitations were Is
sued, and most of the recipients have
signined their intention of attending.
Special trains to convey, the guests.
most of whom are we'll known in New
York and Brooklyn society. will be run
over the Lackawanna Railroad to Short
Hills.
The ceremony will be performed in
the quaint, old-fashioned stone Epis-
copal church, where the forefathers of
the bride have long worshipped. In the
little stone church, however, there
lave been assembled many notable
gatherings, all of which, It Is believed,
will be eclipsed by the wedding guests
at tomorrow's ceremony.
The bride will wear as a wedding
dress the beautiful bridal gown worn
by her grandmother. Noticeable will
be the rare lace, exquisitely put to-
gether by hand. which has been laid
away for half a century and Is now
yellow with age.
The bride has received so many cost
ly prese ats that several room in the
house have been given up to their ex-
elusive display.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
PAY LAST TRIBUTE
TO c. H., De KR0YFT,
ORANGE EDUCATOR
Body Taken to Resting Place
& Through Lines Of Boys. ~
and Girls.
ELMWOOD SCHOOL IS
; CLOSED OUT OF RESPECT.
Interment Was at Mt. Morris
Cemetery-Three Hundred
Attended Funeral Service.

An Impressive scene was witnessed
in South Clinton street. East Orange,
today, when the pupils of the Elmwood
Public School paid their last respects
to the memory of Charles H. De Kroyft,
who died Sunday. His body was taken
to Mt. Morris today for interment.
The Elmwood School was closed and
the girls lined up on one side of the
street and the boys on the other.
A majority of the girls were dressed in
white. The funeral cortege passed be-
tween the two lines of children on it's
way to the Brick Church depot of the
Lackawanna Railroad.
The children offered a grand tribute
and many sal scenes were enacted by
them for their late principal, who is
credited with doing so much for their
benefit in, the Elmwood section.
Funeral services were held at his
late home last night. There was an at
tendance of about 300, many being
present from Hope Lodge. F. and A.
M, of which he was q past master, and
members of the Board of Education.
The eulogy was delivered by the Rev.
Elmer Ferris, pastor of Ahe Hawthorne
Avenue Baptist Church. The Rev.
Thomas G. Spencer assisted. fH
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
NORTH ARLINGTON TO 3
INCREASE SCHOOL ROOM.

The Board of Education of the bor-
ough of North Arlington met last night
in the school and talked over having
two school-rooms made of the present
one, 1t being claimed that the two
teachers are unable to accomplish any
thing on account of the two classes be-
ing in one room.
The board decided to lay the matter
over, and in the meantime procure
bids for the erection OF a partition to
divide the room.
Trustee Baylfss notified the board
that there were a number Of pupils in
the habit CT playing %truant, and it was
decided to notify, the parents of these
children to appear before. the recorder,
so that steps may be taken to have the
children in question attend school.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
GAVE A PRESENT AND
ACCEPTED A DONATION.

It was donation night at the meet
leg of the Harrison Common Council
last night, when $3.50 was accepted as q
present from Walsh Sons Company In
consideration of the Council giving
them permission to build a railroad
spur track across New Jersey Railroad
avenue into their building.
The concern had offered $3.50 for the
privilege and enclosed a check for the
amount, but Councilman Van Deren
did not want the impression to go
abroad that manufacturers had to pay
for such. privileges.
The permission was granted for MOTH
ing, but the $3.50 was accepted just the
same as a gift. At the same time a
similar request from the Newark Tube
and Metal Works was turned down ana
Van Deren was indignant, and after
WARD declared that this was knocked
out because the matter of a clerkship
was not brought up.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
SUIT IN
NORTH ARLINGTON
ST|RS COUNCILMAN
Outrage That Borough Should
Pay Cost of Litigation,
Says O'Hara.
HAS WARM ARGUMENT -
WITH MAYOR BAYLISS
O'Hara Combats the Mayor in
War Two Men Wage Against
CathOlci Graveyard.

ut Is an outrage to make the tax
pense of a suit brought by two in
~dividuals." So spoke Councilman Ed
ward O'Hara, of North Arlington, al
the Council meeting last night. He re-
ferred to a suit recently Instituted by
Frank Eckhardt and Henry Roden-
burg, residents of the borough, against
the Newark Roman Catholic diocese,
to preventCatholics from locating a
cemetery within the borough limits.
The action of the above mentioned
citizens was taken after the State
Board Of Health had overrruled the
local authorities, decreeing that the
diocese could locate a cemetery In the
Bergen county borough. Mayor George
Bayliss, of North Arlington, raised a
cry that undue influence had been used
against the borough in getting the State
board to render a decision against the
municipality, and his cry was evident
ly taken up by Eckhardt and Roden-
burg, and they applied to Chief Justice
Gummere to reconsider the action of
the health authorities, and the case is
still pending.
It was practically agreed that the
borough would shoulder the expense, If
any, and this has been fought from
timeAto tome by O'Hara, but to no avail,
the other members, In the majority,
voting in favor of the scheme. Mayor
Bayliss at last nights meeting endeav-
ored to make. 1t understood that the
cost. of the proceedings would come
r--xz 49, A--.- AA.k ~.,,11 ~ o1I11atAl
from the cemetery people on their two
hundred acres of ground. "If we laid
Idownsand took the decision of the State
Board OF Health, the cemetery would be
here now ahf nearly all of background
woiYld be free from taxes. and the bor-
ough would be out all the tax money
that it can collect while the case Is In
litigation" said the executive.
1t was suggested that there was yer.
little logic in the argument offered b.
the mayor. The dispute took place whel
a, resolution was read requesting Chic
Justice Gummere to dismiss a writ OF
certiorari against the Mayor and Coun'
cilmen that had been procured by Johr
Pfafendorf and Charles Wurst to- de-
termine whether eor nj the borough
should pay for the suit against thu
Newark diocese 81 .a'3e.c43 -
y Bayliss said that papers In scohneo.
.tion 'withs the Suit had been . served
on him last Thursday, and that he ha6
seen P%fafendorf, and that .P~fafendori
denied bringing any such proceeding
Wurst@fs also said to have denied hav-
Ing anything to do with the matter.
l. The resolution; was a mysterious
q affair IN 3(YEaras an ah6 said. and hc
refused to vote for 1t. 1t was adopted
however, Couneilmeni Brahdenburg, Rol
and Kingsland voting for 1t. !.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
SON LOCATES HIS
MOTHER THROUGH
EVENING STAR"
He Had Written from Ireland for
information Concerning
Her in Jersey.

One d;aiy last week. THE EVENING
STAR printed a story of Chief of Police
Michael Rodgers, of Harrison, receiving
a letter from John Mccall, of Ireland,
in which the writer sought the help of
the chief in locating his mother. whom
he said lived atsS7 Spring street, New
Jersey" oeh g@- =
Today Mrs. Mccall appeared at the
Harrison Town Hal1swith the clipping
from THE EVENING STAR and asked
the chief to communicate with her son
and say that she had been located. She
said. she. resided at 94h Blocker street,
Newark. The chief promised to do as
requested. =
Mrs. Mccall stated that she was
grateful to THE EVENING STAR. She
said her son might never nave located
her had itnot been through the medium
of thespaper.f F "a 80 ~ =
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
R0bBER|ES vEX,
But CAN'T AFFORD
PLATOON SYSTEM
East Orange COuncilmen Hear
Chiefs Report of Recent
Burglaries.

The police committee Of the East Or
ange City Council last night heard
from Chief James Bell a report on re-
cent robberies. The committee de-
plored the many breaks" but took
no action.
After the session members Of the
committee discussed the new platoon
system, which would keep the city
completely covered day and night, but
claimed the city could not afford to
appoint the eight extra men necessary
to carry out the project.
Chairman William H. Somers thought
the system a good one, but said there
was so much one to be spent In the
near future of other improvements 1t
was not probable that the Counc
would decide on the new plan.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
CROWDS ARE EXPECTED
AT BIG MASS-MEETING.

What promises to be one of the larg-
est Democratic mass-meetings that has
ever taken place, in West Hudson. will
be the one that will be held under the
auspices of the Third Ward Democratic
Club, of Harrison, tonight at the corner
of Fifth and Jersey, streets. Harrison.
About fifteen speakers have been pro-
cured. Among them will be Eugene L.
Kinkead, Democratic candidate for
Congress from the, Ninth District; AS
semblyman Edward j. Kenney, of East
Newark; Mayor Cornelius McGlennon.
of East Newark; John f. O'Neil, of
Jersey City,; Candidate for. Mayor
Joseph p. Riordan, of Harrison, and
Freebooter Patrick ]. Condor, of Har-
rison.