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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13
Ringling Bros Big Circus.

Ringing Brothers Worlds Great.
est Show is to visit Medford on Sat
urday. August 2S, coming this sea-
son with new laurels won at Madi-
son Square Garden in New York be-
cause of the unprecedented excell-
ence of their performances. 1t is in
all respects the very best circus that
was ever organized, and the perform
ances that will be given in Medford
Will be given exactly as they were
presented in Manhattan, not the
slightest change having been made
since the season opened there.
There are no less than seven sensa-
lions on the program, any one of
which is great enough to give a cir
Gus distinction. There are the won
derful Schumann horses which waltz
on their hind legs, drink from large
glasses and roll each other around
in huge barrels; elephants that use
the telephone, conversing with each
other over the wire from one end of
the main tent to the other; the
thrilling double somersaulting auto
Mobile act, performed by a young
French girl; Roblidello, the Mexican
wire wizard; the wonderful Lorch
family of acrobats and 100 other
great acts that are new to America.
The parade will be given at 10
O'Clock in the morning and it is an
entirely new spectacle. Some of its
features are Camels, Zebras. Deer,
Elephants and Llamas driven in
teams like horses and harnessed to
ornate tableauX. The parade will be
three miles long. The menagerie,
too, is wonderful affair, greatly en-
larged and filled with strange speci-
mems of the animal world. At the
head of the menagerie is Darwin,
the missing link, which lives in a
miniature house with windows, elec-
trio lights, hot water heater, chairs
and tables. Darwin eats with knife
and fork, drinks from bottle and
shaves himself.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13
How This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
f. ]. CHENEY G. CO, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F, j. Cheney for the last is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obliga-
tlons made by his firm.
WALDlNG, KTNNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system Testimonials sent free.
Price ~ cents per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for con-
supation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13
THE WASHINGTON
MARRIAGE LAW
prospective Brides and Grooms Rush
to Oregon to BE Joined i'm
Marriage.

The last legislature of the state
Oh washington passed law requir-
Ing all brides and grooms to submit
TO an examination by physician
ana have a certificate certifying TO
their physical souudness before the
marriage ceremony can take place,
and the result is that many hundreds
OF these people come to the state of
Oregon to have the ceremony per-
formed. A Portland paper has this
to say on the subject:
County Clerk Fields is besieged
daily with letters from Washington
young people contemplating matri-
mony who desire to know the Oregon
marriage laws, OF course. these
letters are courteously answered,
with the result that the county's cof-
fers are bulging with marriage IL
.cense receipts, and the judges of the
county are faring sumptuously upon
the marriage fees, with none to say
them nay-with the exception of
Justice of the Peace Olson. whose
marriage business is the heaviest,
and against whom County Judge
Webster, whose marrying business is
among the lightest, has begun cam
paign to put a stop to the monopoly
Upon looking over the records for
last month, that is, so far as the re-
turns are in, one is met with the as
founding fact that judges and just
Ices of the peace in Multnomah coun-
ty married nearly three times as
many couples last month as during
July 1908.
In answering the letters from
loye-smitten Washingtonians, Mr..
Fields always tells them that they
win be obliged to bring witness to
swear that the brlde-to-be is resi-
dent of Multnomah county, of legal
age and that there is no legal i'm
pedimept to the marriage. But to es-
cape this twist of the law seems TO
be an easy matter, especially when
Cupid leads the way The couples
come to Portland, stay here few
days so that they can say the bride
is living here, get the hotel clerk to
act as a witness, seek out the Justice
OF the peace, and, purchasing enough
cigars at the Courthouse stand to last
the obliging hotel clerk month, HE
them away to the home OF the
groom"
What Is taking place in Portland
Is undoubtedly duplicated IN many
other towns in this state. 10 evade
the law is the one object of making
Oregon the Gretna Green of these
people who have been made captive
by Cupid. The object of the law is
commendable, but, like other laws,
1t will be evaded. Just what per.
centage of Washington couples get
married at home would be interest
Ing to know.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13

Ditch Co.: Bob Mansfield, ]. l.
Myers, Mort Luckett. Everett Brown
II. l.. Gilkey, w. A. Newell, c. w
Ament, H. G. Bobzein, Amos Myers
r. w. Rogers, M. ]. Chapman, f.
A. Ruth. w. II. Swindon, John De.
veney, Fl. H. Basler, G. ]. Dobson
Geo. II, Smith, NJ. ]. Griffiths, r. w
Woods, NJ. A. Conger. ]. e. Hair
Elmer Shank, |, j. Widgeon, f,
Smith, Mrs, 7. p, Judson, S. j. Dis
brow, Isaac Best.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13

~ ~ H'fN . fNfN''h th7NWh AthNiNls
Sllas ] Day, secretary Of The plo-
noer society Of Southern Oregon. has
caused 10 be Issued the following no.
tice regarding the annual reunion OF
the society, which will bo held at
Ashland, August 90.
"The 33d annual reunion Of the Pr
oneer society Of Southern Oregon
will be held at Ashland, Ore, on
Thursday, August 90. We hope to
have the pleasure Of greeting you on
that occasion, together with your
family and friends. II ls desirable
that the annual reunions OF the so
cloty be perpetuated Prof. y. r.
Mulkey, Of jacksonville, Ore, will
deliver an address TO the pioneers
and their friends on that occasion
Come and bring your badges with
you"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13

The residents of that section Of
tho city along East A and the upper
part of an, Sth, 9th ana 10th streets
have organized what they cali the
SO. ] lateral association. which is
10 serve them with wator taken from
the 20O-foot level ditch. This ASSOC
citation has 2S members who have
paid for the amount Of watcr they
VIII use and have also paid their
share Of the expense of the constuc-
tion Of the lateral. The water is
taken from the main ditch between
Ninth and Tenth streets and runs
through Amos Meyers place 20 Saw
age street and crosses the old county
road going through the Bobzeln or
chard, through Newell's place TO
Ninth street TO Joe Fetzner'B corner
and along his property TO Eighth
street and down this street 70 A
street From this main lateral all
members of the association take
water In this way Il serves an Inn
portant purpose 20 each water user.
There will undoubtedly be other
lateral associations along this same
ditch and those who are looking for
ward and expect 10 use water next
year should take early steps 10 form
their association and do the necess.
AIRY construction work.
The following are the names, who
20 far have Joined the No. Lateral
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13

would not be contented to be kept
in the house and doing nothing
by rheumqtism Neither are you,
who are always busy and active.
Then don't neglect the first twinge
Of an ache or pain that you might
think is just a "crick." Rub well
with Ballard's Snow Liniment and
no matter what the trouble is, it will
disappear at once. Sold by National
Drug Store
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13
THE BANCROFT ACT
THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED

Editor Courier: Dear Sir, refer
ring to our recent conversation on
, the subject of street Improvement
in this city, | infer from your ques-
tions that considerable portion of
our citizens do not understand the
scope and purpose of the act of the
Legislature which is known as the
Bancroft bonding act, BY It's terms
this act provides that whenever an
incorporated city In this state has a
population of $500 or more, and the
common council shall have proceeded
to improve any street and shall have
assessed the cost of such improve
ment to the property benefited
thereby, 1t shall be lawful for the
owner so assessed for such improve
ment, In the sum of twenty-five dol
lars or more, at any time within ten
days after such notice of assessment
Is first published, to file with the
auditor a written application to pay
said assessment In instalments; the
written application shall state that
said applicant and property owner
does thereby waive all Irregularities
or defects, iurisdictional or other
wise, In the proceeding TO improve
the street, which said assessment Is
levied and in the apportIonment Of
the cost therefor.
Said application shall contain a
provision that the said applicant and
property owner agrees to pay said
assessment In ten annual instalments
with interest at the same rate on all
said assessments which have not
been paid as that expressed in the
bonds issued to pay such improve
ments. Said application shall also
contain a statement by lots or blocks,
or other convenient description of
the property Of the applicant assess
ed for such improvements thereupon.
The statute provides for additional
steps to he taken by the auditor and
the council and that the city shall
issue It's bonds in convenient denom-
nations not exceeding $500 each
and In all equal to the total amount
of unpaid assessments for such street
Improvement The bonds are then
sold and the contractor paid from
the proceeds. This procedure does
not require any vote of the city The
right to pay such assessment In ten
annual instalments Is a personal
right granted by law to each owner
and he has a right to avail himself
OF the provision of the law without
consulting his neighbor or getting
the consent Of any one. The con
Istitutlonality Of this act has been
sustained by the Supreme Court OF
the state and no difficulty has ever
been met In finding a ready sale for
such bonds at par Should our cltl-
zens contemplate avalllng themselves
OF the privileges Of this act, their
attention should be directed particu.
larry to the fact that they have but
ten days after the first notice OF rs.
sessment within which TO file their
application with the auditor II
they let that period 80 by they lose
their right to take advantage Of IN,
act by adopting this method Of
paying for the street improvements
the burden is distributed over O
period Of ten years and the enhance
mont Of values occaslonod by the I'M
proyomcnt win invariably be 80 great
that the cost thereof VIII hardly b,
felt ! think have covered uly
! the questions asked Respectfully
yours, GEO. IT. DURHAM,
City Attorney
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13
Chamhcrlain's Collie, Cholera and Di.
arrhoca Remedy Never Known


81 have used Chamberlalns Collie,
Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy since
It was first introduced to the public
in 1872, and have never found one
instance where cure was not speed
lily effected by its use. have beer
n commercial traveller for eighteen
years, and never start out on a trip
without this, my faithful friend"
says II. s. Nichols of Oakland, Ind
Ter For sale by NJ, Clemens.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13

Congressman slsson shows good
sense In his bin which In before Con-
gress and will, we hope, some time
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13

For the newest in tailor made
suits see Kllen In Albert Building.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-13

Closing out Refrigerators at 20
per cent discount at Hair-Riddle
Hardware Cos.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
SWITCHMEN AVOID
CLASH WITH S. P.
Local Lodge, Brotherhood OF
Trainmen, Refuses to Oppose
Ruling on Promotion

At a well attended meeting of the
local lodge of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, held in Teamsters' hall,
Bryant and Third streets. last evening.
1t was decided that no action would
be taken against the ruling promul-
gated by Superintendent Thomas
Ahearn of the Southern Pacific coast
division in the matter OF the promo
tion of switchmen.
Before the meeting was held ii was
thought probable that a movement
might be started to work for the re-
scinding of the rule. If that action
had been taken it might have caused
a controversy between the national or
ganization and the Southern Pacific
company.
At the conclusion of the meeting r.
II. Mcintyre, chairman of the grievance
committee of the brotherhood for this
district, and B. X. Badger. master of
the local. stated that the question was
settled
The rule objected to by members of
the brotherhood affected all Southern
Pacific company lines. 1t provided that
when switchman had earned promo
tion through seniority and was ap-
pointed foreman of the crew he would
have to take the offered place or have
his name placed at the bottom of the
list of switchmen, lower in the list
than any of the young men. Under
that arrangement 1T would be well nigh
impossible for a man to have a second
opportunity for a promotion, should he
refuse the first appointment because he
did not feel inclined at the time to
take the job or had other reasons.
Some of the switchmen believed that
the ruling worked a hardship on the
older men, saying that they should not
forfeit practically all chances of pro-
motion because they did not take the
first place to which the rotation of
seniority brought them. Others con-
sidered it absolutely fair.
THE ruling was made with the full
sanction of the brotherhood" said
Chairman Mcintyre last evening. and
the lodge has decided that 1t is fair
and should not be attacked
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
LAD PERISHES IN
3. RAIN FILLED PIT
Father Searches Until Playmate
Says He Saw the Tragedy

OAKLAND Jan. 3.-The body of Ed
ward Richard Gallagher Jr., the year
old son OF Edward r. Gallagher of
Fruitvale. lay at the bottom of deep,
rain filed pit in a vacant lot near the
chid's home, at the corner of Franklin
and Hopkins streets. several hours this
morning while his father, unconscious
OF the fatality. inquired for him among
his playmates Finally. growing anx-
tous, Gallagher hunted up Percy Plimp-
ton. a chum Of his son, aged z, who had
been with the younger boy early in the
morning.
Have you seen Eddie?" he asked.
YES" was the unconcerned response.
Where is hep
He fell into the well out in the lot
and haven't seen him since" answered
the child
Rushing to the edge Of the pit the
frantic father saw the body of his son
lying mOtiOnless at the bottom. He
plunged into the muddy water and
lifted the tiny form out upon the bank.
but the spark Of life had fed and the
fathers efforts toward resuscitatfon
We're in vain.
1t was 1890 O'Clock when the child's
body was found and his father believes
that he was in the water three hours.
He was a nephew Of Policeman Thomas
Gallagher Of the Oakland force.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
CONTRACTOR DISOBEYS
ORDERS OF BOARD
Peter McHugh Accused by Engi-
neer of Sharp Practice

Contrary to the orders issued by the
board of works. workmen representing
Peter McHugh, the contractor who is
building the sewer on Howard street
between Erie street and Thirteenth,
were at work yesterday remedying de-
fects in the pipe. according to Winfield
S. Williams. engineer for the Civic
league. Williams said yesterday:
Il went to Howard street to inspect
the 1o1 feet Of sewer, which, according
to the board of works orders, was to
have been left open for inspection on
Monday by the city engineer and the
members of the Civic league. I found
three workmen in the trench recement-
ing the joints in the pipe which were
alleged by the Civic league to be de-
fective. They were working under the
direction of McHughs foremen and were
covering the fresh cement with sand to
give it the appearance of age.
In my opinion this is an acknowI-
edgement by Contractor McHugh of the
corn. I was accompanied on the trip
by +. p. Bergen. another engineer, and
was later Joined by II. p. Adams, who
is also an engineer.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
CARGO SHIFTS AND
CRIPPLES STEAMER
Schooner St. Helens Runs Into
Gales and Has Narrow
Escape From Loss

Listed to port at an angle of 45 de-
grees, with its cargo of lumber shifted
two feet over the port side the steam
schooner st. Helens came limping into
port yesterday morning. AS it appeared
passing in through the Golden Gate it
looked as though it would topple into
the sea at any moment. The steamer
left Mukilteo four and half DAYS ago.
laden with 100000 feet of lumber,
bound for San Pedro. Captain Bodge
reports that on December 81, at 8
O'Clock in the morning, when off the
light house at Cape Mendicino, his YES
sci was struck by series of heavy
southeast gales. The wind came in
gusts. accompanied by heavy sea-
which caused the vessel to roll like a.
log. The heavy iron deck lashings in
the middle of the vessel parted on the
starboard side and caused the lumber
to shift TO port, and at the same time
TIE OF and water in the tanks also
shifted, and the steamer went almost
over on its beam ends.
Captain Bodge finally succeeded in
getting the ST. Helens into brakes bay
where portion of the lumber was
hauled up to starboard, and then the
vessel proceeded on its way to this port
under it's own steam.
In order to keep his footing in the
engine room Chief Engineer Gardner
was compelled to wrap his shoes in
towels to prevent slipping on the iron
gratings. Ropes were also stretched
about the engine room and lashed about
the waists of the fremen to keep them
from falling down. Captain Bodge and
Chief Officer Thomas Boyd both praised
the crew highly for their excellent
work under. the trying situation. As
soon as the st. Helens arrived at
Meiggs wharf its owner, E. j. Dodge.
arrived on the dock and put a big crew
to work removing the lumber on the
port side to the steamer Vanguard,
which was brought alongside The Van
guard had previously been sent out in
search of the st. Helens. but owing to
foggy weather it passed the crippled
vessel and proceeded as far up the
coast as Point Arena. When matters
on the st. Helens are adjusted the yes
sci will proceed on its way to San
Pedro
The st. Helens was built in 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
WORKER
SCORES CITYS
BARBARY COAST
DR.. Seth c. Rees Says COndi-
tiOns Are as Bad as Any
City in Country
Plans Rescue Mission and VIII
Wage War on "White
Slave" Traffic

That the conditions in the Barbary
Coast Of San Francisco are as vile and
vicious as any which exist in the
United States was one Of d series of
statements made last night by Rev
Seth c. Rees, the Chicago slum worker,
in his address at the Victory theater.
4 have established 10 rescue mis-
sions in the United States, and 1 in
tend to stablish one in san Francisco"
said Dr. Rees. You need it. Not
even in New York. Chicago or Boston
have / found conditions which are any
worse than those which exist in this
city"
Another startling statement made
by DR. Rees was to the effect that TO-
600 young girls. recruited for the most
part from country towns and farms,
are each year tricked by means of
mock marriages, fake" employment
bureaus and drugs into the nav Of the
white slave" system.
LIVES SOON END
A tride more than five years after
these girls enter upon their lives of
sin they emerge. only TO take their
places in the silent halls Of DEATH"
said Dr. Rees.
Il visited your Barbary coast last
night. and not even in New York or
Chicago have found worse conditions"
DR.. Rees described the workings of
the white slave" system.
"Al over the United States and even
Europe the agents Of this monstrous
system are trapping young girls" said
he. These girls are sold in open mar
ket just as you would sell a horse or
cattle. They bring from 81 tc $50, sell
dom more.
The methods used are many and
varied. all cunning and all dastardly
The principal victims are country girls.
the percentage OF city bred girls who
enter upon the life being small. The
reason for this is that the country girls
are more artless; they are not versed
in the ways Of the world as are the
city girls"
BLAMES MINISTER'S
For the existence Of the white
slave" system, tenderloins and their
brothels DR.. Rees blamed the coward
ice Of a vast majority of ministers.
who are afraid 10 openly attack the
evil"
1T is the duty of the pastors and
the church going people to awaken the
rest OF the public, and all but a few
Of the pastors and churchgoers are
Sinking their duty because they are
too -cOwardly TO attack the evil" was
the charge hurled forth by the speaker.
There are thousands Of women and
girls in the brOthels who are sick and
tired OF their life Of sin. and it is
these that we save through our res
cue missions.
Our matrons estimate that Of the
girls rescued so per cent remain, while
but 20 per cent return to their lives Of
sin Even OF this 20 per cent many
gain forsake sin later"
Dr. Rees viii speak at the Victory
:. tneater nightly until January u.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
PATHS MADE WITH
DEAD MEMS BONES
Material From Tamal Burial
Ground Beauties Mill Valley
and Causes Dispute
Remains of Ancient Indians
Used to Ornament FASH
iOnable Homes

MILL VALLEY. Jan. 3.-Every time
milady walks on the pretty. smooth
white pathways and drives that lead
to many of Mill Valleys fashionable
homes she treads on the bones OF men
long dead, the aborigines of America
for mingling with the shell and gravel
that compose the paths are the remains
of the Tamal Indians. Whenever she
puts down dainty French heel the
sole of her shoe lamps into the earth
a fragment of a skeleton of a redman
Now there are those who object to
all this, and therefore Mill Valley is
split into factions One side has no
qualms about using the bones of the
Indians for paths, tennis courts and
strenuously, because they look upon
it as desecration of the dead.
MOUND A BURIAL GROUND
Near the entrance to Mill Valley is a
high mound called the Rancheria- 1t is
about the height of a three story house
Until Investigations were made the pile
was thought to be composed of shells
Lately 1t was discovered that the
mound was an old burial ground of
the Tamal Indians, after whom Mount
Tamalpais was named, Tamalpais
meaning Tamal land or country.
Owing to the accessibility of the
shell pile" number of persons In
Mill Valley have paved their garden
paths with material from the mound
and unwittingly carried with the shells
the bones of the dead Indians. And
now the dust of the red American-re-
mains of mighty warriors and hunt
ers-serve to offset with dull white the
gorgeous flowers and green lawns of
the Anglo-Saxon conqueror
Efforts are being made to have the
trustees erect monument over the
remains of Mill Valleys first settlers
and to stop the carriage of the shells
and bones from the mound The pro-
testing ones aver that more respect
should be shown the dead whether
Indian or white. Even though they be
merely bones. the idea of using them
for footpaths does not appeal to them.
WILL USE "sHELL PILEv
Many of those who already have
their paths laid out, and others who
still cast covetous eyes on the shell
pile" have different ideas. They look
at the proposition from an eminently
practical standpoint Bones are
bones," and that settles the matter.
BY experience they have discovered
that shell and bone mixed makes ex-
cellent coverings for soil paths, as the
rain waters percolate through easily
and one may pass dry shod over the
path.
Several persons have been quietly ex-
cavating the mound, and a number of
relics have been unearthed Among
them are several stone mortars used
in grinding grains and nuts. A skull
in a mortar also has been dug out. The
skull is undoubtedly that of a woman.
as the Tamal Indians always buried
females in this manner
Long arrow heads of obsidian and
dozen spear heads of volcanic rock also
have been brought to light Further
explorations will no doubt uncover
skeletons entire, relics and imple-
ments of both peace and war
In the meantime Mill Valley bellies
win continue to tread upon dead mems
ashes.