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Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
JUSTICE M'KENNA IS
PLANNING TO Retire
Gen. James F. Smith Said to be
Slated to Succeed Him.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 23.-Asso-
ciate Justice McKenna, Of the United
States supreme court, is about to re.
tire on account of Ill health. accord.
ing to statements made by intimate
friends of the jurist here.
Governor General James F. Smith.
Of the Philippines. is mentioned as the
successor of Justice McKenna.
Justice McKenna, who was appoint
ed a member of the supreme court in
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
TARIFF RECEIPTS INCREASE

Revenue Under New Bill 100000
Greater For Eighteen Gays.
Washington, Aug. 23.-Receipts un-
der the new tariff law are showing n
steady, progressive increase according
to statement made at the treasury
department. The average increase for
the eighteen August days is 100000
over the same period of la$ year The
customs officials do not attribute this
increase to a furry, but brought about
by normal conditions in this country
and Europe.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
FIVE KILLED IN
STRIKE RIOT
Trooper, Deputy Sheriff and
Three Foreigners Slain.
ten ARE FATALLY INJURED
Rlo0dshed Follows Attempt to Storm
Stoekade at Pressed steel Car
Works at sehOenVIIIe, Pa. - State
Troopers Fire on Mob.

WoTNs az SSnoSnNhteg Tas - Statc
Troopers Fire on Mob.
Pittsburg, Aug. 2s.-One state troop
er, one deputy sheriff and three for
eigners were shot and killed in q wild
riot at the Pressed Steel Car plant in
on strike. At least a score Of persons
were seriously wounded, ten fatally.
The rioting followed a day Of quiet,
and broke out without warning.
The following partial list Of dead
and injured was made up from reports
received from the morgue, hospitals
and several physicians offices:
The dead-John L. Williams. state
trooper; Harry Exler, deputy sheriff;
three foreigners.
Fatally injured - John c. Smith,
state trooper; Lucelias Jones, state
trooper; seven foreigners. George
Kitch and John O'Donnell. state troop
ers, were seriously injured, and one
woman was shot in the neck.
Scores Arrested.
Over a score Of persons received
more or less serious injuries.
The riot scene was practically indie
scribable. Mounted troopers galloped
Unfortunately through the streets
with riot maces drawn, cracking the
heads of all persons lettering in the
vicinity Of the mill. Deputy sheriffs
and troopers broke in the doors Of
- he
OF strikers, and wholesale arrests were
made. Scores of persons were arrested
and placed in box car jails in the mill
yards.
During the early stages Of the riot
ing women were conspicuous. Some of
them were armed, others effectively
used clubs and stones. These women
all foreigners, insane with rage, were
mainly responsible for melting the
men to extreme measures.
The mob without warning made a
concerted attack upon the big swing
ing gates of the stockade. In the melee
Harry Exler, a deputy sheriff, was
shot and instantly killed by a bullet
fred by an alleged strike sympathizer
In an effort to arrest a man picked
out of the crowd as the one who did
the shooting, State Trooper Williams
was instantly killed by a revolver
bullet Two other troopers on foot
were also shot. falling into the arms
OF their comrades.
For the first time since the incep
tion of the strike the state troopers
then opened volley fire on the mob
Six strikers fell at the first round
Three of them are reported fatally
shot.
Rioters Attack Ambuianees.
AS an ambulance made its way from
the car plant to the hospital, carrying
wounded troopers. the vehicle was at
tackled and the driver forced to fe'
for his life. The frightened team o
horses attached to the ambulance
plunged wildly in and about the roaA
Two men were trampled under tn
horses hoofs. The ambulance wa
finally driven to the hospital by a de
tachment Of troopers.
Sheriff Gumbert, at the county jail
called for fifty men to serve as depu
ties at the strike scene.
The Ohio Valley hospital has treat
ed ten injured, three Of which are re
ported fatal.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
BABY PLAYED WITH GEMS

Thought 100000 Worth Of Diamonc
Set JeweIry Was Glass.
New York Aug. 23.-Tired of pa.
ing with a diamond tiara. a diamo1
paved watch, a diamond brooc5 an
other like playthings not suited to his
age, the three-year-old baby of Ste
phena Bardogo. a Jersey City labo-er
made no protest when the police dc
prived him of 100000 worth of Jew
elry and turned it over to the rightfr
owners.
The package of gems was left in az
Erie ferryboat on June 29 Bardog,
picked it up on the way home fro7
work and, supposing it was glass, gave
It to the baby.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
Senator Lodqe's Son pead.

Tuckernuck Island, Mass, Aug. 23.-
George Cabot Lodge, son Of United
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
and private secretary to his father,
died suddenly from heart failure, su-
perinduced By an acute attack Of indi-
gestion.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
Live stock Markets.

PTTTSBURG CUnion Stock Yards)-
CATTLE slow; choice. S6.50@6.75:
prime, S6.15@6 $40.
SHEEP slow; prime wethers, $4S5
as; culls and common, S1.5063:
lambs, S4Q6.75; veal calves, 5000
HOGS slow; prime heavies. medi.
ums and heavy Workers. eS.200R25;
$40; roughs, Ss.5o9f25. Wv
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
counta un.

"My. dear" he said In a mildly re-
proachful tone. II have no doubt at all
that you are a good bargain hunter
and that you always get really excel
lent bargains. but you get too many Of
them."-Chicago Post.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
MANS BONES IN SHARK

Backbone, Two Ribs and Part of Skull
Found In Monsters Stomach.
Pensacola. Fla, Aug. 23.-When a
fourteen-foot shark. caught here, was
cut up it's stomach was found to con
tain the backbone. two ribs and por
tions of the skull of a man. 1t is be.
lieved they are the remains Of a fish
erman who fell overheard from q
schooner in Pensacola harbor severa
days ago. A school of sharks were fol
lowing the schooner at the time.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
MAKE SHORT WORKOF BANDIT
Posse Runs Down and Lynehes Muir.
derer and Robber.

Blueheld, w. Va. Aug. 2S.-News
reached here from Rock, W. Va, that
W. H. Oakley. paymaster of the Frank
lin Construction company, had been
shot to death by an unidentified man
and robbed of $4,000. The murderer
was pursued by posse, captured and
lynched.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25

If people with symptoms of kidney
or bladder trouble could realize their
danger they would without loss of
time commence taking Foley's Kidney
Pills. This great remedy stops the
pain and the the Irregularities,
strengthens and builds up these organs
and there is no danger of Brights
disease or other serious disorder. Do
not disregard the early symptoms.
Sold by W. R. Keys &sCo.. Clayton
all druggists, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
No Reason.

She-I think you might stop smoking
when you heard me say don't like It.
He-That's no reason. heard you
say you didn't like to be kissed.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
w. B. Sherman.

A large sale of timber lands. was
made during the week by w. B.
Sherman for o. c. Sether to the
Grants Pass Timber Co. The prop
erty consists Of 1000 acres in Sec
tions s, 6. 7,and in township 33
south, range west, the considera-
tion being $25,000. This will make
10 900 acres of timber lands sold by
Mr.. Sherman to this same company
which is rnetof the st"'laeSt buai-
ness ORGANIZATIONS in the country
1t is composed of seven men from
seven different states, all wealthy
and representing $4,000, 900. Their
principal timber holdings are on
Evans creek. Mr.. Sherman is al
ways at home when he undertakes
to carry through big deal. He
came in from the south Thursda,
morning and went on through tc
Portland, where he expects to secure
another body of timber.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05

build a good road and money srent
for this purpose by some one lacking
this important essential Is money
wasted.
There Is too much material on the
street now to permit the making Of
a good road. 1t has cost large
amount Of money to make the hits,
hollows, aad mud hole, which now
cause 1t to be we'll nigh impossible
for loaded or even light teams.
Far be it from us to claim that
the intent was not good. yet one Of
our great reformers and church ia
theirs has said that Hell is paved
with good intentions" 1t might be
pointed out that we need a reform
In street construction, and when it
shall be undertaken, let 1t be under
the direction of a street committee
thoroughly informed regarding mod
ern road making.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
Regular Session of City Council
Thursday was
Lively one

The Council met In regular session.
Thursday night with Mayor Kinney
in the chair and the following
councilmen present: Burkhalter,
Cheshire, Cramer, Cronk, Fetsch and
Riggs. Absent, Myers and Tufts.
A large amount of routine busi-
ness was transacted. A communica-
tion was received from the Alaska
yukon Exposition offering the city
of Grants Pass, July 18th as Grants
Pass day at the Exposition. The Of
fer was accepted and the recorder
instructed to thank the Exposition
people for their courtesy in the mat
ter.
The ordinance for the granting OF
a franchise to the Citizens Tele-
phone Co., was read the second time.
Councilman Burkhalter moved that
there be inserted a clause that would
prevent the transfer Of the franchise
to another company, which was car
ried.
Under its proper head the Citizens
Telephone Co. Ordinance was read a
third time and put on its final pass
age. The vote was FIVE for the ordi-
nance and one against.
A large number of friends OF both
the old and the new telephone COM
panies were present and took an act
i've part in the discussion OF the SUB
ject.
The city property committee rec
commended purchase of FIVE acres ad'
Joining the city park. This was re-
ferred back to the committee for
further action.
The council instructed the mar
shal to notify owners of property t'
take down liquor signs on buildings
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
SOME BIG REAL ESTATE
DEALS BY LOCAL FIRMS
The Immediate Outlook Would Indicate Coming
Activity in Orchard Propositions and
in Desirable Fruit Lands in This
Valley and County

fine, deep bottom land, There are
Is acres in bearing orchard from
eight acres of which 5000 boxes OF
apples were picked the fall of 1906.
Besides this orchard there are Is
acres planted to two-year-old apple
trees which give great promise for
the future. There are 10 acres in
alfalfa and clover. The remaining
land is on the bench and part In
brush. The place has a practical
irrigation plant and orchard outfit,
The improvements on the property
are valuable and the whole place Is
in every way first-class.
We are glad to welcome Messrs,
Mason and Maxwell, both being de-
sirable citizens. They come to us
bearing the highest recommends
tions and they will be a great help
to this part of Josephine county.
This sale, together with the Eismann
property sale made short time ago
by the same firm shows the value OF
improved propositions in this Sec
tion. Messrs. Shank & Hall have
made several other sales since our
last issue but we have no data In
regard to them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
THE QUESTION OF
GRANTING FRANCHISES
Should These Valuable Assets be
Given Away Without
Competition

Another valuable franchise OF the
people has been given away by the
city for the nominal sum Of asking.
This time the application has been
for a telephone system, having for
its object the installation OF a new
plant. The grantees were given
permission TO operate within
corporate limits for a period OF 30
years without paying one cent to the
city treasurer. II looks like the
common interest OF the community
had been overlooked when It APP
pears that no bond was required to
comply with the terms OF the fran
chlse thus leaving the grantees ia
do as they please, without forfeit
ure OF money or damages. All
that is required is that work must
be begun within three months and 9
days and the Observation-Disclosures
written acceptance fled within II
days and the performance OF th'
grantee has been completed 30 far al
the city is concerned, and tn
grantee is ready to begin sellinI
stock TO the public, which perhaps y
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05

During the last few days there has
been numerous deals in real estate
and some of them have run up into
the thousands. 1t cannot be said
that the busy season has arrived, but
1t is believed that the sales already
made are an indication that the
coming months will bring with them
large amount of business. Real es-
tate men claim that everyone is look
ing for an official announcement that
work will commence on the irriga-
tion canals at a definite time and
that this will be the signal for many
transactions of moment. There is
said to be considerable money In
readiness not only in Grants Pass
but in Montana, South Dakota, Wyo-
ming and other states. Below
will be found some of the sales that
have been closed since our last issue.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05

Since writing the above we have
been fortunate enough to have a
most satisfactory interview with the
mayor, who says neither the council
nor himself can do anything in re-
gard to paving Sixth street until the
property owners make the re-
quest to have the work done and
he further says. that there is abso-
lutely nothing in the way Of paving
this important street II the owners
of the property so desire, so 1t is
up to them to take the necessary
steps to secure the paving Of the
street.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05

sufficient assurance that 1t is not
well to reason any further In the
matter.
Notwithstanding valuable fran
chise was being handed out, but one
councilman saw fit to vote against
1t and that was T. P. Cramer. Those
who were In favor, were Riggs,
Cheshire, Burkhalter, Cronk and
Fetsch. Absent Tufts and Myers.
1t is not known who is back of the
company or what their assets are or
whether 1t has any or not. At any
rate many business men are not In
favor of a divided telephone service
as 1t would force every business man
in town to have two phones where In
the present instance one is all that Is
required. Whether or not this pro-
test coming before the council had
any effect Is better told in the man.
ner In which each councilman voted.
These are they who entered a protest
and desired to have but one tele-
phone system up-to-date which
would be installed within IL months
by the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company:
H Horning, James Holman, d B
Russell, Grants Pass Banking & Trust
Company, DR.. w. H, Flanagan, C.
B. Fowler, ]. v. Schmidt, Mashburn
& Company, c F Dixon, A J Nc
Kinney, H l.. Andrews. M. Clemens,
] F. Galbraith, ]. L. Calvert, Jewell
Hardware Co., b l Plummer, West
ern Hotel, P H. Harth, Bert Barnes,
G. c. Presley, Robert G. Smith, Cold
Storage, Kinney & Truax, Jno. d.
Fry, F Eismann, Geo. s. Calhoun,
B. F. Banks, R. H O'Neill. J. Pardee,
]. o. Gibson, r. w. Clarke, DR.. f.
w. Van Dyke. J A. Slower, G. H
Clements, DR.. II G Dixon, DR.. B F
Devore, r L Bartlett, R l. Coe & Co.
Ed Listr, DR. F w Stricken, M @
Ament, c e Harmon, H G Bobzien,
M Goodnow, A willard, Amy
Booth Holmes, G H Demaray, DR. w
Booth, ] E Peterson, Claus Schmidt,
T E McKoin, Grants Pass Steam
Laundry, John Minor Booth. A Gig
Ter, DR. d P Love, ] Hanson. G II
Eismann, Z VanDyke, B M Hall
| w s Barrie
1t is also worth while to consider
the rates as are provided In the fran
chise to the new telephone company
which are as follows: Individual
business one party line, SO pei
month. Two party business line
$3.50 per month, which Is the mini
mum to business houses.
Dwellings--Individual one party
line service, 50 per month. Two
party line $3.50 per month. -Four
party line $1.25.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
For State Papers.

Commencing Wednesday, Febru-
ary 10, 1909 at 8 o'clock a. m, and
continuing until Saturday, February
13, 1909 at 4 p. m.
Wednesday--Penmanship,h history,
spelling, physical geography, read
ing, psychology.
Thursday Written arithmetic,
theory OF teaching grammar. book
keeping, physics, civil government.
Friday 49, Physiology, geography,
composition, algebra, English litera-
ture, school law.
Saturday. Botany, plain geometry
general history.
For County Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, Febru
ary 10, 1909, at o'clock a. m. and
continuing until Friday, Februar,
IL, 1909, at 4 p. m.
Wednesday - Penmanship, His
tory, orthography, Reading, Physica
Geography.
Thursday - Written Arithmetic
Theory OF Teaching, Grammar, Ply
slology
Friday-Geography, School Law
Civil Government, English Litera
ture. LINCOLN SAVAGE,
County Superintendent.
Grants Pass, Ore, Jan. 23, 1903.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
/ Must Be Paved With
out Delay.
TO PROPERTY OWNERS
et There be Prompt Action so as to
Commence Paving ON Com
pletiOn Of Bridge

&Ixth street stands very much in
need Of paving as 1t is surely dis
graceful beyond measure to have the
Drincipal thoroughfare of this i'm
portant city Of the far famed Rogue
River Valley in the condition 1t is.
Nearly or quite three-quarters of the
tfade that comes to us from the out
oide Of town passes over the bridge
md up Sixth street. Two-thirds of
the length of this street is so abom-
lnably bad that many farmers re-
1use to come to town oftener than
they are absolutely obliged to. II
here is an important street in any
ofher town In the country In as bad
cQndition as our Sixth street, 1t has
not been heard Of up to the present
Tine. There is much that might be
aid regarding the efforts In the past
50 have this popular street paved,
euffice 1t to say that 1t has not been
the fault Of the property holders.
they have been willing and even
anxious to have the pavement laid
md have voted for 1t and they will
vote for 1t again II that is necessary.
ne whole trouble in the past has
been In the council but we hope that
tAis administration will neither de-
iAy, linger or wait beforer taking
Ne necessary steps to put through
his most important matter. This
\ Improvement should be taken In
Ind at once and as soon as the
lxth street steel bridge is completed
should be in readiness to
~ the pavement. The mayor and
( touncil, we are certain, understand
Hthe Importance Of paving this busi-
NESS street and 1t will in our opin-
&on, hardly be necessary to go fur
'<her into the matter at this time
The people, 1t may be stated, want
&the street paved before the hot
Weather sets in 1t Is even too long
to wait for the bridge to be complet-
ID, but we suppose this must be done
but please, gentlemen, do not add
smother week to that time. While
On this ripe subject 1t is not out OF
place for us to mention the fact that
zour blocks on either side Of the rail
road track Is by no means the limit
of this needed improvement. Some
thing must be done in the way Of i'm
& proving the streets all the way dowr
to the bridge. During the past 81,
months the work which has beer
done in the way Of repairs has faller
short of doing any particular good
II is possible that from M street t
the bridge macadamized roat
y properly constructed will answer thu
purpose but right here is the diff
Guilty. II requires experience t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
Ladies' Auxiliary Meeting.

The regular meeting Of the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Commercial Club
will be held at the club rooms Mon
day afternoon, February 8, at .
o'clock. A full attendance is de-
sired, as business of Importance IL
TO come up.
Mrs. G. i. Clevenger, Pres.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
Sales by Joseph Moss.

Joseph Moss sold 40 acres this
week four miles south of Merlin, be-
longing to Henry II. McGrath to w
A. Donaldson, consideration, $1,000
Also a property of Mrs. viii Jackson
on L street, back of the r. l.. Coe &
Co. store to Arthur Conklin, con
sideration $1,000.
Mr.. Moss also sold for John H
Williams and others to William II
Shaul, lot s, in block 81 Railroad
addition. Price not named.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
shank and Hall

The II. A. N. Reymer place Just
below town, 80 well known to the
publlc was sold by Shank q Hall
this week to G. Y. Mason and W. s.
Maxwell, both OF Butler. Ind. The
farm consists OF rs acres, mostly
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
Churchill-Riggs Land Company.


One Of the largest real estate
transactions of the past IL months
has been closed by the Churchill
Riggs land Co. and Joseph Moss the
agent of Miller Bros, the owners of
the property in question and was
made to s. H. Riggs of this city. The
sale comprises the Miller ranch of
920 acres at the confluence Of the
Applegate and Rogue Riers. The
price paid was $4,000. The prop
erty comprises 720 acres Of choice
bottom land under a complete sys-
tenn of irrigation and cultivation and
choicest quality. The water right
Is one of the earliest filed on the APP
plegate River and the ranch is with
out doubt one of the very finest hold
ings in Josephine county. For many
years 1t has been under high state
of cultivation and holds the record Of
having produced heavy yields OF
grain of all kinds, nay and other
crops. Old settlers tell us that the
biggest yield Of corn ever harvested
in Southern Oregon, grew on the
ranch. There is a good bearing or
chard of about 25 acres Of well Sc
lected fruit, and 1t is Mr.. Riggs In
tention to add to the orchard each
year until fully one-half Of the en-
tire place will be planted with the
choicest varieties OF apples, pears and
other fruits. The land will be laid
out in 2O-acre orchard tracts, each
one to be placed under a high state
of cultivation by the most careful
management and when ready Will be
placed on the market as model fruit
farms of the most productive kind
This season the acreage OF alfalfa
will be largely increased so as tC
meet the demands Of the Grants Pass
market. There has already beer
raised on the place as high 80 15OC
tons of this forage In a single sea
son, grain crops will each year oc
cupy a considerable space until thu
orchards are developed. S. ii
Riggs is a thoroughly practical bust
ness man and has handled larg'
farms successfully in the past. III
was one OF the pioneers In Soutl
} Dakota and remained there lonl
enough to see the state developed In
to one of the great commonwealth
the middle west, when he left tha
rigorous climate to locate In tn
I Rogue River Valley where the con
! 1itions we're more favorable to thos
! N search OF health and financial OF
portunities. The choice OF thi
city and county for a location by
man OF Mr.. Riggs large experienc
ia in itself q commendatlon OF thi
Z section. Last year he purchased
\ number Of fine properties quite nea
\ to Grants Pass, all OF which he ha
Z improved and Is now one Of the lars
! est land owners in the county and
: can be said that he belongs to th'
Z class who have made the west by III
4 development Of its broad acres an
, showing its fertility.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05

A mans sympathy Is like his bank
account. II is best not To draw Zoo
heavily upon II II you wish to retain
his friendship.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-05
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent Of Josephine
County will hold the regular exami-
nation Of applicants for state and
county papers at Grants Pass, as fol-
lows:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-24
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