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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

Galice and Ajmeda had numerous
representatives during the Fourth Of
July celebration. Among others we
noticed Lon Martin, Ed Kenzie, Tom
McGovern, Charles Long and Wat
Garrett. The boys report things live
ly in the noted mining camp.
1t was noticeable that many of our
mercantile establishments had their
store windows handsomely decorated
for the Fourth. This stroke of en-
terprise and good taste was highly
creditable to our business interests
and helped to make the town pre-
sentable to the many visitors.
Photographer Lewis of the Grants
Pass Art Studio made pictures of the
numerous events during the cee-
bration and in this way we have pre-
served for us pleasant recollection Of
the occasion His pictures of the
parade of the irrigation ditchmakers
and of the coming down of the water
will become historical.
One feature of the Merlin section
of the parade July 3 was a sheaf of
oats standing feet and s inches,
which were grown on the farm of
Daniel Peterson at Hugo. Mr.. Peter
son has about 20 acres of oats on the
hillside and the entire crop is of re-
markable good head. He also had al
falfa standing feet high,
jim Tufts, the acting mayor, is
taking It easy nowadays, there were
times during the celebration when he
had It pretty hard. He looked after
everything in general and all things
in particular. Did you ever see Jim
when he had something on his mind
and he was pretty well warmed up?
II you did, you will admit he was a
sight. Oh my!
With the perspiraton in his eyes.
And dripping from his chin.
What is left of Secretary Andrews
OF the Commercial Club, after his
strenuous exertions to keep track OF
everything during the Fourth OF
July hig time has spttlpd down IN
routine office business at the club.
Much Of the detail work of prepara-
tion for celebration quite naturally
fell to the lot OF the secretary and
It can he said that he made good at
every point, which fact contributed
largely to the success Of the three
days show.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
Two Celebration Fires.

The fire department responded to
two calls on Saturday, one being
from the l.. J.. Jewell home, where
firecrackers had set fire to the grass
and threatened the destruction of the
barn. This was put out before any
damage was done. The other fire
was also caused by firecrackers
igniting the grass which caught in
the Sherman hay field just east Of
town The department and citizens
generally responded and the spread
of the fire was stopped after about
a ton and half OF hay had been de-
stroyed. For time the box factory,
now in charge Of the Gazelle Box Co..
was threatened but fortunately the
fire was Quenched before any seri-
GUS damage was done.
The rain OF Monday morning les
sened the danger OF fires for the
last day OF the celebration and made
Il possible for the evening fireworks
to be held In the city instead OF at
Riverside park as had been an
nounced.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
GRANTS PASS WINS
TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Grants Pass tennis enthusiasts
went to Medford Monday and return
ed with the championship silver cup
put up by the Southern Oregon AS
sociatlon. This is the second time
Grants Pass has won the cup and 1t
really belongs to this city, but as the
first tournament was not fully re-
presented by the valley players 1t is
probable that the Grants Pass players
will take no account Of the first tour
nament and consider this last vic
tory as the first Of the series.
The mems doubles between John
son and Beson, Of Medford, and Hes
ter and Campbell Of Jacksonville,
was won by Medford. w. c. Long
and p. B. Herman, Of Grants Pass,
Played Medford, winners, and won
two out of three sets; score ga, 2-G,
ga. The winning Of this set scor-
ing points for Grants Pass.
The mems singles, between Hester,
of Jacksonville, and Long, of Grants
Pass, won by Jacksonville, giving
them points.
The ladies' singles, Miss Christina
Mclean, of Grants Pass, and Miss
Flora Thompson, of Jacksonville,
won by Miss Mclean; score G-2, 6-1,
giving Grants Pass ! point.
Mixed doubles, Mr.. Campbell and
Miss Thompson, Of Jacksonville,
playing against Miss Christina and
Robert Mclean, won by the Nc
Leans; score 60, 4-6, 81, giving
Grants Pass / point.
Grants Pass comes out of this
tournament a winner with points
against 2 points which are yet to
be striven for between Jacksonville
and Medford
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
PIONEER WATER USERS
UNDER NEW SYSTEM

Twenty-siX farmers, fruitgrowers
and gardeners have ordered the wa.
ter put on their land at once under
the 200-foot ditch, and 20 of them
are already receiving water and the
others will complete their laterals
at once. The names of the first
water users of the Josephine County
Irrigation and Power Company are
as follows
w. A. Hood Geo. Feldmeir, ]. l..
Meyers, NJ. Luckett, H. H. Bassler,
W. B. Sherman, Isaac Best, VIM.
Frakes, NJ. c. II. Day, VIM. Chase,
K. w, Rogers, F. Meyers, L. E. Stur-
CESS H. v DoXsee, j. C. Calhoun,
S. E. Hamlin, Geo. G. Bancroft, J.
f. Walfersberger, G, A. Savage, S.
Norton, d. Mcfarland, F. S. Dukes,
F. r. Everett, Fred Mensch, G. w.
Thomas.
These land owners all live north
east of the city and most of them
have improved places. They are
greatly rejoiced over being able to
get irrigation this year. Many more
might have been served had their
land been in condition to receive the
water.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
The Celebration Ball Games.

A large crowd of base ball en-
thusiasts gathered at the ground
Saturday afternoon to witness the
game between Jacksonville and the
home team. The game was brim full
of interest from start to finish and
the home team won out in a score
of 7 to 3. There were some pretty
plays made on both sides, but Grants
Pass made the most Of them and the
Jacksonville bunch went down TO de-
feat good naturedly, There was a
large crowd at this game in spite
of the fact that the price Of admis-
sion had been raised from 35 to so
cents.
The Monday game between Cen
tral Point and Grants Pass was also
won by the latter, the score being
7 to I The weather on Monday was
not all that could be wished for,
there being too much rain to make
an ideal day for baseball, but there
was fairly good-si2od crowd in at
tendance, and in spite of the rain the
base ball spirit of the Grants Pass
bunch was not dampened to any
great extent as they again covered
themselves with glory There will
be another series Of games arranged
to be played in the near future.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
MURPHY.

A. II Carson is doing business at
Roseburg this week,
Alex Jess and family of Wilder
Vile, were visiting at Mr. c, f.
Geutners Sunday.
Weber Wagons at Hair Riddle
Hardware Co.'S.
Most of Murphy's young people
took In the celebration at Grants
Pass, staying the whole three days.
Murphy people don't believe in do.
ing things by halves.
Our vicinity was visited by a
soaking rain Monday, which was of
much benefit to gardens and grow
ing crops generally.
We are Informed there will be n
game OF base ball between the senior
Murphy team and the Applegate
team at Murphy next Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs, Mcleod, OF Kansas,
are visiting their son and daughter,
Mr. Myron Mcleod and Mrs. Smith.
We understand they will remain a
month or more.
Binding twine at Hair Riddle
Hardware Co.'S
Mr. Sterling Abbott late OF Hum
boldt. Calo was visiting relatives at
Murphy recently II was Mr. Alb
bott's first visit to this county since
1870, and he says there has been so
many changes made that he failed
20 distinguish a familiar landmark.
RuSTER BROWN.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
soft Drink Dispensers Arrested.

The soft drink establishments
seem to have grown careless during
the festivities Of the past week and
as a result half dozen proprietors
and dispensers OF the fluid have been
arrested and will be duly prosecuted
in the courts unless they plead
guilty in the police court and accept
a fine for law breaking.
The parties for whom warrants
were sworn out are August Fetsch.
Claud Whltsett. W. r. Coburn, Mr..
olcary, Martin Brown aud Mr..
Rosencrana They will appear In
court at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

Thousands OF visitors at the A-Y-P
Exposition will get glimpse of
Grants Pass as It appears to passen-
gers on the Southern Pacific, that
Is II they attend the moving picture
show and lecture. Last Sunday
special train equipped with moving
picture camera passed through the
city taking pictures along the line
from Portland to San Francisco.
These will be shown in connection
with lectures in all Of the great East
ern cities.
This Friday Roubaix Richey sent
eight boxes Of cherries to friends in
this city These cherries were Of
the Royal Anne variety and are
among the best ever seen here They
were picked by Roubalx from his
parents fine, large fruit farm at
Gresham, Ore, and the recipients OF
this delicious fruit are very grateful
to Roubaix for his generosity and
kind remembrance.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
Salvation Army.

Lieut.. Col. Jenkins, who has
charge of the Salvation operations
IN the Northwest, will be conducting
meetings here Saturday aud Sunday,
July II and 49, The colonel will be
accompanied by several musicians
who will aid him in these meetings.
Saturday night the colonel will
give lecture "FrOm Bethlehem to
Calvary" the proceeds being to aid
the local corps.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

Sunday school and morning serv-
ice at 10 a. m. and II a. m. At
the morning service there will be a
reception of members and the Sacra-
monl OF the Lords Supper. In the
evening at s o'clock the pastor will
speak on "The Closing Day"
ROBERT MCLEAN, Pastor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
First baptist Church, sun, July II.

For the morning and evening
preaching services there are to be
two speakers. Rev. Il. H. Hicks, so
well known among rs, and Rev. T..
n. Knapp of Great Falls, Mont, and
pastor OF the First Baptist church of
that city The Bible schol will meet
at the usual hour, 11;45 a, m, under
the direction Of Il, X. Hackett, and
the Young Peoples meeting will be
at 7 p m Life Lessons for Me
from the Gospel Of John" Is the sub
ject and Wnifred Paddock, the
leader. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
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r. K. Lacey returned from Almeda
on Wednesday night on a visit to his
family here.
]. C. Mattison, the manager OF
the Oriole mine at Galice, was at
Grants Pass during the celebration.
Perfection Blue Flame Oil Stoves
at Hair-Rlddle Hardware Cos.
Miss Belle Crawford left Friday
afternoon for Dunsmuir, where she
goes to reside permanently.
Cash Hendricks, Of the real estate
firm of Hendricks & Son, returned
last Saturday from visit to Almeda,
where he went June q.
Mrs. Alice Farrer and daughter
are here from Salt Lake City, the
guests of Mrs. Farrer's parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Hall.
Fruit Picking Ladders at Hair
Riddle Hardware Co.'S.
Miss Neva Lord, who has spent the
past few days in this city visiting hel
friend Miss Belle Crawford, left
Friday afternoon for her home at
Dunsmuir.
Miss Agnes Smith, who has spent
the past few days here taking in the
big celebration and visiting friends,
returned Wednesday to her home at
Oakland, Ore.
Five new members were called to
the roll Of the Commercial Club at
its last committee meeting, Thurs
day. They are w. B. Sherman, j.
l.. Meyers, A. w. Parsons, J. H.
Williams and ]. NJ. Isham.
E. r. Crouch, the popular fore
man Of the Almeda came up to at
tend the Fourth of July festivities
and see Mrs Crouch, who is visiting
her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Hendricks.
The Kangaroo court was a terror
while it lasted but when the cele-
bration was over it quit business.
| There are worse courts that the kan
garoo, notably that Of Judge Hanna,
| which will convene on Monday, July
., but fortunately it is only a terror
to evildoers. Judge Colvig and his
police court, the blind pig boys say,
is no slouch when business is doing
in that tribunal of justice.
A prominent business man said
yesterday that if the Fourth of July
festival had done no other good than
heal up friendships that had lorg
been severed among some of the
business men it would have been
worth all it cost He related several
| lhoNdllNNo NHtlt iitI were EOI on
speaking terms and had not been for
a long time but working for the
Fourth Of July celebration had
thrown them together and then came
out of the hard work the best Of
friends.
Among the pleasing juvenile floats
was the sunflower girls, little Misses
Ingles and Helen Shank, dressed as
sunflowers and riding in a finely
decorated wagon drawn by four little
darkey boys. The Shasta Lily also
attracted great deal Of attention
and favorable comment. This was
a representation of a mammoth white
lily in the center of which appeared
the head and shoulders of little Miss
Donnell. The float was drawn by
ten little boys dressed in white.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

NJ. r Sturdevant has purchased
the r, T. Thompson property, t041
4 street, between Ninth and Tenth.
The property consists Of two acres,
well improved. The residence con-
talns s rooms and has modern I'm.
proyements throughout, II is fine
home.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
II Swaycd But Carried Us Safe Over

The old saying that you must
praise the bridge that carries you
safe over" reminds us to mention
that our old bridge brought home a
couple of thousand people last Sun
day night though 1t swayed and
creaked at times in manner that
was truly alarming. There we're a
number Of people who declared they
would never cross the old structure
again but would wait for the COM
pletion of the new bridge. Had It
not been for the foresight Of the
managers of the celebration in plac-
Ing guards so as to prevent large
number OF persons getting on the
bridge at the same time a frightful
accident might have to be recorded
in these columns this week. We are
thankful that the new bridge will
be completed in about two or three
weeks. when all can cross the river
in safety This new structure has
been a long time coming but then
goods things always come slow, that
we may better appreciate them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

The Motorbloc touring car passed
through Grants Pass Friday, on route
to Seattle from San Francisco. The
car was Occupied by II. A. Cohen and
party, there being 10 in all, This
is one OF the autos in the famous race
from New York to Paris.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

Christian Science services will be
be held at / a. m, Sunday, July II,
1909, in w. o. w. hall. Subject,
Sacrament" Wednesday evening
service In same hall at p. m. You
are cordially invited to attend.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

J. & MacMurray, the music teach
sr returned Wednesday night ttom
hls visit 10 friends In San Francisco.
PIE says that he will remain In Grants
Pass md teach vocal and instru.
mental music.
The Rainbow Trout Flies lust re-
eeived hy Cramcr Bros. are Just
what Rogue River fishermen want
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

Chief of Police Mclean appeared
on the Fourth in a splendid regu-
lation police uniform and hereafter
Grants Pass police will wear the blue
The letter carriers have donned the
grey and thus our city takes It's place
among the better class.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
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NJ. u. Church. South.

Preaching at II a. m. by DR..
Robt Leslie, Of the Baptist church.
Bible school 10 a. m, Epworth
League 7:15 p m.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09

John Lance won out and appeared
in the parade riding on diminutive
burro led by two little fellows also
riding burros Very few OF Johns
friends were able to recognize him
as the makeup was very effective
as a disguise.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
MISS TIGER WON
THE GODDESS CONTEST

The final count of ballots for God
dess of Liberty for the Grants Pass
celebration brought Miss Edith
Tiger in the lead with 1916 votes
ahead of the next highest, and Miss
Tycer occupied the seat of honor on
the magnificent Grants Pass float,
which represented large pear and
peach and two mammoth punches of
grapes surmounted by a canopy un-
der which the queen sat in regal
splendor with her attendants, Misses
Matte Guild, of Merlin, Bernice Fal-
lin, Essie Martin and Edna Cornell
stationed at the four corners of the
float. Miss Sadie Hawkins, of
Galice, was second in the list of con-
testants, but she did not appear, and
as some of the other ladies whose
vote entitled them to a seat on the
float were in the horseback parade,
their places We're taken by others.
The final count on the three highest
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck,
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud,
young road superintendent, caught SIN
clair and his men in the act of looting
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence, declaring it only amounted to a
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunnins, SRI
Of the west, who came to look at tine the
wreck. She gave him a message for SIN
clair. Whispering" Gordon Smith told
President Bucks of the railroad. OF NC
Clouds brave fight against a, gang OF
crazed miners and that was the reason
for the superintendent appointment to
his high office. McCloud arranged to
board at the boarding house of Mrs SIN
clair, the eX-foreman's deserted wire
Dicksie Dunning was the daughter OF the
late Richard Dunning, who had died OF a
broken heart shortly after his wires
demise, which occurred after one year of
married life. Sinclair visited Marion Sin,
clair's shop and a fight between him and
McCloud was narrowly aVerted. smoky
Creek bridge, was mysteriously 6u mie,1.
sic criticising his methods, to Marion
Sinclair. A stock train was wrecked by
an open switch. Later passenger tram
Two men OF posse pursuing the bandits
were killed. McCloud was notified that
whispering Smith was to hunt the des-
pepndoess .b BIZ and rG bs gang be-
sent to hunt the bandits. 4 stranger, ap,
parently with authority. told him to go
ahead Dancing was told the stranger
was whispering Smith," Smith APP
preached Sinclair He tried to buy MN
Off, but failed. He warned McCloud that
his life was in danger. McCloud was car
ried forcibly into Lance Cummings pres
ence. Cumming refused the railroad
right-of-way, he had already signed tor.
Dicksie interfered to prevent sh9otlnIS
ARRAY. Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely
trail to warn him his life was in danger,
On his way home a shot passed throusil
his hat. Whispering Smith reported that
Du Sang, one of Sinclairs gang, had been
assigned to kill McCloud. He and Smlth
saw Du Sang whispering Smith tauntr
ed Du Sang and told him to, get ouL "a "a
Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed
to succumb to the bluff McClouds pig
construction job was taken from MN ne.
cause of an injunction issued to lance
Dunning by the United States court: ~
sudden rise of the Crawling stone river
created CONSERVATION. DicFsie and,
rion appealed to McCloud for help; W..
pering Smith Joined the group. ne an. anu
bicksie spent the night In conversatlpI ., H. l.
Smith giving the girl an outline OF MS
life. In the morning McCloud TOOK ms
Welcomed e them cordially whispering
smith warned Dicksie of possible danSSr
that Marion was In from her husoam w.
Murray Sinclair, and D'cksie was AT once
on her guard in her friends interests
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
CHAPTER XIII.
lower w.

Tower w.
At the end of long and neglected
hall on the second floor Of the old
bank block in Hill street, Whispering
Smith had a room in which he made
headquarters at Medicine Bend; 1t
was in effect whispering Smiths
home.
The door of the room in the course
of many years had been mutilated with
keyholes and REINFORCED with locks
until it appeared difficult to choose an
opening that would really afford en-
trance; but two men besides Whisper
ing Smith carried keys to the room
Kennedy and George McCloud. They
had right of way into 1t at all hours,
and kneV' how to get in.
McClCud had left the bridge camp
on the river for Medicine Bend on the
Saturday that Marion Sinclair-whose
husband had finally told her he would
give her one more chance to think 1t
over-returned WITH Dicksie safely
from their trip to the Frenchman
ranch.
Whispering Smith, who had been
with Bucks and Morris Blood, got back
to town the same day. The president
and general manager were at the
Wickiup during the afternoon, and
left for the east at nine o'clock in the
evening, when their car was attached
to an east-bound passenger train. Nc
Cloud took supper afterward with
Whispering Smith at a Front street
chophouse, and the two men separated
at IL O'Clock. It was three hours
later when McCIoud tapped on the
door OF Smiths room, and in a mo-
ment opened it. Awake, Gordon?"
Sure; come in. What is it?"
The second section Of the passen-
ger train-Number Three, with ex-
press cars-was stopped at Tower w
tonight. Oliver SolleIs was pulling;
he is badly shot up, and one Of the
messengers was shot all to pieces.
They cracked the through safe, emp
tied IL, and made a clean getaway"
Tower W-276 miles. Have you
ordered UP an engineer"
Yes"
Where's Kennedy"
A second voice answered: Right
here
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
CTo BE coNTINUED)
ADVERTISING That Counted.

An Oklahoma boy put up what he
considered a good joke on his mother
by advertising in her name for a hus-
band. He is now being walloped by
a good, stout stepfather. the surprised
but not at all frustrated mother hAv-
ing annexed the FIRST man that came
along, and doing well at that. as the
neighbors all allowed. You can do
anything n this world that is doable
by proper advertising. Let our Mr..
- talk with Tou about it.-MinnS
apolis J0apaA