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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23

ter roads. 1t was a good address.
Many of the good people expressed
themselves as sorry we did not
bring our wives for they would be
glad to get acquainted with them.
o. S. Blanchard responded with a
characteristic speech; said We were
working to make all communities
better. The need Is for not only
better roads, but better schools, bet
ter churches, for the standing Of the
communities depend upon these
things. All must work together for
mutual interest, for when one COM
munity gets a dollar the other sec
tions get a part of that dollar. We
appreciate deeply the welcome ex-
tended and the sentiment of the
speaker.
Judge JEWELS Speech.
County Judge Jewell was then
called upon as the good roads man.
He spoke of the necessity of short
ening the distances by improving the
roads, eliminating grades and short
curves and general Improvement
"My friends, | want to say that
we heartily appreciate the reception
that you have given us, The pur-
pose Of these excursions is to ac-
quaint the business men OF Grants
Pass with the people of the county
and to bring about such business and
social relations as will make this
county Just what 1t should be-one
of the best in the state.
Josephine county is Just begin
ming to develop itself. Our immense
water supply is going to be utilized
in the interest of our 0yn people and
for the good of those who shall cul
tivate these valleys, work these
mines after this generation shal
have passed away 1t Is now an es
tabllshed fact that we can compete
with any part Of the world in The
raising of almost all kinds Of frui
and vegetables. And those who hav,
right to know claim that the BIZ
mining of this county is still in tn
future.
3 But no country can be success
full in any line of industry withou
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23
COMMERCIAL CLUB men
ON THFIR PILGRIMAGE
Speeches of Welcome Delivered at All Points,
and Happy Replies Which do Honor
to the City of Grants Pass

KERBY, July 21, 1909 (From
our Special Correspondent With
out the shadow of a doubt the mad
dest, merriest crowd that ever under
took a pilgrimage since the days
when Sherman's bummers went from
Atlanta to the sea, was the sober and
staid representatives of the Grants
Pass Commercial Club on their way
to Wilderville, Kerby, Waldo, Takil-
ma, Holland and Selma. From the
Oldest to the youngest all joined in,
determined to make the occasion
long remembered for the good time
enjoyed. The band played its best
tunes, the story tellers told their
best stories and the jokers cracked
their best jokes at the expense of the
unfortunate fellow who chanced to
do something to draw the fire of the
testers.
The Pilgrimage people began ar
irving at Wilderville at II o'clock,
and by noon the last of the caravan
had reached that point. They were
met at the schoolhouse by nearly a
hundred farmers of the nefghbor-
hood. Seats and tables had been
placed in the splencid little grove
and the Wilderville people lost no
time in welcoming the guests and i'm
mediately proceeded to fill them up
with fried chicken, vegetables, pies
and cakes, fine, big, ripe peaches and
ripe apples. They evidently believed
we would be better natured If we
were well fed,
The band composed of Oscar and
Louis Steelhammer, Fred Cheshire
Joe Wharton, Elmer Wert2 and Rus
sell Drake made music on all pos
sible occasions throughout the trip
c. f. Lovelace called the meeting
to order and introduced l., y. Akers
who made the address of welcome
but that feature was not necessary
for we all had been made to feel wei
come from the moment Of arriving
Mr.. Akers, preacher-farmer, spok'
of the fraternal feeling and was gla'
to see that we had an interest Il
their plans, etc; and their needs
which were more nelghbors and bet
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23
MET DEATH WHILE
STEPPING FROM TRAIN

An appalling accident occurred in
the S. P, yards of this city Thursday
evening of last week, which caused
the death of Walter Swartsfigure,
|of Jacksonville. The young man
came to Grants Pass to join his
brother in working on the Swearing
er ranch, about nine miles from
Grants Pass, and arrived here on No
16, which was late, reaching this
city about 10 o'clock There was no
eye witness to the tragedy, but one
passenger, ayoung man, saw Swarts-
figure step from the rain, thinking
that it had stopped. This young
man also thought the train had
come to a standstill and stepped
from the steps, falling and bruising
one elbow slightly, but was other
wise unhurt. Young Swartsfigure,
however, sustained injuries which
caused his death a few hours later.
He was discovered by a passer-by
who first saw his grip lying by the
side of the track and was attracted
to the unconscious form by hearin'
groan. The young man was taken
to the South Pacific hospital, where
it was found that his head had beer
badly crushed at the back having
struck a railroad tie in the fall ol
possibly being struck by the cal
steps. He died at about 12: 80. The
accident occurred about 24O yards
from the S. P. depot
A letter found in the pocket o
the young man told who he was, ant
his brother, John Swartsfigure, wa
at once notified and arrived her
at 3 o'clock Friday morning and ac
companied the body of his brothe
bacl, to jacksonville The decease
was a mere boy, being only II year
NJ age He leaves a father an
mother. four sisters and one brother
and his tragic death was a sad blo'
: to them. Those who knew him sa
that he was a bright, industriou
youth. Of good habits and the sa
, accident is greatly deplored by tn
e residents of this city as well
Jacksonville.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23
HOBART AND ASSOCIATES
PURCHASE 500 ACRES
MANY TEN ACRE ORCHARDS
The Property viii BE Disposed OF
in Small Tracts to Men in
Alaska.

now enterprise of considerable
moment is about to be inaugurated
ovar ON the Applegate across the
river from Murphy. G. l.. Hobart,
who for the past four years was in
charge of customs in Alaska with
office at Juneau, has, together with
bis associates in the interior OF
Alaska, purchased through rne Best
Fuller Realty company, the Edgar
NJ Cockerline place of 369 acres on
Tho south side of the Applegate, and
the adjoining property of Ernest
Ioughridge containing 1872 acres. AS
will be seen there are substantially
5oO acres in the two tracts, 200 of
which are under irrigation and there
is water enough for $50 acres more,
which will be applied to the land as
soon as it can be cleared The price
Maid for these two farms has not
been reported, but it must have been
way Nd into many thousands as these
nroperties are admitted to be the
hest on the Applegate. The acreage
will be divided into 10-acre orchard
tracts and set to fruit, These tracts
will be sold and the association will
enter into an agreement to care for
the trees for four years, when they
will be turned over to the owners
The land will be set to apple trees
of the leading commercial varieties
unless the purchaser desires some
other fruit.
1t is proposed to colonize the
properties with men and their fami
lies from Alaska. AS a rule those
who go to the big Northern terri
tory do so with the ultimate objec
of later settling in the states, in
locality where the climate Is desir
!, able and conditions suitable to thei
taste. This, it may be said, is tn
aim Of the vast majority who seel
fortune in Alaska. This class hav
in the past found homes in not onl
Oregon but in Washington, ldah
and California. Being thorough
Informed as to the desires of thes
people, Mr.. Hobart and his friend
have undertaken to supply not onl
desirable. homes for these norther
Argonauts, but commercial orchard
which will return satisfactory II
come annually to each family.
Engineer Elias Ruud is now su
veying the land and will plat it I'M
orchard tracts of ten acres each. 7
Will also survey townsite near Il
Loughridge residence. Each of u
lots on the townsite will contain s
acre of ground, where owners OF o
chard tracts will live and the advan
age of nearby schools, churches al
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23

Ralph Davis left Monday morning
for Roseburg and other northern
points. where he expects TO spend the
coming month In comparative ease
and the enjoyment OF life.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23
Immense Hosiery Sale.

soc mems hose for 25c and 25c
mems hose for 12hc Also a guar
anteed line. 9 pairs guaranteed for
Q months FOR oOc Likewise, we have
boys stocking made especially for
our stores, the best boys stocking
on tho market, 2bc mir G p,
Bishop g s
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23

BY a special arrangement we are
enabled to supply the S. F. Daily
pu,letin and Courier one year at 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-03
FORMAL RULING IN
STANDARD OIL CASE
Court Limits Number Of 0ffonses
to ThIrty.six

Chicago, March 3.-Judge Anderson,
in the retrial of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana, formally sus'
tanned the motion of the defense that
the government proceed to trial on
the theory that there were thirty-si
alleged offenses-that is, that each
settlement on which an alleged re-
bate was paid constitutes separate
offense. The formal ruling was the
same as made by the court informally
last week. Under it it will be 1mpos-
sible to fine the company more than
$720,000. Mr.. Miller's motion to the
effect that, if any, the offense was a
single continuing one was overruled,
although the court said he would hear
further argument on the point later
if desired, IL
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APPEARS LIKE VAST HALL
Pennsylvania Avenue Festoonsd With
Arches OF Light.

Arches OF Light.
washington, March 3.-Pennsyl-
vania avenue is as brightly lighted as
"the great white way" and the happy
ihrong which laughed Its way along 1t
tor hours, revealing In the brightness
and the gayety, proclaimed the APP
broach of the day when new presi-
dent of the United States will rule
over the people of this country. From
the Capitol to the White House "the
avenue" was festoQned with arches Of
light, which gave It the appearance OF
q vast hall a mile and quarter in
length and about 125 feet in width.
Accommodations for $4,000 people
have been provided for upon the
stands which have been erected from
q point just above the White House
along Pennsylvania avenue to the Cap
itol. Every precaution has been
taken to make the stands secure and
omple provision has been made to
make those who occupy them COM
Portable.
For the convenience Of the thou
sands of sightseers the various places
of historic interest in and about the
city have been marked by suitable
tablets
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ST. CLOUD OFFERS BONUS
Wants Armour Packing Plant Locate,
Near That City.

Wants Armour Packing Plant Located
Near That City.
ST. Cloud, Mimi, March Offering
1000 acres of free land and cash
bonus of 100000 the st. Cloud Com
mercial club may relieve the tension
now existing between st. Paul and
Minneapolis over the location Of the
Armour packing plant at New Brighton
by inducing the big packing firm to
locate near this city.
Ample railway facilities on both the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific,
electric power generated from water
power plant on the Mississippi river
and the hearty welcome and co-opera-
ton of the community will be among
the advantages held out These, cou-
pied with the offer Of more land than
the company now holds and cash
sum equal to one-fifth the cost Of the
projected plant, look. to those active
in the matter, like strong hand to
play.
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MAKES RAPID HEADWAY
Add This Fact to Your Store Of
knowledge.

Kidney disease advances so rapid
ly that many person is firmly in
its grasp before aware Of It's progress.
Prompt attention should be given
the slightest symptom Of kidney dis
order. II there is a dull pain in the
back, headaches, dizzy spells or a
tired, worn.out feeling, or if the ur-
inc is dark, foul-smelling, irregular
and attended with pain, procure a
good kidney remedy at once.
Your townspeople recommend
Doan,s Kidney Pills. Read the.
statement Of this Bemidji citizen.
Mrs. N. =. CroWell, living at 425
Mississippi Ave, midi, Minn.,
says: have used Doan's Kid.
ney Pills and know them TO be
reliable remedy for disordered kid
.neys. I was not confined to my
bed, but felt very miserable. I was.
dull and languid, and there was a.
constant ache in the small Of my
back. At times I was dizzy and these
spells gave me the greatest dis
comfort. I procured Doan's Kidney
Pills at the Owl Drug Store, and
they gave me such great relief that
! continued taking them. In return
for the satisfactory result I derived
from their use, can recommend
Doan's Kidney F ills highly. :
For sale by all dealers. Price
So cents. F oster- NJ ilburn Co.
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
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EvANGELlsTs ON THE RACK
Chicago Pastor scathingly Denounces
Their Methods.

Chicago, March 3.-Billy Sunday
and Gypsy Smith and other evan
gelists came in for round of scath-
ing denunciation at the hands of Rev.
Frederick 3. Hopkins, pastor Of the
Pilgrim Congregational church, at:
the weekly meeting Of Congregational
preachers in the Masonic temple.
Here are a few of his remarks:
They tell barber shop and barroom
stories.
Downright vulgarity is shown by
their methods.
Audiences are attracted to their
meetings through curiosity.
Not single person was converted
or accepted Christ in all Englewood
as result of the preaching of Smith
and Torrey.
The advertising" evangelist takes
all the money out of the parish and
leaves the regular preacher to do all
the work.
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Many Anxious Hours

She says: my daughter Lillian.
aged three years. is subject to Group,
and many an anxious hour has been
caused thereby. like Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy better than any other
for the trouble, because it is about the
only remedy the child will take and it
gives immediate relief. A number Of
my neighbors who have small children.
keep it constantly at hand and fire.
quently have occasion to use it for
Group. or colds. Il seems equally good
for either
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2 600. g
Makes Use of SUMS RAYS,

Boston, March AN apparatus for
storing the suns rays and utilizing
the heat energy developed to generate
electricity has been perfected by
George S. Cove, a Boston inventor
Mr.. Cove has succeeded in generating
enough current to brilliantly light his
workshop. The basic principle Of the
apparatus is the effect Of heat upon
metals of different character in which
current is created by variation in
temperature.
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GoMPERs OPPOSES THE PLAN
Unions Asked to Pass Resolutions
Against Local Option.

Against Local Option.
New York, March u Samuel Com
pers. president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, has taken a stand
against the plan adopted by unions in
this city, which sent circulars to vari-
GUS central bodies urging them to
pass resolutions against local option.
The following reply was received from
Mr.. Gompers:
Il beg to advise you that the exec
utive council has given the subject
matter of this circular careful atten-
ton, but it is the opinion of the coun-
Gil that the endorsement you request
will not be practicable or advisable at
this time. The executive council is
of the opinion that it would not rep,
resent the general sentiment of organ
lied labor to endorse the proposition
now
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More Local Option Elections.

Indianapolis, March 3.-With the
opening of the March terms of COM
missioners' courts in many counties
of Indiana the local option movement,
which is spreading over the state, Is
given new impetus and the result is
that four counties Monday fixed dates
for option elections, while in many
others petitions for elections are on
file and will be acted on during the
present session Of the commissioners.
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Duluth Wheat ard Flax.

Duluth, March 2.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. / hard, $1.17h; No.
I Northern, Sligo; No. 2 Northern,
$1.14M; May, $1.15h; July, $1.15%;
Sept, $1O2A. Flax-To arrive and
on track, $1.67%; May, $1.67A: July,
$1.66; Sept, $1.421a; Oct, $1.8SA
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.ENTOMBED men
Get out alive.
Sixty Miners Caught in
Burning Colliery.
TWO KILLED IN EXPLOSION

Another Is Missing and Twelve Are
Badly Burned-some of the Fleeing
Men Are Overcome by Black Damp,
but These Are Carried Along by
Their Comrades Until Safety Is
Reached.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 3.-Two
mine workers were killed, another is
missing and about twelve were badly
turned by an explosion Of gas in No.
IA colliery of the Erie Coal company
at Port Blanchard, Pa, near here.
Fire followed the explosion and sixty
miners were entombed back of the
fire for several hours. All, however,
were gotten out alive. They made
their way to the surface through an
old working. Some of them were over
come by black damp, but these were
carried along by their fellow work
men. There was great rejoicing at
the colliery when it became known
that the entombed men had reached
the surface. The fire in the under
ground working is still burning, but
1t is thought to be under control. The
two men who lost their lives were
foreigners.
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Two Hotels Burned

Reno, New, March --Fire destroyed
the Arcade hotel and the Palace hotel
and gambling house, owned by James
May. The loss will approach 500, 900.
The Palace gambling house has been
the scene Of many spectacular plays.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March 2.-Cattle -Beeves,
$4.50@7.O0; Texas steers, $4.3O05.5O;5
Western steers, $4.OO@5.6O; stockers
and feeders, $3.4o@5.40; cows and
heifers, $1.90@5.7O; calves, $1,000
$50. Hogs Light, s6.O5@8.45; mixed,
$s.10@6.55; heavy, $6.2o@6.e0; rough.
$6.20@6.30; good to choice heavy.
$650@6.60; pigs, $5.2O@6.1o. Sheep.
s3.26@6.70; yearlings, $s.o0@7.1E;
lambs, $b.75@7.75.
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Harvester Trust Pays Fine.

Topeka. Kan, March 1.-THE Inter
national Harvester company has paid
to R. L. Thomas, clerk of the Shaw
nee county district court, $13,7O2, the
fine and costs assessed against the
company by Judge A. w. Dana for
violating the Kansas antitrust laws
The case was appealed and. affirmed
by the supreme court month ago.
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Fire in Harvard Dormitory.

Cambridge, Mass, March "a fire
which broke out in Weldhall, one Of
the largest dormitories at Harvard
university, brought out about 500 half
clad students who live in the building
and great many from the other dor
mitories nearby. The blaze, which.
started on the fourth floor, is sup.
posed to have originated from an open
fireplace. The loss was small
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Forger Ends Life in Jail.

Madison, Wis, March 3.-While
waiting for sentence for forging
checks Samuel J. White wrote an at
fectionate letter to his wife and then
committed suicide by taking strych-
nine. Poison had been sewed in the
lining Of his vest and escaped notice
Of the jailer when he searched White
The prisoner wos brought back from
Oklahoma City Sunday and pleaded
guilty to forgery.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 2.-Wheat-May,
$1.18%; July, $1.05% 01.06; Sept,
s9kc; Dec, $1.OOA. Corn-March,
e4Mc; May, &c; July, 66A 066asc;.
Sept, 65Wc. Oats-May, 55ssc; July,
503Sc; Sept, 41bc, Pork-May, S17,-
81; July, $17.32k@17.35. Butter
Creameries, 22@2Sc; dairies, 20025c.
Eggs-19A@21hc. PoultryTurkeys,
tic; chickens, lac; springs, 1870.
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RESULT OF WAR OF PRICES
Lackawanna Steel Company Cuts
Wages Of Employees.

Buffalo, N. Y, March "a reduc-
ton Of 10 per cent in the wages of
practically every employee of the
Lackawanna Steel company has gone
into effect. The Lackawanna is one
Of the largest of the Independent con-
Germs and this is the first announce
ment of cut in wages from the in
dependents since the war of prices
with the United States Steel corpora
ton began. The reduction affects all
classes Of employees and the Office
force.
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Life Prisoner Commits Suicide,

'o Z z IS011~s S0:II111tSa 0UlCIQS'
Saltwater, Mimi, March 2.--Henry
M. Sussman, a Hebrew, twenty one
years old, serving life sentence in
the state prison, committed suicide by
strangulation in his cell. Sussman
killed his wife in Minneapolis and
was received at the state prison Dec.
10, 1906, under a sentence of life for
murder in the second degree, for
which crime he was tried and found
guilty.
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ON STANDARD OIL JURY
Professor at University Of Chicago
Will Try Rebate Case.

Professor at University OF Chicago
Will Try Rebate Case.
Chicago, March 3.-One of the
Jurors chosen in the retrial of the
Standard Oil case before Judge Ander-
son, says the Record-Herald, is Pro-
fessor Frederick R. Dapprich, instruc-
tor in political economy at the Uni
yersity of Chicago. The professor
was not questioned whether the dona.
tions given by John u. Rockefeller to
the institution would affect his de-
cision in the case When asked if he
considered the Standard Oil company
a monopoly he answered in the afflr-
native. Before coming to Chicago he
was professor of German at Notre
Dame. F1e is also connected with an
advertising agency.
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Terry Will Be Confirmed.

Washington, March 1.-THE senate
committee on finance. voted to report
favorably the nomination of George S.
Terry to be assistant treasurer Of the
United States at New York. Both
New York senators supported the APP
pointment. It is likely the senate
will confirm it within the next few
days.
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You've Met Him.

How do you like your new neigh
Dor? 8.
"Oh, he's the kind Of man that saves
his longest story to tell while we are.
holding the front door open for him
to 90, 81
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St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 2.-Cattle Good to
choice steers, $5.OO@6.25; fair to good,
$4.50@6.00; good to choice cows and
heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $5.25@6.25.s
Hogs-$5.90@6.S0. Sheep Wethers,
$6.0o@5.50; yearlings, $6.O0065O;
lambs, $7.00@7.50.
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PLANNING ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

Prohibition Leaders Of New England
in Conference.
Boston, March 3.-Charles r. Jones
of Chicago, chairman of the Prohibit
ton national committee, and Eugene
w. Chain OF Evanston, ILL.,, Prohibi.
ton candidate for president last fall,
were present at a conference of the
Prohibitionists of the New England
states. The conference was called for
the purpose of discussing plans for an
active campaign to be waged by the
party from now on to the presidential
election of 1912.
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GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, March 2.-Wheat-
May, $1.1511s; July, $1.151a. On track
NO. hard, $1.175s; No. / Northern,
$1.1eA: No. 2 Northern, $1.145s.
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The Bohemian.

"Ah, once bohemian always a boz
hemian" exclaimed the unscissored
poet. "a bohemian never changes
mo, not even his collar" replied the
practical man, who had met few boz
hemians. Chicago News.