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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

While Mr. Wckersham is making fight against the seating Alaska he certainly quarng home The simple that Mr. Clark paid writer corporation does sary argue his sympahies with them If Mr. Wicker sham sticks his and opposes all carpebaggers the that they first last and all the time objectionable people, will efecually not drag lot of the political animosies which have friends destroyed political interrupted past few years in this territory.
 Mr. Clark is a writer he makes his living that and while his preferences all times be with the people preservation being the nature may have forced his the urtherance system which the of us have egaized this by
 carpetbagger he should be opposed It is insult to intelligence of this country here yhen Alaska of brany in way many equal the gentleman who appointed him.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

Every a while community gets idea into its newspaper giving enough attention community started to import body to rattle dry bones ish good paper He does this for few weeks and then he has written the hal the city officials the picture graduating of 0someing it dssolving Boiler begin appear the His editorials clipped got him. He thinks he is abused thing mistake New papers sprnging up oyer Alaska with nothing but political promises the self interest of boomers maintain them Most editing fairly readable newspaper and for that country with failure The editing the easiest For verify doth good to write the will employing mechanics print Therefore, har business requisite than classical knowledge
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

get together After all the political warfare that has going here for figure out who has any medals up slates opposition kicked hole in them They have held thoe caucuses smoked em We have turned her they with all the spells and half the glory They of We got Wicker got Hoggatt They got Lyons and With the opportunity presents itself to declare an armistce He mission peace and soldier will fire white flag.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

able to speak Englisn-and very lit tie at that, Frank Hermit having been taken to Stka to interpret at their prelimin mary hearing.
 As soon as counsel was secured for the prisoners, the Japanese consul at Seattle was notified of the predictment of his fellow countrymen, and of the testimony against them, and word has been received from him advising them to fight the case vigorously.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

The revenue cutter Rush arrived in
 port Sunday evening about o'clock,
 says the Juneau Transcript. with the Japanese seal poachers who were cap tured on May 3rd near Sitka by De- putty Marshal Shoup. The men are all young-mere boys, some of them only about sixteen or seventeen years of age-and upon their arrival here seemed in the best of spirits and health. Only one or two of them are
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

The death of Henry Rogers yesterday be cons cred the light of national calamity Those who have been being this have system will be discontinued Do geve dear sucker others will you Some of them may be adroit snning dear departed Heneree but cheer up in their bungng they will relieve the products industry and will permitted shout for protection their infant industries In this dark night of the of hope still shines Rockefeller with us Divinergh Baer They will the sucker. They will prey at the obseques.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

Alaska to have governor and he has been selected with econcng the dscodant elements which have been apng each other here this land of enchanting distances The and of being abused and called liar sneak He whether he likes lays himself broadly open criticism he will it. This him and kindness and majority Aaskans will do likewise. Here Mr. Clark become great He easily get touch with the people, help form territorial and become it's governor In years will statehood Then senators congressman will be needed up you Mr. Clark
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

The government has just issued a report of the status of Native schools in Alaska. Some of it is interesting enough to the general reader and is given below:
 During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1908, the Bureau of Education maintained 59 United States public schools for natives of Alaska (of which 10 were established during the fiscal year), with B teachers, an enroll ment of 3,06S, and an average attend auce of l, 197. The schools are distri- buted throughout Alaska as follows: :: On the shores of the Arctic Ocean, of Boring Sea, and on the rivers emptyin into those waters north of the mouth of the Yukon, 20; in the Val leys of the Yukon and Kusk ol,wim 13; on the shores of southern Boring Sea, of the North Pacific Ocean west of the oue-hundred and forty irst meridian, and on rivers empting into to those waters, S.; on the mainland and on the islands in southeastern Alaska. IS.
 The median or middle school of all Alaska, that is, the typical school, enrolled during the year A pupils, had an average daily attendance of 16, and cost S12I3.46 to maintain, making the cost per pupil for the year based on enrolment $24. II.
 In the new schools established dur ing the fiscal year 353 pupils were enrolled. The enrolment in the schools previously established was 76 greater than last year, thus making an in- reased enrolment of 42 and a total enrolment of 3,O6S. There was not. however, corresponding increase in daily attendance, which was 1,197, but 5S higher than last year. The av- craze daily attendance from last year of over per cent.
 More pupils were enrolled in the 20 schools in northwestern Alaska than in any other division. The largest schools were in this division al d they also the largest daily attendance. The small est schools were in southwest Alaska they had, however. the high est percentage of daily attendance. The district having the poorest at tendance was the southeastern, the average attendance being below p per cent. The fact that this district has almost as many enrolled as the schools of northwest Alaska makes the situation peculiarly unfortunate. The passing of compulsory education law would increase the attendance by over 100 per cent and the efficiency of the schools by POO per cent.
 Estimating the number of reindeer in four stations from which accurate accounts have not yet been received, there are at present in the Alaska Reindeer Service 19, 322 reindeer. These are divided among g reindeer stations, 10 of which are mission sta tions and l3 government stations. Be- sides the United States there are 10 mission. Lapps, and I'll natives own ing reindeer. They are distributed among different classes of owners as follows: United States P per cent. mission IS per cent, Lapps If per cent, natives 46 per cent.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

Nearly everyone who visits Alaska for the first time amazed which indicate beginning take commercial and al ready there companies being formed make of this power day will arrive when Alaska be noted for her paper mills factories her granite and marble quarres and other industries Manufacturers learning that forests as rich mines
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

Now that the mineral cabinet on the wharf has been rearanged renovated and painted and placed under the management of live committee of gentlemen interested in the development of the district and Ketchkan behooves citizens and residents of the First City in Alaska and
 central point of great mineral bearing district to make fine display of minerals curio and the other natural of the surrounding country possible and show the tourists and people who north either for business pleasure that have not sent all mineral to the A. Y P. E., but still have enough hand to supply all demands.
 The committee wants specimens of all kinds, such woods perifactions stuffed birds deer heads horn etc. all kinds of minerals in fact any and everything showing the natural of the greatest udeveoped district the world Any specimens that will do for exhibition sent to Dale w. Hunt, Tracy James, James Sayles D. Smith Harris will be promptly taken of and the tributer given credit for the
 We hope all residents will take lively interest in this work of advertising the district, and by united action we will have display we'll worth seeing which will be the least of the valuable advertising methods adopted for the advancement of the best interests of the town and district.
 We wish appeal to all the prospectors and miners of the district to aid in the effort to make first class home display and argument is necessary to demonstrate that it is to the interest of all to do The steamboat and launch will undoubtedly extend the cour esy to contributors of specimens that extended to the chamber of by carrying all contributions of sonable weight, free of charge
 Later descriptive pamphlets, folders souvenirs, etc. will be distributed on the wharf to visitors
 The Arctic Brotherhood through it's committees will strive to conduct system of advertising and aducaton which will attract attention of capitalists to the splendid opportunities here for profitable investments Let all together advance the best interests of the town district and cordially invite the cooperation of each in dustry well as individuals Committeeman
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29

BERT HowpEsHELL. Editor and Manager
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17
Pilgrimage No. 3.

The pilgrimage OF the members OF
the Commercial Club and business
men OF Grants Pass to the Williams,
Provolt and Murphy districts OF
Josephine county will take place next
Wednesday, September %. The
committee on arrangements consists
OF T. p Cramer, II. c. Bobzein, Jim
Gibson and Secretary Andrews. All
business men desiring to accompany
this excursion should make the fact
known to some member OF the com
mittee. This section OF the county
Is one OF the most interesting and
the good people there are famous
for their hospitality and good
cheer, therefore, large party Is
expected to partake in this pilgrim
age
The many fine orchards, fields OF
alfalfa, dairy ranches, etc, including
the creamery, are all matters wei
worth the inspection Of the boosters
Of Josephine county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17
ucnrrmcirht Mrcstler Here.

Leo Rocker, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, on a months vacation from
his regular duties, arrived in Grants
Pass Thursday and will spend som2
time looking over the mining section.
Mr. Rocker is heavyweight wrostl-
err and is anxious to meet any one
in the state in a wrestling match,
He will back himself for any rea'
sonable amount, and enough to make
II interesting. He is finely built
man. weighing 1870 pounds on the
mat. and a trained athlete in the
best of condition.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has a water system
which supplies the entire city with
water for domestic purposes at a
nominal expense and next year irri-
CATION water for gardens, lawns and
small fruit farms within the city
limits will be furnished by the
Josephine County Irrigation e. Power
company by a system of cement
pipes. The general irrigation will
add greatly to the beauty of the city
at a very moderate expense.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass is an important city
on the Southern Pacific system
which receives and ships large guam
titles of freight of all kinds, supply
ing the needs of vast inland terri
tory, accessible only from this point,
which trade is very extensive and
constantly increasing AS a railroad
point it is one of the most important
on the line between Portland and
San Francisco.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Fred Mcnsch returned Tuesday
night from Teller, Douglas county,
where he has been for the past six
weeks making a survey Of govern
ment lands. lie was assisted in the
work by Dan Mcfarland, w NJ.
Harvey and Earl Allen, all Of Grants
Pass. The latter, not yet having
enough OF the mountains and Wild.
erness. is remaining for a few days
with his kodak gathering some OF
the many interesting scenes. Mr.
Mensch will leave IN a few days fol
Deer Creek, whore he has smal
fraction Of townslte TO subdlyld'
under the same contract
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17
OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1909.
the fire is dormant It is from early
morning to noon.


morning to noon.
THE largest single fire / know o.
In Southern Oregon this season is or
Cow Creek and Its tributaries neal
West Fork station. This fire has
NOW boundary of probably over 81
miles. It is burning In private tim
ber and a force of Forest Service
men, under II. B. Hills, have sue
Icessfully kept It outside the boun.
daries Of the Siskiyou forest. The
odd sections burned belong to the
o. & c. r. R. and the rest of the
timber belongs to private parties
This fire has done great damage
many claims valuable before the
fire would not now pay to cut. This
like every great fire, struggled along
for days in way that made 1t look
harmless Especially so late in the
season., and could have been put
out by few men, but it later took
nearly a hundred men working day
and night to save the railroad build
ings and mill property near West
Fork, and thousands OF ddllars
worth of timber close to the railroad
is ruined. This fire is rumored to
have been set by a careless hunting
camp fire.
There Is now a large fire burn
ing south of Waldo 1t is In charge
of two experienced Forest Service
men, J. A. Gaslin and NJ. NJ, Lewis
with a crew of fighters. This is
supposed to be mostly private tim
Der owned by Grants Pass people
The scant reports received are that
it is very stubborn fight and is In
keeping with my experience with
late fall fires.
Williams Creek has been the
scene of several large fires, and the
cost of these has been considerable
In the aggregate, but the damage
done has not yet been great on ac-
count of the area being largely
brush lands.
"The coast side Of the Siskiyou
range has been remarkably clear OF
fires up to the last report (last
week. The only fire set was sighted
by Ranger Walter j. Jones. of Cres'
cent City, and r. A. Dean, of Grants
Pass, who made so successful q
twenty mile ride that the fire was
extinguished and the firebug rar
down and had made confession be
fore he had created smoke enough tC
really make It worth while. 1t Is
likely he will be taken before the U
S. court at Portland later
Nearly all the large fires of thi
season, at least, have started outside
! the government forest DOundarle
and by days of neglect became 81
large before 1t became apparent the,
would endanger the Siskiyou ant
thus make It possible to use govern
ment funds, that the fight to contro
was much greater. There shoul
not only be strict enforcement O
the present state fire law, but iii
eral appropriation to care for thes
outside fires by paying patrol fore
similar to that of the government
Fire wardens without salary wi
never protect the timber interests {
the state"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has never had what
is commonly called a boom but has
enjoyed a continuous growth for
many years, It is fast becoming a
city of beautiful homes and fine
business blocks. Contracts will be
let within the. next month for the
paving Of the entire business center
with bitulithic pavement and it is
the intention to extend this pave
ment many blocks during the next
year.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has a vineyard near
it which contains 65 acres of bearing
grape vines and these are of the
choicest varieties. This fruit is
shipped to the great markets of the
east in carload lots. More grapes
are raised in this vineyard than in
any other of the same size on the
Pacific Coast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has three grammar
schools, built of brick, and high
school. The enrolment is 925 and
there are employed a superintendent
and 26 teachers. The educational
advantages are in every respect
most excellent and many people Sc
iect Grants Pass as a residence be-
cause of the reputation of its public
Schools.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has an uD-to-date tele-
phone system such as is found only
in prosperous municipal centers.
Fortunately within the last year the
company resolved to improve the
system and make It in every respect
worthy of this progressive city and
Grants Pass enjoys the advantage of
the best telephone service to be
found anywhere
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17
MANY FACTS RELATING TO ITS
PROSPERITY AND GROWTH
THE ROGUE RIVER DISTRICT
ITS Many Natural Advantages Are
Apparent to All Observant
Visitors.

Grants Pass has a water front
which affords opportunity for the
use of gasoline launches, row boats
sand canoes. 1t is the only city in
the Rogue River valley that has
these very desirable advantages.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass is city of about
5000 inhabitants and is commercial
center for several flourishing min
ing districts, large lumber interests
and extensive fruit and farming sec
tions, besides extensive fishing in
terests.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has two large box fac
tories which manufacture for the
fruit trade of Southern Oregon and
California, two large sash and door
factories and two extensive lumber
yards which handle all kinds of
building material for a rapidly ex-
pandlng district.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has nine church
edifices, and has number of other
religious organizations which have
not yet had opportunity to build
churches Of their own. The per-
centage of church communicates ac-
cording to population is greater here
than any other city on the coast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has near it $4,000
acres which have been cleared and
planted with grapes, apples, pears
and other fruits within the last two
years and as many more acres will
be cleared and planted during the
next two years.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has around it 10000
acres of fruit lands, 10000 of which
are now being put under a perfect
system OF irrigation and as many
more acres will be supplied with
water within the next three years
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass has an electric light
ing system which is in every respect
equal to that of any other city in the
state and the cost at which lights
arc eupnlied Is quite as low, and the
result is that the system is popular
and everybody uses this kind Of
light
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass will soon have enough
alfalfa and other hay grown under
its own bitches on the Applegate and
Rogue river to supply forage for the
city, mines and farms and large
quantities for shipment to other
points, Irrigation is revolutionizing
the forage question.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

Grants Pass lumber market is
Supplied with the product of thirty
five sawmills which send to this CEN
Ter annually more than twenty mil
lion feet of lumber for manufacture
and shipment.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

81 left the engineers somewhere
near the terminus of the proposed
Deschutes road and hurried over to
Crater Lake to look at the country
Here was caught by telephone
message telling me to come to Port
land as quickly as possible. / have
Travelled from Crater Lake here al
fast as an automobile can go and
am tired out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-21
FACILITATES HANDLING
NEWS OF ELECTIONS

In order that the people may know
who is elected, and by what majority.
within a reasonable time after the bal
lots have been cast, a bill was passed
in the legislature requiring that the
judges of election make duplicate
copies of the returns. The official copy
of the poll records will be sent to the
canvassing board, as heretofore. but it
is required in this law that a copy be
made Of this official copy and sent to
the Office of the county clerk. where it
shall be open TO the inspection of tn.
public as soon as possible after the
polls close.
There have been instances in this
state when the results of elections
have not been known for weeks after
the ballots were cast-indeed. there is
one case of record when a Republican
was accepted by quite every one as
being the successful candidate for MEM
bership i'm the legislature until the
Democratic member showed up with
the credentials.
Cases have been known too, and not
a few of them. when chairmen Of po-
litical part es have withheld knowl-
edge and information of the result of
the balloting until they-mayhap for
their own purposes-Cieemed it safe
to give them to the newspa pers and to
the public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-21
"TED" HOLMAN CONSISTENT

Teddy Holman of Bingham Can
Won. editor and publisher of the Bing-
ham Press Bulletin, representative rom
Salt Lake county. elected on the Re-
publican ticket, has been one Of the
few consistent men on the hoor Of the
house. in committee work and outside,
SO far as the liquor legislation is con-
cerned.
Mr.. Holman has steTnly, uncompro-
misingly and unfalteringly opposed the
various makeshifts that have been pre-
sented in the house. He has been open.
frank and fearless in the declarations Of
his position: the convictions which he
holds have been expressed with no IN
certain lips.
At different times Mr.. Holman must
have enjoyed the sweet of the bitter
that comes to him who knows that an
other is a hypocrite, a liar and a trim
mer; and vet Holman, with this know
edge stored away in his mind, refrained
from letting go Of it He was on the
verge yesterday, as he has been on two
previous occasions, but, for the sake
of order and decency, he curbed the
tongue at whose end were the words
that would have made plenty of IN
savory history for plenty of house
members.
And well these members knew it. 1t
was apparent all through the session
that while they opposed Holman and
voted him down repeatedly, when the
situation appro5 ched the danger point
they backed up as carefully as a sure
footed burrO when he nears the preci-
pice.
Holman was trussed up. trimmed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-21

NEWSPAPER Joker
MAY GO TO JAIL

Mark Twain says when in doubt,
tell the truth" Therefore it is
that bill has prevailed in the iegis-
lature which makes it very, very wick
ed to tell lie to a newspaper, ma
gazine or periodical. This bill was
passed for the protection of city editors
and copy readers who know many
things, but who do not know the
names. addresses and habits of every
one in the world. Often it has hap
pened, and still does happen. that, in a
spirit Of fun, a person sends to the
newspaper a notice of the marriage of
two persons who never had any idea
of marrying each other. Another favor
lite joke" is to send in notices of
births and deaths. No matter how
carefully anonymous communications
are eliminated from the mass of cor
respondence that each day comes to
the desk, these jokes" sometimes creep
in. A punishment for this sort of hu-
NOR is provided in the bill.