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The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
Aooo watcbmakers Thrown Out.

For the third time within two
months the factory of the Waltham
(Mass.) Watch Company is closed
for the purpose of %curtailing produc-
ton. The 1000 employees will not
return to work till March.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
Slew Best Friend in Dark.

Groveton, Texas.-Fighting in the
dark with a man whom he believed
to be a burglar, E. T. Lockard stabbed
the. man to death with a butcher
knife. Procuring a light, Lockard
found that he had slain Carleton
Swinney, one of his best friends.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
LATEST NEWS.
BY WIRE.
immigration Figures Doubled.

IHn1IgTdCIUH T1StHOS D"
Washington, D. C.-Immigration
into the United States during 1903
was twice as great as during the pre-
vious year. In all 957,105 alien i'm
migrants entered the United States
last year, against 410,319 in 1908.
Arrivals of non-immigrants numbered
1850.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

Uniforms were first adopted by the Eng
lish military organizations in the seven
teenth century.
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Whole Town is Sold.

Worcester, Mass.-Almost the en-
tire village of Riverdale has been
sold to the Kupfer Brothers Com
pany, New York City. The transfer
includes the Riverdale wooden mills,
forty tenements and 106 acres of
land. The mills are assessed for
S132,440.
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SIS, 900, 900 TO IMPROVE A ROAD.
c., H. & d. Railroad Will Add to Its
Terminals and Rolling Stock.

Cincinnati, Ohio.-William Cotter,
president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad, announced his
company has closed contracts for i'm
provements worth ~$S,000,000 during
1910.
One-fourth this amount will be
used to improve the Cincinnati ter
minals, $4,000 900 for new yards and
warehouses in Toledo, 100000 for
new rolling stock, including thirty
locomotives, and the balance in road
bettermentS.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
JAMES r. FURLoNG, ACTOR, DIES.
Was One of Founders of the Actors
Society of America.

Oakland, Cal.-Mr. James R. Fur
long, an actor, of New York City,
died suddenly in his apartments here.
He was ffty-fve years old.
Mr.. Furlong had been on the stage
t~hirty-five years and was one of the
founders of the Actors Society of
America.
A son, Mr.. Francis Furlong, a civil
engineer, of New York City, survives
him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
Fatal Auto Accident.

Hewlett, L. August Beysen, of
Astoria, l.. L., was thrown from an
automobile and instantly killed near
here. Henry G. Bother, of Astoria,
owner of the car, "a it into a tele-
graph pole. Bother was uninjured.
Amel CHASER, of Long Island City,
was slightly hurt.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

boxes cured me so well that in three
years the trouble has not come back"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
German Socialist Parade.

In Berlin 10000 Socialists msGs
an orderly demonstration of protest
against the Governments suffrage
bill.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

President Mackay Sells Stock.
President Mackay announced that
the Mackay Companies would sell
Immediately it's holdings OF $4,000
shares of stock in the American Tele-
graph and Telephone Company.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

In a month a caterpillar eats food weigh
ing 5000 times its weight.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

MTS. ESIEhhANN, 10
est, Wisconsin.
Another Operation Avoided.
New Orleans, La.-.'For years l SUI
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally l was confined to my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces-
sary. l gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound a trial first, and
was saved from an operation."-Mrs.
LILY PEYRoUX, I'LL Kerlerec St, New
Orleans, La.
confirms the power of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to cure
female diseases. The great volume OF
unsolicited testimony, constantly pour
ing in proves conclusively that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is
a remarkable remedy for those dis
tressing feminine ills from which SO
many women suffer.
Tfyou want special advice about
your case write to Mrs. Pinkham,
at LYNN, Mass. Her advice i9
free, and always helpful.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

A bottle of milk, containing a two
inch minnow, was recently delivered
by a Pittsfield tMass.) milkman to
one of his customers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

J. H. Hale, of Georgia, the Peach
King" has $4,000 trees in his South
ern orchards alone.
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Kraacke ~Reappointed.

Washington, D. president Taft
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Frederick j. H. Kraacke to be naval
officer of customs of New York. The
nomination of Mr.. Kraacke, which is
a reappointment, was confirmed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

There are th~irty-nine miles Of books on
the shelves of the British Museum.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

The yards Of many London schools
are kept open after hours as play
grounds. N. "
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softensthe gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c. bottle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
Illinois Bank Robbed of $500.

Illinois Bank Robbed OF $500.
-Four bandits robbed the Citizens
National Bank, at ~Chatsworth, Ill,
of $500, after binding and gagging
a night policeman and a baker. The
robbers wrecked the bank building
with nitroglycerine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
Perils to Railway,

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
on,v One "Rromo ouinine."

That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of Il. w. Grove. Used the
World oyer to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

Munyon's Cold Remedy cures a cod in one day.
Price 25c. Munyon's rheumatism Remedy relieves
il a few hours and cures in a few days. Price 25c.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
Many ChiIdren Are SickIy,

The oldest waiter in Germany, aged sew
enty-seven, recently retired from his work
at Elbing,
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PooIroom is Dynamited.

Cincinnati, Ohio. - The house
known as the Hanover poolroom,"
near Lawrenceburg, Ind, was blown
up by dynamite. 1t was understood
to be operated by Cincinnati racing
men.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

To sum up in percentage the six
leading cereals show a yield of 7.6
per cent. greater than last year, and
only about four per cent. below the
sum of the record years in each.
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Pixies Toofhache Drops
Cure In One Minute

Having taken your wonderful Casca.
rets' for three months and being entirely
cured of stomach catarrh and dyspepsia,
I think a word of praise Is due to
'Cascarets' for their wonderful compost
ton. / have taken numerous other So
called remedies but without avail, and I
find that Cascarets relieve more in a day
than all the others I have taken would in
q year." lanes McGune,
IoS Mercer ST., Jersey City, NJ.
Pleasant, Palatabie. Potent. Taste Good.
DO GOOD. Never Sicken, Weaken or GRIPPE.
loc. Csc. Soc. Never sold In bulk. The gem
uine tablet stamped CCC. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 9l9
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

Piles Cured in @ to IA Days.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or P~rotruding
Piles in 6 to IA days or money refunded. Soc.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Summer Complaint,
Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles,
all Druggists, Csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydiaE E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

De Forest, Wis
''After an opera
ton four years ago
L had pains down
ward in both sides,
b~ackache, and a
weakness. The doc
tor wanted me to
have another opera
ton. tookLydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
L am entirely cured
of my troubles. =
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-18
r OF COLLAPSE.
Many Women Brought to 1t by Kid.
ney Disease.

Mrs. Charles Sweetman, 624 Wash
ington St., Buffalo, N. Y, says: "Kid-
ney trouble had me in a bad way and
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
SPENCER RANCH SOLD,
WILL BE DEVELOPED

Showing that not only are eastern
people coming to this part of the
Rogue river valley, but also chat
people from other parts OF Oregon
are realizing that this Is the place
where the greatest opportunities are
offered, Is the sale just made OF the
Spencer ranch near the confluence
Of the Applegate and Williams creek,
to Robert Casey, formerly Of Ash
land and klamath Falls.
This is one OF the best Of the fam
Gus farms In that rich section and
consists of 1i1 acres For the pres
ent Mr.. Casey will engage In dairy
ing However he has other plans
when railroad building In that sec
tion becomes a fact instead Of talk.
The land is adapted TO pear grow
ing and Mr.. Casey will develop one
OF the largest pear orchards in that
part Of the country
The sale was made through A. n.
Parsons
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
NEW SCHOOLS NEEDED
FOR C0UNTY'S GROWTH

So great has been the growth and
development and settlement of the
country outside of the city that more
schools are being needed all the time.
This is eXemplified at the present ses-
sion of the county court, which Is
considering the formation Of two new
districts.
One Of the new districts which is
petitioned for by the residents of a
portion Of the districts Hugo and
Pleasant Valley, numbers % and S5,
will embrace a portion Of both Of
these districts This includes the
Three Pines settlement.
The other district will be carved
out of the west side Of the Lee dis
trict. number 10, and the south side
of the Hussey district. number II.
The formation Of both the districts
Is being opposed by all Of the old dis
tricts concerned The county court
and County Superintendent OF Schools
Lincoln Savage. constituting the
boundary board by law, are consid-
ering the matter today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
FIVE THOUSAND STRIKERS
STARVING In CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Dec. S.--With indica.
tions that the garment workers
strike will continue all winter, the
situation Of the strikers and families
Is daily becoming more desperate.
Five thousand families are reported
as near actual starvation. Unionists
assert that $4,000 OF the 10000
strikers are receiving their only
food from the commissary stores es-
tabllshed by labor organizations. The
Women's Trades Union league today
issued an appeal for funds. A move
ment has been inaugurated to assess
every union man in Chicago 25 cents
contributed by every union organ
a week In addition to the amounts
ization.
The only hope OF ayertlng dire
suffering among the strikers seems
to lie In the possibility that the offer
of peace by Hart, Schaffner & Marx
will include the "closed shop" n
It does not, It is predicted that the
strikers will reject the offer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
CARELESS POWDER MEN
ENDANGER GRANTS PASS

That the conditions surrounding
the handling of powder are worse in
Grants Pass than In almost any other
city on the coast and that enough
powder to blow the city to kingdom
come is handled with all the aban-
don and carelessness of the proven
bal small boy with the fire cracker,
Is the statement of w. A. Byford,
government powder and explosive in
spector, who has been in Grants Pass
within the past few days.
Conditions In your town are de,
plorable, appalling even, and invite
disaster. Your hardware merchants
carry stocks OF from 100 to 800
pounds on hand, besides large stocks
Of caps. There Is enough powder and
caps lying around loose and unguard-
ed In fllmsy warehouses, right In the
middle of your business blocks, to
wreck the whole city.
II found 1000 pounds OF powder
on the platform Of the freight depot
The doors to the depot were locked;
everybody was gone to lunch. There
was absolutely no protection for the
powder at all, This is criminal neg
ligence."
Mr.. Byford said that he had been
informed that persons living In or
near some OF the smaller towns, like
Merlin, Woodvllle, Gold Hill, come
here for their powder supply In lots
to get their supply of powder In lots
of 25 to so pounds. They wrap 1t up
in brown paper or gunny sack and
get on the train with the other pass
engers with enough explosive to
wreck the whole train. This is clear
ly against the law, according TO the
inspector He says he would be glad
to get the names OF people who make
a practise Of doing this. He has Just
completed the job Of sending two
men to jail in the northern part OF
the state for this offense and says
that there is still room for more
While here Mr.. Byford interviewed
the dealers In powder and urged the
necessity OF taking greater precau
tion In the handling Of powder. One
accident alone would make then
liable to damages far In excess OF al
the profit there Is In the business fol
decade. He said that It was mat
ter OF surprise to him that the cit!
council did not pass an ordinance
forbiddlng the keeping OF powde
within the city limits. An ordinance
should be passed, he said, requiring
the storage Of powder and caps II
suitable buildings outside Of the cit,
limits for the protection both Of The
dealer and the city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
CONTRACTS LET FOR
EQUIPPINC HIGH SCHOOL

Contracts were let last evening at
the meeting of the board of educa.
tion for the furnishing OF the new
high school building, The total OF
the contracts let amounts to nearly
s110o.
In awarding the contracts the
board did not attempt to get the
cheapest supplies In the market.
deeming this penny-wise, pound
foolish plan. The best OF equipment
and furniture was secured, because
In the end. the board believes, II
viii pay. Another reason for this
policy Is that the board believes In
securing furnishings and fittings in
keeping with the building itself. one
of the best in the state.
The Peabody School Furniture
company was awarded the contract
for supplying $50 number one desks,
fifty number two, nine teachers
desks and one superintendent desk.
The Northwest School Furniture
company secured the contract for
supplying 100 solid oak extension
arm lecture chairs. The amount OF
the first contract was about $500
and the second $500.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
C0NTENDING FACTIONS
GOING AFTER NEW ROAD

II was q merry road scrap that en-
gagged the attention OF the county
court yesterday. Sometime ago
petition was presented to the county
court to make the Henry Booth ferry
road public road At this time II
Is private road and there are two
gates which have to be opened and
closed by travellers on the Booth
ranch.
The county road viewers we're sent
TO look the matter over and In their
report they assessed the damage that
would accrue 20 Mr.. Booth by open
ing the road to the public at $50.
Mr.. Booth, through his attorney,
c. II. Clements, filed a remonstrance
against the assessment Of damages
by the viewers and demanded dam
ages to the tune OF $4,000
Yesterday the petitioners for the
road, with their attorney, George w.
Colvlg, appeared before the county
court and evidence was introduced by
both sides to show the damage that
would be done.
This morning the county court al
lowed the road ard sustained the
viewers estimate OF damages, but
cut the road to forty feet.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
WOMAN'S DEAD BODY IS
A MYSTERY AT MEDFORD

MEDF0RD, Dec. Especial to
the Courier. )-Medford is experience
ing a mystery. This morning a
woman was found near the tracks
about mile west of town in a pool
of blood.
Nothing is known of the woman,
except that she has been on the
streets for the past ten days. Last
evening she became intoxicated and
1t is believed she wandered away.
Whether or not she was murdered,
committed suicide or was accidental
ly killed is mystery. 1t has been
determined that she was not struck
by the train. The chief of police will
not permit the removal of the body.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
DUTY OFF LUMBER

WASHINGTON, Dec S.-A bill
for the repeal of the present tariff
on lumber and the placing on the
free list of sawed lumber was intro
duced in the house today by Con-
gresham Smith, of Texas.
Congressman Clark, of Florida, in
troduced bill providing for the free
listing of "every article used by hui
man beings as food"
A bill for the repeal Of the law for
bidding Withdrawals from entry OF
forest lands in Oregon, Washington
Montana, Colorado and Idaho was
introduced by Congressman Herbert
Parsons, of New York. The Parson';
bill directs the president to furnish
congress with information as to what
lands are available for forest re-
serves
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
MRS. CARRIE KERSCH
FACES SECOND TRIAL

PORTLAND, Dec. S.-Appearing
pale and worn after her long con-
finement in Jail, Mrs. Carrie Kersch
was led into Judge Morrow's court
today to be tried for the second time
on the charge of murder She is
accused of having aid Jesse P. Webb,
who killed James Johnson in the
Grand Central hotel June 20. Webb
is under sentence of death.
A large number of witnesses and
spectators crowded the court room
when the examination of talesmen
was taken up. An effort will be
made to secure the grand jury this
week. A special session will be held
tonight. The jury stood s to A for
conviction at Mrs. Kersch's previous
trial.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. S.-The dis
appearance of a strong box contain
ing $4,000 from the offices Of the
Adams Express company here was re-
ported to the police today. Mystery
surrounds the affair. It Is believed
the box was stolen by thieves who
had been following 1t across the con
tinent, waiting for a favorable op.
portunity TO seize 1t without being
seen The box was delivered at the
offices of the express company, was
carefully placed in the office and q
few minutes later was gone. How
1t disappeared is a mystery as nc
one was seen near It.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
SUPERVISOR FRoMME REPORTS
TO DISTRICT FORESTER
WATER POWER AVAILABLE
20,00O,00O Feet Can BE Cut Annu-
ally IL Market il Found for
Product.

There are $4,000. 100000 feet of
merchantable timber in the Siskiyou
forest, which has its headquarters at
Grants Pass. Outside OF the forest
and tributary to Grants Pass are
that seventy-five per cont of the
5000. 100000 feet more of mer-
chantable timber.
These figures are derived from the
report Of Forest Supervisor r. l..
Fromme of the Siskiyou national
forest, as far as the timber In the
forest is concerned, and from w. b.
Sherman for the territory outside of
the forest. w. B. Sherman knows
more trees by their first names than
any man In southern Oregon and the
figures can be relied upon
This vast natural resource is hard
ly ever mentioned. The booster is
so busy telling about the prize-wln-
ming apples and pears grown on the
fertile orchards OF the valley that
he forgets this great source of
wealth--enough to support city
ten times the size OF Grants Pass.
A closer examination OF the re-
port OF Mr.. Fromme reveals the fact
merchantable timber on the Siski-
You forest consists of Douglas fir
known the world over as Oregon
fir; sugar pine constitutes ten pei
cent of the timber; yellow pine, five;
cypress and redwood, five, hemlocb
and hardwoods, five per cent.
The report is very complete one
and describes the forest In detail
The Siskiyou forest embraces 1902.
S93 acres, of which 100000 acres
are covered with merchantabe tim
ber and 100000 acres are classed al
woodland
The water power resources OF the
forest are discussed and II Is estIm
ated that there Is total OF 800, ,00(
horse power that can be developed
In the forest alone.
The forest officer estimates tha'
so, 900, 900 feet OF timber can be GU
from this forest annually without
depreclatIng growth stock He ad
vocates the cutting OF 10000, ,00(
feet annually for a term Of years
until the over-mature supply Is cu
off. This wholesale cutting must b.
accompanied by a policy OF refor
estation Of denuded and burned
areas.
There are approximately 100 ac
tual settlers within the forest count
ing the adults Of the families.
II the full cutting possibilities o
the national forests were utilized
Grants Pass would become one o
the heaviest lumber manufacturing
centers IN the country At presen
large bodies OF this timber are In
accessible, but with the railroad de
velopment that Is at hand this con
ditlon will soon be a thing OF tn,
past.
The mineral resources OF the for
est are discussed as are a number o
matters OF merely administrative In
terest
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09

SALEM, Dec. Requests come
to the secretary Of states office M
Salem from far and wide over the
United states for information regard
Ing the workings Of the initiative and
referendum, the recall and other
measures
The election pamphlets issued by
the state are In great demand The
latest request came today for Attor.
ney George Frederick Williams, Of
Boston. friend of Governor Foss OF
Massachusetts. Williams stated that
Governor Foss would use the oregon
laws and pamphlets as basis fol
making recommendation TO tho
Massachusetts, legislature
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
1000 INQUIRIES ARE RECEIVED

The Commercial club has received upwards thousand
letters Of inquiry visitors Chicago show, all OF
these ask eagerly for literature and information regarding
fruit and farm lands
The entire OF securing the apples and paying the
penseof sending representative Pass TO be
at the exhibit met by few business OF Grants Pass to
whom much credit Is due They Rggsucus Land company
H. T. Bolton, BesFuler Realty f. Mcknsty, Oliver
Messenger H. c. kinney Cramer Brothers Jewell Hardware
Grants Pass Banking and Trust First National bank
Josephine County bank Southern Oregon Supply Vnyad
Morgan Rogue River Hardware company, s. Calhoun
Elmer S Shank A. ~ Parsons Sam H. Baker r. r Proctor r.
Coe COMPANY Bunch Brothers Joseph Moss r. Klein, G.
Bishop II Bobzen NJ L. Opdycke. Gibson Grocery
H. H. Henger H. Moore. O. Dixon, Marcus Robbins
NJ c. Findey Mashburs Company Grants Pass Hardware
pany, f. /. Churchill
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09

1t is Mayor Myers now, or will be
after the first of the year. A total
of 497 votes-a little more than hall
of the vote of the city-was cast. OF
these j. L. Myers received 461 and
James Holman, for city treasurer
received 63S.
The vote on aldermen was close In
some precincts and in some present.
ed surprises. Following Is the result
on councilmen:
First Ward-Dr. f. d. Stricken
5S; ]. NJ. Tetherow, SO.
Second Ward Long term u
F. Wolfersberger, SO; ]. A. Slower
SO; short term: S, W. Phillips, go
Dr.. W. w. Walker, As.
Third Ward-C. C. Daniels, SO,
V. S. Grout, %.
Fourth Ward-H. r. Herzinger
IS; f. II. Allen, 76.
The vote on mayor and treasure
by the wards in their order is as fol
lows:
First-Myers, 106; Holman, 105
Second--Myers, 129 Holman. 1876
Third-Myers. 76; Holman, II
Fourth-Myers, $50; Holman, 1877