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, 1911-06-14
THE
Mutual INSURANCE Go.
"DANMARK"
Fire Insurance Department.


BUILDINGS of stone, household
y furniture and non-inhammable
goods therein will be accepted at Il
per mile p. mum.
Risks for other buildings-wooden
houses included-as well as for fur
nlture or goods therein, will, under
ordinary circumstances, also be ac-
cepted at very low rates.
All calculations will be given by
Mr.. II. ANDREASEN, Clerk in
Government Office, Christiansted, OF
by the undersigned.
LUDV. ANDERSEN.
dgohtt tor ST. Thomas md ST. CToj%.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
SIXTY-TON EIGHT WHEELER PUT
TO WORK IMNIEDIATELY
BRIDGE TIMBER IS ARRIVING
Temporary Structure VIII BE Com
pleted and Cars Running
Across by May 1.

A Cotton locomotive arrived this
morning for the Grants Pass and
Rogue River railway company which
will be in use without delay. Flat
cars and box cars will follow shortly
There will be forty teams working
on the road by Saturday and they
will be strung along on the south
side of the river, following the clear
ing OF the right-of-way as far as
Madrona. The material for the tenn
porary bridge had arrived and has
already been delivered on the river
bank, where it was unloaded from
the cars. This bridge will be erect
ed and used during the construction
period of the road, but when the
steel which has been ordered fol
the permanent bridge Is delivered
this wooden structure will become
the false work in putting up the stee
bridge. This temporary bridge will
be completed and ready for use b.
May /. There has already been or
dered from the Colorado Fuel ant
Iron company $500 tons Of stee
rails. The delivery will commenc
in April and will continue through
the summer as the material may b
needed. Bolts, angle-bars and spike
accompany this order. Permanen
stakes have been set as far as Ma
drona and preliminary surveys wi
be made beyond as fast as possible
with view to seeing the .permaner
stakes so that construction may b
in progress on the whole line.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
VIOLENT SCENES MARK
THE CAMORRA TRIAL

vITERBO, Italy, Mar. 16.-Vio-
lent scenes marked the first real
days program in the trial of two
score of Camorrists, charged with
murder. The jury served a demand
on the court for increased pay and
Judge Bianchi, at the request CT
the minister of justice, refused ie,
While the prosecuting office was
reading an account of the Cuocoli
murder, Nora DoGenarro, the
youngest defendant, cried hysterical'
ly and said, II swear innocence. e.
Giro vitozzo, the priest-prisoner
comforted DoGenagrio and declared
he was sharing the defendants snf
rerlngs in order to save his sou
from purgatory.
The defendants frequently inter
rupted the trial. Alfano, the ring
leader spat in the faces Of newspape
reporters and denounced the court
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
STRIKE BREAKER Is
FATALLY WOUNDED

SOMERSET, KY, Mar 16.--Arn-
ed strikers and mountaineers attack
ed a Queen & Crescent railway en-
gine in the mountain district near
mere today and fatally wounded
Fireman Powers, white strike
breaker. The engine guard is miss
ing and 1t is believed he was also
slain. Powers declared that the
guard refused to fire upon the
strikers,
The entire male population OF
Kings Mountain is armed ard pre-
pairing TO prevent the passage OF
trains through tunnel here.
Somerset was dark last night, ow-
Ing to insufficient power to operate
the ailroad-controled light plant.
The factories at Burnside were closed
yesterday. The traffic between nore
and oakdale, Tenn, Is at sta d.
stlll and many townc are facing a
food famine. me loss to the Queen
& Crescent so far is estimated at
more than a million dollars. Gov
ernor Wilson today ordered the shor.
IN Of Pulaski county to swear In 500
deputies and arm them to protect
property.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
PLANS FOR THE GAS
COMPANY'S BUILDING

A. w. Butler, of the Grants Pass
Las company, says plans are now
being drawn for necessary buildings
and a portion of the machinery or
dered for the gas plant, but on ac-
count of the many recent improve
ments in gas making machinery ne is
taking more time to investigate the
effectiveness of the more recent In
ventions and he promises to Grants
Pass one Of the most modern plants
on the coast.
The actual laying of the pipes will
not commence until the plant is near
ly completed, as this part of the
work is but matter OF few weeks
In making estimates as to the num-
Der of connections it would be neces'
sary to make an actual count of the
residences in the city was made
which shows total of over 14OC
houses and 80 more In course o.
construction at the present time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
AERIAL SCOUTS GET
PRACTICE IN TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Mar, 1G 80
Although $4,000 troops have arrived
here and are in camp the governn ent
stil holds nearly every car that vas
used to transport them ami tleir
equipment,
Quantities Of ammunition arriving
are left on the cars Tourist sleep
ers, day coaches, 400 gondolas, stock
cars and locomotives also are beng
held here, but railway officials will
not say whether the government is
paying the demurrage.
The $4,000 troops are being re-
cruited to a strength of 10000 The
first "manenvers' took place today
when several regiments were oidarec
TO conceal themselves In the country
nearby, while Lieutenant Foulols ant
Aviator Parmalee were ordered L
scout duty and Instructed to flnt
the concealed forces and report ttol
numbers, location, equipment posi-
tion Of guns and the most vunerabl
point OF attack It Is intended tha
the aerial scouts shall be given th
most severe tests
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
ADVANCE SHEETS NEW
BOOKLET RECEIVED

Advance proof sheets have been
received by Secretary Harry An
drews, Of the Commercial club, for
the 4S-page publicity booklet, descrip-
tive of Grants Pass and Josephine
county, which gives promise of be-
ing the most elaborate and altogether
handsome piece Of advertising liter
ature ever gotten out in the valley.
Under the Community Publicity
Plan" adopted by the Southern Pa
eific railroad, a $4,000 issue of this
magnificent piece Of art printing is
to cost the club $4,000, while 1t is
estimated that the initial cost will
be between $4,000 and $1,000, the
railroad bearing the balance OF the
expense and, of course, using thous'
ands of copies for advertising pur'
poses through its various bureaus
The matter of passing upon the proc!
sheets at hand will come up before
the board Of trustees and advertising
committee at once for acceptance
The covers of the publication, al
being exhibited, are most artisticall,
designed, having embossed letters II
black and gold with luscious bunche
OF fruit on front and back. The who'll
arrangement is one of exquisite tast
and proportion. The text OF tn
book Is to be printed on the fines
quality of book paper and will b
profusely illustrated with rural, OF
chard and mining scenes, indicatiy
Of the wonderful resources and mag
nificent scenery to be found through
out the county and adjacen
territory. In the taking up OF tn
various subjects treated, the openin
paragraphs are richly illumined wit
initial letters, showing bits OF woot
land scenery, fruit and Landscape
Altogether the publication is one
b the richest and most elaborate bool
lets issued by Grants Pass Comme
cial club and Is a credit to II
community.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17

MARKS of Progress" but an outline
of the achievements of the organiza-
tion for the year as suggested there
in follows
Organization of Commercial club
band, the only one in the state, un-
der the leadership of Mr.. Applehoff;
the rev depot urged and undertaken
at the instance of the club; special
excursion of Portland business men
and the visit of Louis j. Hill to this
city; meetings held in the interests
OF good roads, irrigation, street Inn
provement and many other fogms CT
general and municipal advancement
Along publicity lines, beside the
caring for thousands of personal In
qulries, the sending out Of $4,000
colonist folders; distributing $4,000
16-page folders at Chicago Land
show; 10000 large booklets have
also been mailed out by the. club. In
! all over tV,VVV plSNco Va iieSiasuiS
were distributed during the year,
telling of Grants Pass and Josephine
county. The successful meeting of
the agricultural fair. the best ever
held, which netted $500. The in
teresting OF Messrs. Reed & Reed
of Kansas City, In Rogue river land
) causing the investment here OF over
100000. The increasing OF the
clubs quarters and the installing Of
more and better equipment. The In
erasting and establishment OF the
Rogue River Railroad company and
the securing of $4,000 subscription
to the stock of said railway, and
many other items OF interest and
worthy Of note.
: The next regular meeting of the
club will be held the second Monday
: in April.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
NEW PUMPS INSTALLED
In THE ALMEDA NINE

Development work on large scale
is going on in the Almeda mine and
they have just completed the Install
alton OF number 7 Cameron pump
at the S00-foot level on the big shaft
and a number pump of the same
kind on the 500-foot level. Drifting
is going on on the 500, 400 and 500
foot levels. The work Is being push
ed earnestly mot only on those levels,
but ON the main shaft. From now on
there will be great activity on TINS
property, the object being to find tha
full size, both in width and depth, Of
the main ore body The shaft will
go down to the depth of thousand
feet and drifts VIII be driven at GER
tain points as the work proceeds
This shaft has now reached the depth
mucn greater than any other mine
in the camp, and the determination
is to follow the ore body downward,
in lac belief that greater values viii
be found as greater depth Is reached
Preparations are now being made
o construct number of ore bins
at the head of the shaft and each Of
these will have a capacity OF two
hundred tons, and also several more
coke bins, with storage capacity o
about 500 tons. This in addition tt
the bins already in place will hol'
enough coke to carry the smelte
through any period Of failure to keel
up the supply which is to come from
the railroads. 1t Is the purpose o
/ the company to keep large force a
work, both on the mine and on tn
r auto-truck road.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
NEXT DISTRICT FAIR
AT MEDF0RD in SEPT.

The annual meeting OF the board
of commissioners of the First South
ern Oregon District Agricultural So
ciety was held at the Commercial
club rooms Wednesday and elected
officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President. A. Perry, Medford;
vice-president, e. 7. Staples. Ash.
land; secretary, G. A. Malboeuf,
Medford; treasurer, J, s. 0rth, Med
ford. There were present at che
meeting j. A. Perry, L. B. Hall anc
lH. C. Bateham, the other members
rof the board being unable to come to
Grants Pass.
The next district fair will be held
at Medford September 81. 28 and 70
It being the custom to rotate the
place of meeting between Grants
Pass, Medford and Ashland In the
order named.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
LANDSCAPE GARDENER
HERE ON PARK PLANS

Mr.. Rose, landscape gardener of
the Southern Pacific, was in the city
yesterday comforting with the park
cammittee of the Commercial club
and the Ladies' Auxiliary with ref
erence to the filling in of the south
park. With $1,000 to spend on the
800 feet lying between the express
office and Sixth street, Mr.. Rose
promises neat and attractive park
age. 1t was decided to fill in level
with the street, leaving, however, a
space so by 100 a little east of the
center of the park which will be de-
veloped into a sunken garden, plant
ed in red roses. On the south slope
of this garden will be the name
Grants Pass" in white stone, against
the green background of lawn. The
old bandstand will be removed and
it is hoped the citizens of Grants
Pass will come forward with some
provision for a new one in keeping
with the surroundings. Wide walks
will be laid around the sunken gar
den and the band stand Entrance to
the park will be from the corners
on Sixth street, also Seventh. Water
Dpipes will be laid from the company's
tank while the filling is being done
Provision will also be made for the
filling in of the proposed lily pond or
the north side of the track Nothint
will be done this year between Sixth
and Fifth streets after the movint
of the old depot, except that thu
poor varieties of roses now beinl
cultivated just south of the old de
pot will be replaced with some fine
varieties.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
THE CITY is BEING TALKED
ABOUT EVERYWHERE
MANY PEOPLE COMING HERE
Mr.. Sherman Advocates Tent City
to Accommodate Many
Visitors.

w. B. Sherman, the real estate
man, returned last Saturday morn
ing from a several weeks trip in
northern Oregon and Washington.
In talking to a representative Of The
Courier he said:
''No matter where ! have been,
whether on a steamer, in pullman,
in a smoker or on a street car, in a
cafe or in the lobby Of hotel, when
ever our district or land investment
was the topic Of conversation Grants
Pass was first and foremost every
where. Travelling men, railroad men
and everybody are of the same mind,
namely, that Grants Pass is now COM
ing into her own
Mr. Sherman says that the colon
lists rates which went into effect last
Friday will probably bring many
more people to the undeveloped, re-
sourceful northwest than any previ-
ous year and as far as he can learn
Oregon will probably receive much
more than her proportion and OF all
places in Oregon the Rogue hiver
valley will be the objective point.
It is also very gratifying, said
Mr.. Sherman, to see that the hotels
are filled and that people have to
be taken to private houses In order
to get shelter each night. The ma
jority Of these people are here fol
the purpose of buying homes
Grants Pass should lose no time II
establishing a tent city; otherwise
we are liable to lose hundreds o
homeseekers for the want of a place
to be housed while they are buying
place for a home.
1t is to be hoped that our lant
owners will not get their head
swelled over the prosperous putlool
end put the price Of lands up wher
they will drive the prospective set
tier away, but instead will keep o.
a sane and businesslike basis. The
are coming, fellows. certainly com
ing. and we must prepare to hous
and look after them. 1t is a Gel
talnty that they are coming to tn
right place. Grants Pass Is goin
to he the railroad center, and tn
is going to give us water rate tha
will make Grants Pass the large'
distributing station between Port
land and San Francisco.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
MEMS CLUB HAS AN
INTERESTING MEETING

AS was expected, Tuesdays meet
ing of the Mems club was one of the
best since It's organization, the crowd
being large and the entertainment
different than heretofore, taking
away any tendency toward stiffness
or formality. Mr.. Townsend gave a
very entertaining and instructive talk
entitled "a Trip Around the World =
which, in fact, was composed of
anecdotes and experiences from his
own life as a traveller. The Messrs
Herrick, Herrick, Isham and Martin
composed a male Quartette that gave
several much appreciated musiaai
numbers. Chairman Sam Baker, oil
the entertainment committee, sprune
a good stunt when he passed blank
cards TO all present and requested
that each strive TO secure the great
est number Of names Of those hailll
from different states, and that eacf
collect the names OF as many as N'
could who we're natives OF their owr
state. II was found there were
states represented in the crowd J.
Z. McDaniels having the honor o
being the only southerner present
Ice cream and waters we're served a
refreshments and after half hou
spent singing old time songs an
chatting the club adjourned, to moe
IN ono month.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
BURNS SAYS SEATTLE is
THE CLEANEST CITY IN U. s..

PORTLAND, Mar. 16.--Seattle is
now the cleanest town IN the United
States, according to Detective w. j.
Burns, who arrived In Portland to-
day after completing his work of
gathering evidence OF police corrup-
tion In Seattle, Burns Is engaged In
investigating the Humboldt gold bull
lion robbery
Burns asserted that San Francisco
was not as clean as Seattle
II win take another election TO
clean San Francisco OF It's crooks" f"
he said. there Ia no doubt that
the reform element Is triumphant In
California"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
BROODER CAUSES BLAZE

Ringing of the bell about S o'clock
Thursday night brought out the
department to attend to a fire In
the poultry house, wood shed and
paint shop at the rear of the l.. II.
Lamphere residence near the bridge
on soSth Sixth street The fire burn
ed fiercely for some time, attracting
many people who expected to find a
serious conflagration. The departs
ment quickly responding to the alarm
rushed the hose cart to the nearest
fire plug at the corner of Fifth and
NJ streets. Arriving at the plug one
of the men exclaimed; IT'S goner'
We have not enough hose" Without
delay, however, the hose was run out
and second cart sent for. When
the water reached the building Fire
Chife Proctor decided as the building
was already well consumed to lei
the fire finish its work and directed
the energy OF the department to pro
tecting adjacent property.
The fire started in a chicken brood
er whore some 90 high-class chicks
where some 30 high-class chicks
snuggled close to their artiflcla
mother. In some unexplained wa,
the brooder caught fire from tn
lamp used 70 heat t. Some Of tn
neighbors liberated the older fowls
but the loss included paint and paint
ers' materials to tho amount OF $40
or more, besides the building
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
NO DUTY ON LIVESTOCK
COMING FROM MEXICO

WASHING ION, Mar 16.--steps
10 protect the livestock Of Mexican
ranchers from the rebels were taken
today when the treasury department
issued a special order allowing stock
to be brought across the border, un-
der bond, free OF duty. In an ac-
companying statement the depart
ment declared that tariff laws had
been stretched In view OF the unset
lcd conditions in Mexico.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
BLISS FINDS FAVORABLE
FIELD FOR MANEUVERS

WASHINGTON. Mar 16.---Gener-
al r. II. Bliss reported TO the war
department today from San Diego
that he had found a favorable matt
euver field at Ia Mesa, IS miles
from San Diego. lie win encamp
two regiments there temporarily
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17
ROOSEVELT PARTY
AT GRAND CANYON

ALBUQUERQUE, y w., Mar. 1G.
Colonel Roosevelt. Mrs Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel arrived 81 the Grand
Canyon today They Will spend the
day In sightseeing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-17

order engraved calling cards at
The Courier.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-09
WANT PRIMARY VOTE
upon PRESIDENCY
KANSAS PROGRESSlvES WANT
SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGIS.
L.ATURE TO PASS SUCH A
rs fe LAW. .>l

Topeka. Kas.-Practically ever
state official in Topeka today believes
there is to be q special session of the
Legislature this winter to provide 70,
a presidential primary. No one had
any definite information from Gov
ernor Stubs about it, but special
session is talked about everywhere
and it seemed to be more a question
OF when to call it than. anything else.
me governor is not in Topeka today.
1t became known by some of the
state officials that the governor had
talked over. the telephone with
many members of the legislature, and
with politicians within the last two
days 1t is asserted that his purpose
was to sound legislators and pro-
gresstve Republicans and progress
siye Democrats as to the wisdom Of
calling the Legislature together for
the presidential primary.
A close friend Of Governor Stubbs
said today that much pressure was
being brought to get the governor to
call the legislature together at once
and that the chief purpose was the
presidential primary. It seems GER
tain that it would, not he possible %
mold a primary that would be salts
factory without a law to govern it.
Progrcssives in both the Republf-
and Democratic parties are urg-
ing the special. session.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-09
NO HONESTY IN
BUSINESS WORLD
ENGLISH MINISTER SAYS BUsI.
NESS MEN MUST TAKE AD.
VANTAGE OF THEIR COM.
pETl1ORS.

Philadelphia, Pa.--No SUCCESS
-ful business man Of these times can
bio honest asserted tho Rev. Rcgin-
Nd John Campbell Of City Temple.
london. in a lecture today at the
First Baptist church.
The English divine camo here
rom New York where he preached
by invitation at the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church. of which John ID.
Rockefeller and son are members,
baltimore and Washington clergy
men who heard DIR. Campbell's Ice
,tnre here said they felt shocked and
would not invite him to talk in their
churches.
Conditions in the business world
arc SUCH" he S aid. that the bust
ness man must take gross advantage
Of his competitors or so to the wall.
Competition is too keen. Rut it. is
wing to the system and not to the
Individual that this bad condition
exists. do not believe business
men would be dishonest if they could
De otherwise.
The only hope tor the world"
Or. Campbell added, sis. socialism,
the kind that throws bombs aud
wrecks homes, but tllee modern be-
lief that every man has assoul."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-09
Bill 10
PRIVATE LIFE NOW
WILL RETIRE 10 BIC HORN
COUNTRY WHERE He WILL
Spend HIS REMAINING
YEARS.

+ Richmond, va.-Col. William +.
Cody buffalo Bill to all the world)
retired from public life last night.
His show was packed OF to winter
quarters and his Indians will return
TO their homes in what is left of the
Redman's land, while Buffalo Bill'
intends TO spend his remaining year..
y the Wyoming Big. Horn, where he
helped to make American history.
AZ During = career which began as
z. pony express rider, led him through
more Indian battles than any other
living white man and included TWEEN
ty-three years as a show man. Col.
Cody became known as one of the
most picturesque. figures of Amcri-
can frontier life. The sobriquet
Buffalo Bill" he earned in the early
sivties. when he contracted to fprn-
ish huffalo meat to the laborcrs on
the building of the Kansas Pacific
railroad and in. less than is months
he killed $3.50 bison.