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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-10
STREET WORK PLANNED
FOR EARLY SPRING

During the past week property
owners In the first ward have been
busy filling in and circulating petit
tions to the city council for various
street improvements An effort Is
being made to decide upon the style
of roadway, some favoring SB-foot
roadway of light water bound ma
cadam, while others are contending
for a 30-foot roadway of macadam
with bituminous waterproof sur
face.
II is conceded that nothing short
of first-class hardsurface pave
ment will do for the down town
blocks, but b street from 9Th to Mer-
lin road, 9Th street from f to Eve
lyn avenue, Sd from f to Evelyn, and
portion of 4th street are being
considered for some kind of macad-
am. It Is understood that residents
on Washington boulevard. which Is
the northerly extension of 4th street,
are contemplating parking along the
center of the street and leave a
driveway on either side. This is
the only 100-foot thoroughfare In
the city, and lying as 1t does, Is well
adapted to on improvement of this
kind. A portion at least, If not the
entire width of 9Th street, from h
street to Evelyn avenue will be
paved, but It Is probable that less
expensive plan will be figured OH;
that has been necessary to follow
up to b street on 9Th.
City Engineer Hobson, who re-
Gently spent some time making ex
animation of about 20 kinds OF pave
ment and macadam in California, II
preparing plans and specification
for the kind OF improvement
best adapted to our conditions, 81
that when the question comes III
to his office no time may be lost II
preparing for actual work.
The drainage and sewerage prob
lens are being looked into by tn,
sewer committee, and IL Is expecte,
, that their report and recommends
} tions on several subjects will b
soon be ready Let us hope that tn
matter Of preparing the sewer sy'
: TEN may be so carefully worked ou
= as to be In keeping with other In
= provements, and the rapid develoT
% ment which this place will take o
for the next few years at least.
i All these things are in working o
s der, and will be carried on as rapi,
d ly as Is consistent with careful maj
@ agement At the same time II Is a
e sured that the installation OF a mo-
d ern gas plant will be started with
10 a few weeks.
y Right In line with these lmprov
e ments will come the necessa
r changes in street grades and line
e conform 10 the railroad Construct,
about 10 be started
ID n rroDar'y owners who would
es affected be- any needed impro'
n, mer' would take II upon themselV
sy 10 bring the matter before the cou
- ell II would not only expedite mi
ry ters. but would relieve the yarlo
committees Of the city councll OF
lot OF unnecessary work. and wol
he eliminate the chances Of needed I
ng proyements being overlooked entl
ly
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-10
DEADLOCK ~ COLORADO

DENVER, Feb. 9.--The Speer
and Adams factions in the leglsla-
ture will confer here this afternoon
In an attempt to get together and
break the senatorial deadlock. II Is
reported that Julius r Gnnter who
was defeated for tho sH'reme court
last fall Is likely 10 be the com.
promise candidate.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-10
MEETING At
THE OPERA HOUSE
WAS ROUS|NG SUCCESS
Ten Thousand Dollars More
Than Amount Necessary
to Secure Railroad.

sore backs in the audience, as 1t was
expected by many Of those in attend
ance that there would be big eff
fort put forth to raise the money
needed. This caused a general
laugh. He also cautioned the peo-
pie not to lose their head and try
to precipitate boom.
]. r. Cunningham was then call
ed upon and spoke of his connection
with the project and assured the
people that their faith in the enter
prise was not misplaced.
A. d. Bowen was next called up
on. Mr.. Bowen is man Of action
instead of words and he spoke only
a few sentences, but what he said
was roundly cheered. He announced
that grading work on the new rail-
road which would open up the Will
liams and Applegate valley would
be commenced on Thursday morn
ing.
H. l.. Chaplin, of the land COM
pany, told something of the plans of
that corporation and among other
things said that the people Of Jose
phine county did not realize the
value of their lands and that prices
were entirely too low in comparison
with values In other parts of the
state. The railroad will open up 6
section Of the country which Is sec
ond to none on the face of the
globe, the resources OF which car
not be duplicated in numbers OF
value by any place north or south
The next speaker called upol
was j. G. Riggs, who said that hC
was authorized by the railroad pro
moters to announce that a hand
some oil painting, a bird seye view o
Grants Pass and the country con
tiguous to the line of the Grant
Pass and Rogue River railroad,
duplicate of the one now on exhibl
tion at the company's office, woul,
be presented to the Commercial
club as soon as II was received iron
the artist This announcement ais
was freely cheered
II. II. Basler then made a char
acteristic address which kept the au
:, dience in good humor for a numbe
of minutes.
Some one called for n. G. Pike
Mr.. Pike was in the audience an
as he arose he announced himself a
the newest booster in town. He ha
been in the city but a few days, bu
has identified himself with the bus
ness interests and will ever be foun
in the lineup Of workers. Mr.. PIX
J is a good storyteller and his tw
stories we're apropos and cheered
) the echo.
> While the orchestra rendered Al
other selection Messrs. Hess & Pi
yer took an excellent flashllght pi
@ ture Of the audience and the gentl
8 men on the stage
@ Afterward r, -. Grasty, flnancl
agent OF Portland and Chicago, W
@ called upon. He said that he hi
o told Mr.. Bowen II was up to {
:. people Of Grants Pass to subscri
n for 100000 In stock II they want
l. the railroad. This they have do
/, and now II Is up to him to SUPP
b. the balance OF the money. This
l. assured the audience he was p
,f pared to do and the road would su
id ly be built.
o Then came the adjournment a
n. as the people went to their hon
n they seemed TO be OF one opinil
~ and that was that II Is a, very eI
AZ matter for Grants Pass to raise 81
rs 900 when It Is needed to ca
he through an important enterprise.
% In discussing the results OF
o labors of the committees secur
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-10

In discussing the results OF the
labors Of the committees securing
Continued on Page Five
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
REMARKABLE ADVANTAGES

Editor Graham had the pleazure
of being guest at the Mcdonald
home last Saturday. and while il
is not customary to go into details
about what might ordinarily be
co nsidered personal matters, yet
this visit proved so interesting that
it should be noted. Last spring
Mr.. and Mrs. M Donald secured AN
acre of ground about three
quarters Of mile from the depot.
They first erected tent in which
the y lived during the summer and
between times while Mr. Mac was
working at the roundhouse, he
has cleared and fenced and i'm
proved the land. He has built a
nice four room cottage and several
cosy outbuildings. They have
three fine milch cows, eight or ten
pigs, $50 chickens, a couple Of
colts good family horse. spgora
sheep. goats and cats, and whole
herd Of Belg;n hares. All of thes G
things have been secured by thrift
and the plan Of making one thing
pay for two others They started
in with couple of cows md few
chickens. which in turn have
netted neat income as vel! as
supplying variety for the family
table. But the success in the live
stock and poultry business is by no
means all there is to tell. They
have an ideal home in an ideal
location. and some of the natural
conditions are worthy of comment.
A well was sunk and at four feet
a fine flow of pure, cold spring
water was tapped. Then $50
feet south hot spring was struck
at three feet, the water of which
is so pure as to contain scarcely
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17

trace of mineral, and is used for
culinary purposes. This spring
also supplies an abundance of hot
water for wash days. Mr.. Mcdonald
started a cellar back of his house
and at Is inches boarded up the
opening and co:e,cd it with earth
again. The hole maintained an
average temperature of 80 degrees,
which was quickly taken advantage
of and utilized as an incubator.
Eighty dozen eggs were set, the
greater Der II MIirl. la, ,hcd
out, furnishing an abundant supply
of nice sprlngers. This might
read like fairy tale, but
every word is true, and only shows
that any family with average
ambition has an unusual advantage
in the selection Of kone in
Caliente,-Prospector.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17

have received much credit for it in this
world, but think what his credit would
be III the great ledger of the ages!
Mr.. Rockefeller, we are told. has
given the Chicago Unsversity $23.OOO,-
600. What II unique position he is in
Giving great sums to educational
institutions. and all the rest of his time
trying To stand off indictments for
c:ippling the trade of his neighbor.
How is he going to balance his books2
Not in this world. but in the world to
conner
Will his statement of the case he
accepted. WI, IN he SAYS. Il WAS sharp
wrtn my fellow Men. They had not the
gifts that were loaned to me and out
VINO cannot pass the physical. to take
the mental examination.
Candidates will he examined mentally
in punctuation. spelling, arithmetic,
geography. English grammar. U. S.
history, worlds history. algebra
through quadratic equations, and i'll
five books of geometry.
The competitive examination will be
held at the university February 23. -,
1911, and the examination for admis-
sion for the successful applicants will
be held under the auspices of the civil
service commission in Reno and Carson
on the third Tuesday in April
The course ut the naval academy is
x years-four years ut Annapolis and
two years ut sea. and the pay of mid
shipman is 5000 year commencing
ut the date of his admission.
Intending applicants are asked to
send their names to the University of
Nevada, Reno, Nevada. when further
particulars. regulations, sample exam
ination questions. etc. will be mailed
Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
3ILL NYE ON FOX HUNTING
lie Coneidered u Most Thrilling
Pastime for Sons Of the Amerl.
can Nobility,

"Fox-hunting Is one OF the most
thrilling pastimcs Of which | know"
said BIZ Nyc. "and for young men
whose parents have amasscd large
sums of money I'm tho intellectual pur.
suit OF hides and tallow. the meet. the
chase. the scampcr. the full cry. the
cover. the stellated fracture. the yelp
Of the pack. tho Zip. the yell OF trI.
nmph. the confusion. tho whoop. the
h"lla. the haloos, the hurralI. the abra.
sion. the snort Of the hunter, the con.
cusslon. the sward. the open, the earth.
stopper. the strangulated hernia. tho
glad cry OF tho hound as no lays NJ
his masters feet the strawberry mark
~ the rustic, all. all are exhinraiIng
to the sons Of the American nobility.
FOx-huntlDg combines the danger and
The Wild tumutuous Joy OF the skating
rinf. the tobogRan slide, the husband.
MIX soclnblc and the straw ride For
tho young American nObeman whose
ducal father made his money by in.
venting n fluent pin. or who gained
his great wealth through relieving hu.
manitY bv nn"nns ~ n lunRpad. liver.
pad. kldn"v.rad or fOOt.pad, for.
hunting r. frat rate"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
~ ENTE1 C0NVIcTS GO FREE
q and I. ,'ry Bring Pardon to
Two artoon Work
Frees Third.

priEo'"r has Just been relea~nd
iai, Use he sang we'll Only
~" 20 n convict was par.
w." $40" he wrote poetry. This
~ 'h'G "an be prolonged indefn
=. III ''"v'a Plaindealer re.
&C 2 ct min Drydock will be
i""rd J. 81 month because he Is a
l.. ''Ttoorit. With a bit Of plum
40" md whitewashed wall Bill
80" striving likeness OF Banker
top. who Is his seatmate in the
n dining room. Convict Joe
."e"tch. the otorious Brooklyn thug.
AS developed rrae talent as a carver
\ rolling pin he whitfield out OF a bed
- for the warden's wife shows a high
"eGree OF art craft skill. Active meas
Ures are being taken to interest the
governor In Joe's behalf. Convict
MILKY Sludge. the kidnapper, has
made n monkey wrench out Of a bit
or iron hoop from water pail and two
yards OF wire from a broom. The fact
mat he tried to brain Guard Tomkins
with this ingenious tool will not weak.
en- determined effort to secure the
governors recognition Of Mulky's re-.
markable mechanical skill. Convict
Jerry TwiSGe. who poisoned the ice
cream Mt the Methodist church picnic
IN SkinBle's woods IN the suburbs OF
Weehawken last Nay. has developed
Keen interest in line engraving. En-.
llrely unaided. his only tools being n
'hoemnker's awl md bit OF sandpn.
per' he made piate for a 81 bank bill
which was so well done that he had
no trouble IN selling 1t to a visitor for
Two pounds OF cut plug. box OF
knockout drops. three files and a bot.
lie OF sulphurIc ncid. Convict Twige's
birthday comes next Monday, and hie
leading birthday gift will be an uncon
litiOnal pardon
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
GIFTS AND GIFTS

some small gifts count for much;
some great gifts for little The Master
explained it practically when ne said
the widows mite counted for more
than all that the rich had paid as an
Offering that day, because beside the
trife in money, the poor woman had
given her heart. Mr.. Carnegie has just
given $40 900, 900 to promote the cause
of peace. Never was there such a gift
before in all the world. 1t probably
will bring the name of Carnegie down
the years and the music will I've softer
and sweeter as time mellows it.
+ But the era Of piece has not yet
dawned. Suppose Mr.. Carnegie had
placed the amount in government per
cent bonds. and had contracted that it
should bo a perpetual debt, only the in
terest to be paid. Then had appointed
agents to go into the country to pur
chase 100000 little farms and ht them
with team. COW, a little house,
and each farm to cast $4,000; then to
pick out worthy young couples for the
farms and say to each couple; Take
this farm. pay this principal as quickly
as you can and then you shall have u
deed TO it,"
Then what would have come Of II ?
Two hundred thousand families would
have had homes. After twenty years
two hundred families, equal to one
thousand people year, would have
been getting their deeds every year and
the fund would never grow less. With
every census 10000 people started on
the road to independence and perfect
citizenship. Mr.. Carnegie might not
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
LIGHTED FROM CAR SAFELY
Imperative Woman Let's II BE Known
She Is No Daddy longlegs" and
Gets Off Uninjured.

An unusual sort Of woman was
about to leave n car Il was new
car and Its seats were so high In the
mir that as the passengers climbed M
TO them their efforts would have made
star feature of comic supplement
sheet.
The unusual sort OF woman mn %
elaborate preparations for her drra'
lure. First she caught the attention
of the conductor; then she arose FROM
her seat. raised her hand and turned
slowly around: then she called out.
with loud imperatlvencss that com
mandcd the interest of every pas8cn
ger In the car:
II want you folks to take notice Of
what ] do. because ! may need you on
the wltncss,stand before I'm through
You driver. do you hear me-"
As the car had stopped and the
man at the crank was as motiOnI"ss
AS II he were blue granite instead Of
blue cloth. the unusual sort Of woman
must have taken II TO mean that he
heard, for she went on
''If you start this cal before get
on I'll sue you for damages and prove
II by these people. want you to
understand I'm no daddy long -"
She landed in safety, to the hilarI.
GUS enjoyment Of the passengers. AMI
when she had waved permission for
the car TO resume it, du'l. q tn" mo
torman moved Wasli"glon star
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
A Guide to Good Mannera

II you are puzzled about n question
OF etiquette. and have not time to con.
SIT All older or more experienced
friend or relative. apply the golden
rule"-tO do as you would be done by
for this will almost always bring
You on, ~ your difficulty with flying
colOrs. The expression natures no.
bIcman." is very often applied TO some
sImple.minded and unsophIstlcated
man who is thus guided: for. whether
We be gentle or simple. the trucsi
good breeding" Is shown by our care
for the feelings Of others, says Home
Notes The real great lady" Is a.
thoughtful and considcrate for thOgr
beneath her in social position as ~,
would be for royalty. though sn,
would show her thought IN different
fashion. and since we may oil be-
queens by love" Il behoOyoa us 10 be-
royalty courteous and cOnsidcratc
The brus1ue. rough woman who con
Pounds a pleasant manner OF speaking
with insIncerity Ia greatly to be- pitird
for she has thrown away her sccpf"r
and lost her crown.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer.
- ALMANAC FIGURES
cree ere Exercised In Preparing
Tables for the Guidance Of
the Sailor.

u may be safely said that no ono
rhtsid" the publishing Office hns read
IN" "ntir" Nautical Almanac" from
beginning to end. hut each figure NJ
IN" printed almanac is. In the office
examined twice and road three times
me 'olal number Cf figures exceeds
million but. grcnt rs tho number ia
u Is triiling compared with the mum.
Der or figures employed I'm the caIcu.
unions as the almanac figures repre.
sent bare" results only Tho moon
lor instance, requires for It's calcuIa.
non moro than million and n half
~ figures. and similarly with other
urahches OF the work. such as the sun
me planets. etc, Contrary to the gen.
'rhI opinion. practically every figure
w me book Is fresh from yrnr to ycar
The tables from which ncarIy aII
INC work Is calculated have been orig.
manly constructed from tho Iabors q,
~" astronomical observer and IN n
hrE"r extent from the observations OF
ne sum- moon and planets made nj
I'VE Royal observatory. Greenwich. Tel
'2""pes and other astronomical nppu
hhces are conspIcuously absent. as the
WORN OF IN" stan ~ purely mnthemnt
zeal and not Observation-Disclosures
me Sailors Bible" In the Strand
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
THE TAcTFUL WoMAN's WAY
st1a'es "5H at @sst important Hour
Ct Day With View Of Keep
ing Peace.

An experienced and observant WON
Z" declares that the most important
ihCu"ent Of the day to a mans peace
= Hiad is the ten minutes that fol
30 ais return from the work of the
''' nave frequently brought him to a
'hse his whole state OF feeling He
ones home usually tired. Work or
v"Natfons OF business during III.
-! have frequently brought him to a
r"'nt Of fatigue or nervousness at
winch very little thing may decide
what his mood will be for the rest Of
the evening. or course the particular
disposition of every man is going to
tell here. just as It does everywhere
else. But the rule will hold GOOD for
me average man. The most important
'htng for the tactful woman to do is
70 wait until she sees some signs OF
MS temper before she makes any de.
''ucd move. Don't. above all things.
tell him that the plumber has just sent
~ terrible bill merely for making
mat little alteration. Don't talk too
much In the beginning on any subject
conversation taken torrentially at the
outset Is likely to upset anybody who
Is little tired after a days work and
WHO wants tho quiet enjoyment Of the
home.
the woman who follows this advice
VIII ind her evenings pleasanter than
" She Jumped at the beginning into
'he heart of. things. especially disa-
%reeable things.-Woman's Life
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of stock
holders of tue Lamuillc Creamery
Corp. will be held at the office of
the Corp. at Lamoille on Saturday,
the 2Sth day of January at two
o'cock P. NJ, for the purpose of
electing a Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction of such ssothcr
business as may come before the
meeting.
n Trnnst @.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
JUDGE SWEENEYS LIBEL LAW

Jimmie Sweeney, Il nice young man
who is judge on the supreme bench of
this state. has announced that he is
going to have II bill passed by the in.
coming Legislature making criminal
libel Il cause for justifiable homicide.
Editors Montrose and Smith of Car
son. have each purchased parts of the
old state armament. Douglass Shelor
of the Reno Weekly has mounted his
press on HOwisZer frume, Jimmy
Haley of Ely has ordered II Maxim
automatic, and Billy Booth of Tonopah
has sent for an ancient bow gun thu
will shoot darts. Other editors over
the state are rtsurrecting all kinds of
old artillery. The Pr0spcctor hereby
serves notice that it intends to file on
the corral near Phoebe and work up
the contents into bombs to he kept
handy for the approach of any calum-
MED enemy.
Brothers. our only recourse now is
TO shoot man first and roast him
afterward. This will he "iustifiable"
nlso, for the common law DEGREES that
when man believes himself to he i'm
grave danger he may protect himself.
See how it figures ont: when an edit
or kills II man hereafter. all ne will
have to do is to show that ne had in
tended to publish n hot Indictment of
the slaughtered one. - Calientc
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-17
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZED

A special Carson dispatch to the
Reno Gazette gives the follow ing
account of the organization of he
legislatures:
Promptly at noon the assembly LAS
called to order. The first order of | usi-
ness was the election of u tempo Try
speaker. Albert d. Ayers. republ. an,
OF Washoe county, presented the n.,:ne
of August Frohlich, also of Wash Ne.
county Smith of Nye presented The
name of w. D. Jones. democrat. #
Wasnoe. The roll WAS called lid
showed vote of 20 for Frohlich anu "a
for Jones.
On the roll call for temporary slv,,k-
er, Frohlich voted for himself, and when
the name of Jones was called he passed
the call.
The vote for permanent speaker re
suited in n tie OH roll call, ~ for
Frohlich and "a for Jones' Frochlich's
name was called first and he passed the
call. Jones voted for himself when his
name was called. The other assembly
men voted as on the former ballot, thus
bringing tie. Frohlich was called
upon to cast the deciding vote, and he
cast IL for Frohlich, thus electing him
self by his own vote. This is probably
the first time in history that similar
occurrence has taken place. This is
also the first time Washoe county has
been given the honor of furnishing the
speaker of the assembly.
The election of permanent speaker
disposed of, the assembly proceeded
Immediately to choose speaker pro
TEN. The names of K. j. Booth, re-
publican and H. G. Schmitz, democrat,
both of Nye county, were presented.
Booth was chosen on the first ballot
and will WELD the gayel in the absence
Of Speaker Frohlich or when the latter
desires 70 address the assembly.
The senate after converting immedi-
ately elected Clay Tallman of Rhyolite
as president pro TEN. j. d. Finch was
chosen as secretary. The senate has a
democratic majority of five.
Following are the attaches of the
assembly:
Chief clerk, Gerald Morton of Orn-
shy.
Assistant chief clerk. John F. Wilson
of Nye.
Sergeant-at-arns, Chauncey l.. Booth
of Nye.
Assistant sergeant. alarms. Guy
Edwards of Storey.
Minute clerk, James Catalan of
Esneralda.
Assistant. Miss Sinchette of Lander.
Journal clerk. NJ. L. Lee of Lincoln.
Assistant, Miss Trooper, of Esmer-
aida.
Engrossing clerk. Miss Stewart of
Humboldt.
Enrolling clerk, Austin Jackson of
White Pine.
Assistant. Miss Hubner of Eureka
county
Copying clerk. Miss Coeen Of Washoe
county
Assistant, Miss Thompson of EIko.
Bill clerk, j. C. Beck of Nye.
Committee clerks Miss OCOnnor Of
Storey; Miss Drysdale, of Storey; Miss
StodGard of Storey; Miss Cox of CLARK;
Miss Allen of Churchill; Mrs. Truesdale
of Humboldt.
7 Stenographcr, Mrs. Mitchell of
| Washoe.
Messenger, Ben Rigley of White
Pine.
Pages, Lewis Mcder and J. Singer
land of Ormsby.
| Porter, Richard Smith Of Ormsby.
I Assistant, A. Price of Ormnby.