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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03
UNITED IN RAILROAD WORK

The railroad meeting at the Commercial club Wednes
day night was the great event along ndusrla lines
that has taken place in Grants Pass under the new order OF
things which marks the history Of events of l9ll lns
particular railroad means much to every citizen OF the
capital city of Josephine county and every dollar they may
nut in it will be worth two dollars before the season is
over 1t is very gratifying to note that the meeting last
night brought out in strong relief the earnest loyalty ana
honesty of purpose of the large gathering They came
there with purpose in view and that was to share the
deep interest they felt in the construction OF this railroad
which means so much to this city and county. Every
man present seemed determined to render that kind OF
help which counts in the doing of great things Ii was
the enrolment of the industrial army which will insure
the success of railroad which will at become an I'M
portant auxiliary to all kinds of business in Grants Pass
Such an example of loyalty is not often given by com
mlnty and the fact that there disposition mani
fest for every in that vast audience to stand up and
be counted counts for much in this undertaking. and The
Courier takes great pleasure in making mention OF the
fact that there is every evidence that the road will be
built and that work will at Every citizen
who helps the construction along will have occasion to be
proud of it in the near future.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03
TEACHER'S EXAMINATION

Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent Of Josephine
County will hold the regular exam
ination for applicants for state and
county papers at Grants Pass, as
follows:
For State Papers
For state papers, commencing
Wednesday, February 8, at 9 o'clock
a. m, and continuing until Satur-
day, February IL, at pm.
Wednesday-Penmanship,h history,
spelling, physical geography, reading,
psychology,
Thursday - Written arithmetic,
theory of teaching, grammar, book
keeping, physics, civil government.
Friday-Algebra, geography, COM
position, physiology, English liter
ature, school law
Saturday-Botany, plane geom-
etry, general history.
For County Papers
For county papers, commencing
Wednesday, February s, at 9 o'clock
a. m, and continuing until Friday,
; FEBRUARY 10, at 4 p. m.
: Wednesday-Penmanship, history,
orthography, reading, physical geog-
2 raphy.
l Thursday Written arithmetic,
a theory of teaching, grammar, physi-
. ology.
/ Friday-Geography, school law
civil government, English literature
S LINCOLN SAVAGE,
County superintendent.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03
IMPROVE SEWAGE SYSTEM

It is to be hoped considerable work will be done on the
sewers the present year. Mayor Myers and members Of
the council are aware of the ctys deficiency and will do
their best to remedy matters Citizens must do their part
and not wait until an epidemic forces the lack OF proper
sewer facilities into prominent notice Grants Pass
was like unto of the prairie cities of the middle west
where it is so flat to be matter of great expense to
provide enough fall to off sewage there would be
some excuse for poor system But Grants Pass in this
matter as in many others, is favored by nature So let
every house have connection for every without
source of disease that may endanger the surrounding
neighborhood and perhaps the whole city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03
cRFlGF SFIIING Cheaper Than
CITY LOTS, RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
Will NOT RA|SEgPRICES MATERIALLY

not getting swelled head and rails
ing prices out of the reach of the
prospective settlers, thereby retard-
ing the development of our locality.
We have recently put a large tract
on the market on the south side Of
the river, adjoining Sixth street at
from 5000 to $500 per acre, which
is cheaper than you can buy lots
5Ox1OO the same distance in any 9TH
er direction from the center Of
town. Let them come on with their
railroads-we will agree not to
raise our prices too high If they build
dozen railroads through our tract.
Yours Very Truly,
w. B. SHERMAN.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03
EVENING TELEGRAM TELLS
OF SOUTHERN OREGON

c. G. Coutant, Of the Courier, was
in Portland this week, and the Even
ing Telegram of Wednesday pub
lished the following interview;
According to latest reports the
outlook Is very promising for the
next year in Josephine county. That
part of the Rogue River valley soon
will commence railroad construction |
| from Grants Pass through the Ill
inois valley and on to the redwood
country, reaching the coast at Cres-
cent City; c. c. Coutant, editor OF
the Daily Rogue River Courier, is In
Portland and talks eloQuently OF
conditions along industrial lines and
points out the things that will make
Grants Pass the center OF activity
during the coming season. He said:
I'VE are looking for great pros
perity in our part Of the Rogue
River valley this spring and summer
and matters have progressed so far
that there can be no question as to
- the lookedfor-actiyity, We are
looking for the commencement of
work ON no less than three railroads;
; In fact one OF them, the interurban,
- which is to take in all the big and
: little towns from Grants Pass to Ash
, land, has already started work by
assembling material Another road
= will be- started within a month or
e six weeks This is to extend from
n Grants Pass to the Marble Caves
J. taking In ON the Way a large amount
:, OF the best timber IN the state The
, third road is the Grants Pass and
- Crescent City line, upon which sur.
= yeyors have been at work for more
G than six months This road certain.
~ ly will be built in the near future
A. and 1t will be Of great value to
.r our city as it will bring with 60 tho
development OF the rich mines and
1t agricultural country OF the Illinois
l. valley
~ need not say that We have on,
OF the richest mining sections TN tn,
northwest This We can clearly cs
mblish by pointing TO at least doz
. cn mines and among the number IN,
" Amvda, which only recently made a
$ rich strike which oas sct the mining
world To thinking The mime ha.
over 5000 feet " tunnel work and a
shaft which is now down over 500
S feet below water level The rich
, strike was IN a drift 500 tect down
the shaft They are now In ore that
Il goes 20 per cent copper and some.
h thing over 81 la gold There are
many mining men making uycstiea.
tions iu our country at the present
5 Thine, and the outlook " that mlr.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, BUT

Carefully explain something about any growing town
TO the average man and sure as fate he will say "as
all right, but"
At the present time Grants Pass is just at the begin
ming of period of development which for several reasons
has been delayed But let MS forget the past 1t is done
and no power can change it, The future is the thing And
in the future Grants Pass is sure to undergo big growth
and many changes,
"That's all right" says the average man. with his
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

ing will be active during the season,
which is just opening. All these
things are simply to be added to the
development going on in an agricul-
tural way Many thousands of acres
are being planted to apples and
pears, and this work promises to con.
tinue until Josephine county will be
the most extensive fruit section in
the state.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

Editor Courier:
notice your article in a recent
number with reference to the seVeral
proposed railroads. and l notice To-
day that they are unloading 'ies'
therefore it appears that the De-
ginning is at hand.
I notice also what you say apou'
tho three railroads coming into
South Grants. Pass and the proDa'
bility of South Grants Pass Delns
the fifth ward, and the fifth warc
being one of the largest in the CITY,
agree with you perfectly in YOU
idea of this development; also as t'
the advisability Of our land holders
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

Jonathan Staley, who has lived
with his daughter, Mrs. c. G. Wynant,
at New Hope for the past q years,
died Friday morning, aged 95 years.
He was born in Green county, near
Dayton, Ohio, March Is, 1916, and
vas married in 1916 to Elizabeth
Brewer, who died March l9, 1858.
He lived in Indiana until coming to
Oregon. He leaves to mourn his loss
Mrs. Hattie E. Wynant, of Murphy
Mrs. Jennie Pheiffer, OF Warsaw,
and Homer Staley, of Goshen, Ind,
besides II grand children and three
great grand children.
The large oil painting in the R
L. Coe window has been attracting
considerable attention since beins
placed on exhibition Thursday morn
ing. The picture is about by II
feet in size and shows Grants Pas
and the adjacent country, with th
principal mines, farming tracts ant
other industries plainly marked, tn
country adjacent to the propose
railroad to the caves, occupying
conspicuos place in the picture
Much admiration has been expresse
over the work of art.
Miss Rena Decker, of Leland, wa
shopping in this city Tuesday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

"Our people are making every ell
fort to extend our irrigation system
this season, so that by next year we
will have large section OF country
under water. When this is done we
will be able to supply hay and grain
for shipment. We have many fine al
falfa farms in the Applegate and
Illinois valleys and along Williams
and Sucker creeks. I am glad to re-
port that the good roads movement
is very popular with the people OF
our county and the taxpayers support
it in a practical way. Permanent
roads will add lagely to the value Of
our farms, orchards and mines"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

Mrs. H w. Lange and daughter
and Mrs. Langes mother, Mrs. M. A.
Hotelinge left Wednesday evening for
Bellingham, Wash, where they ex-
pect to remain for some time.
Attorney A. c. Hough returned
Wednesday evening from a business
trip at Medford.
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
QUIT MANSION FOR KITCHEN
Death of Woman Reveals Life of
Romance. Tragedy and Sacrifice.

Chicago. July 21.-The Identification Of
a woman killed last evening by an au-
tonobile to-day revealed life of ro-
nance. tragedy and sacrifice. Mrs. Kate
Porter. the victim, was a domestic en-
ployed by w. II. Hobbs. a commission
merchant. who said that years ago she
married Selwyn c. Edgar, a wealthy 81
Louis steel man. from whom she sepa-
rated after son had been born. The
courts gave the father custody OF the
child
According TO Mr.. Hobbs, the heart
broken woman gave up her friends aho
fine gowns for the garb of domestic
and came 10 Chicago five years ago ahd
obtained employment She received sew
eral letters from her son, who Is no"
twenty years old but pride prevented
her from meeting him
She was always afraid she Wouid ihee'
some OF her former social friends anu
wore a heavy veil 10 avoid recoshi'ioi'
she became confused while CROSSING th'
street and was run over by heaVy au
tOmOL!le.
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
CONTRACT WITH SIG


time and 1897 the business grew until
It amounted TO $3,OOO,OOO annually. We
decided TO move uptown. but our new
location was unfortunate. Then | was
taken i'll and for three years was unable
to attend to business. Upon my return
I found the affairs of the concern In a
tangled condition. and have been strug-
Cling ever since 10 get things straight
ened out, but to no avail"
Mr. Jonasson was struck and seriously
injured by sightseeing automobile
about year ago at 42d street and
Broadway and in consequence was con-
fined in a hospital for several months.
His health was impaired as a result of
the accident.
Joseph Jonasson is now the head of the
cloak house Of Meyer Jonasson & Co.. at
No. Is West 21st street. He lives at No.
337 West S6th street
Mr.. Jonasson was one Of the principal
figures in the committees which repre-
sented the manufacturers in the numer-
Gus strike settlements, and was promi-
nent worker In the Jewish charitable
field.
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
PLAYWRIGHT FIGHTS DUEL
Bernstein and Daudet, an Editor,
Use Pistols and Swords.

Paris, July 21.-The playwright Henry
Bernstein. who has many duels in his
record. added still another to the list TO-
day when he fought Leon Daudet editor
of "I,Action Francaise" first with pis-
tolls and then with swords. Both men
were wounded, but 1t Is believed not
dangerously.
NJ. Bernstein took exception to articles
which appeared in NJ. Daudets paper
and challenged the editor. The duel was
held this afternoon at the Pare des Prih-
ces bicycle track. Four pistol sho's
were exchanged, but without result
The combatants then took SWORDS. III
the first bout Daudet was disarmed ana
received a scratch on the forehead. In
the second each duellist was wounded IN
,pa arm. Daudet's wound appeared 10
NO the more severe and the seconds
stopped the fight. the doctors saying 'he
o1,,or was not able to go on.
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
COURTHOUSE BILL PASSED
Rushed Through Both Houses at
Last Moment.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Albany. July 21.-By a vote Of % to
10 the Senate to-day under a special rule
passed Senator Stilwelrs bill to author
ize the building OF courthouse for New
York County In City Hall Park, Man
haitian. The bill was sent Immediately
10 the Assembly, where It barely passed
after short debate, the vote being II
to 40.
Senator Newcomb fought the measure.
He said that it did not meet, as IT was
supposed To do, the objections raised by
Mayor Gaynor In vetoing former Still
we'll bill for the same purpose. All this
bill would accomplish, said Senator New
comb. would be six months delay In
getting new courthouse. He offered
an amendment providing that the Board
Of Estimate have exclusive power TO deal
with this subject for six months. after
which. II the board had failed to reach
a solution of the problem, II go back Il
the courthouse commission. The amend
ment was lost, to 81, after which the
bill was passed.
This measure provides that ii after
six months the courthouse commission
shall not have selected a site 10 which
the Board OF Estimate shall have agreed
II shall set aside one In City Hall Park.
There is no provision for compensation
To the city for the land thus taken. which
might be more in area than that occu-
pied by the existing courthouse.
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
MERCHANT ENDS HIS LIFE
Meyer JonaSson, Retired Cloak
Manufacturer, Shoots Himself.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME
Had Long Suffered from Heart
Disease-Was Once Head of
Large Business Concern.

With a self-inhicted bullet wound In
his heart, Meyer Jonasson, retired cloak
and suit manufacturer. was found dead in
his apartment on the second floor of No.
333 Central Park West yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Jonasson's body was found by
his sister in-l law Mrs. J. Jonasson, when
she went 10 call him a II o'clock In the
morning His death was not reported to
the police of the West Tooth street sta
ton until late yesterday, when Coroner
Hellenstein, who had been called by a
neighboring physician, reported that he
had made an examination and found
that Mr.. Jonasson had committed suicide.
Mr.. Jonasson was seventy-seven years
old and for nearly a year had suffered
from heart disease. He never COM
plained to Mrs. Jonasson, with whom he
made his home, or to either OF his sons,
Harry and Joseph. He had been under
the care of Or. A. Rosenfeld. of Long
Branch, for some months, and 1t was
thought that his condition was improv-
ing. 1t was Mr.. Jonasson's habit to
arise at o'clock every morning and take
n walk in Central Park. and when he
failed to appear al II O'Clock yesterday
Mrs. Jonasson went into his room. She
found him lying across the bed with a
bullet wound in his side. A revolver,
with one chamber empty. was lying on
the floor near by. II is not known how
he munied the sound Of the shot. but 1t
was not heard by any one in the house.
Joseph JOnasson, "A son OF the mer-
chant, was called to the house, but he
could give the coroner no explanation for
his fathers suicide. Another son. Harry,
is now in Buffalo.
Involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy
were brought against the firm of Meyer
iona sson & Co. in 1902 The firm then
had branch houses in Pittsburg and Bos-
ton and was one of the largest houses in
the cloak and suit trade in the United
states Emanuel w. Bloomingdale. Of
the drygoods firm of Boomingdale
Brothers, was appointed receiver for the
concern with n bond of S25O.UOO The
liabilities Of the concern were estimated
at $SOO,OOO, and the creditors believed
that the assets would more than equal
that amount
At the time cd the bankruptcy PRO-
ceedings Mr. Jonasson issued a state
ment in which he said:
Il started business in San Francisco
In 1861. In ten years had made con-
siderable sum and retired from business.
! Chen | lost the money had made. came
/ to New York in 1873 and started in the
cloak and suit business. Between that
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
LONDON SUFFERS FROM HEAT
Temperature of 88 Degrees Fahr Un-
eoualled There in Five Years.

London. July 2l.-London to-day swell
tered in the hottest weather In five years,
the temperature reaching & degrees in the
shade. Lord Justice Williams presiding
over the Court Of Appeal made an almost
unprecedented sacrifice OF judicial dignity
10 comfort by doffing his wig and permit
ting the barristers In court TO FOLLOW suit.
The hot spell has now been unbroken for
p,o weeks and London Is threatened with
IN ice famine. Thousands are hocking to
the seaside and the country. No rain has
fal,en in the greater part Of the country
districts for three weeks, ana farmers are
complaining bitterly OF ruined crops.
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
EVANS R. DICKS PART
IN HAYT|AN FIGHT
Took Armed Yacht to Island to
Sell Her to President Simon'S
Government.
HAS VALUABLE CONCESSIONS
Prevented by Bond to U. S. Gov
ernment from Using Guns on
Yacht to Protect Amer
leans at Cape Haytien.

Romance. il is said. enters into the
lives Of all men at some time in their
existence. Evans r. Dick is described
by his friends as a cautious and peace
loving man. Cautious and peace-loving
are the words they most insist on when
describing him.
'If we're asked to sum up his nature
in a word that word would he peace
loving" said one Of his friends yester-
day
Mr.. Dick is the most cautious man l
have ever known" said another Yet an
other said: Il have never heard him lit
his voice above a quiet tone and have
never heard him say word about him
self He is extremely cautious in al
that he does"
Yet Mr.. Dick is now at Cape Haytlen
with James p Mcdonald in the steam
yacht American, armer with two three
FOUNDERS. two six-pounders. two one
FOUNDERS and several automatic machine
guns and a hold loaded with amrnunition
and rifles. He is. according 10 dis
patches from that port taking active
steps to protect the Americans there
from the revolutionists, and has asked
Permission from the Washington gov
ernment to use the yachts guns TO queI
any attack on Americans or American
property.
BY so doing the government of Presi-
dent Simon would be aided in its fight
against the revolutionists, aid this
would be a great advantage to various
concessions in which MIR. Dick and MT.
Mcdonald are interested Mr.. Dick IS
held back from his warlihe purposes,
however, by a bond Of S2oO,Os which
he cautiously entered into with the
United States government before sailing
for tropical waters. His agreement was
that the guns and ammunition shouid
not be used when the vessel was under
his control.
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
WOMAN AVIATOR KILLED
Nine. Denise Moore's Biplane
Capsizes at Etampes, France.

Etampes, France, July 2l-Mme.
Denise Moore is the first woman victim
of aviation. She was killed at the aero
drome here tonight. Nine. Moore had
already made several fine ascents, and
was about to make high flight. When
, about one hundred and fifty feet in the
air her biplane was caught by a gust
and capslzed II fell straight to the
meath it.
Nine. Moore was a French woman, al
though she had an English name. She
was about twenty-five years old. She
had hoped to obtain pilots license next
week
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
VOTING MACHINES FOR CHICAGO.

Chicago. July H.-The election board to-
day decided TO purchase l.00 voting ma
chimes for use In Chicago at cost OF s9i2 @
500 Two hundred machines are TO be de-
livered within eight months and the entire
consignment within two years
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
Ready to Dig, Says Bradley.

Frank Bradley. president OF the Brad
ley Contracting Company. after the con-
tracts had been signed. said:
We are ready To put the shovel into
the ground the minute after We are or
dered 10 do so by the Public Service
Commission. We can begin simultane-
ously on all four sections. as we have
our organizations all ready and waiting
for Just this thing. We have g. stable
at 6Sth street and the North River and
another at Stanton street and the East
River, with a full equipment Of horses,
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
Expected TO Sell Yacht.

Mr. Dick therefore would be much
pleased To sell his vessel to the govern
ment of President Simon. In fact, he
took the Yacht 10 Hayti expecting e
make the sale Mr. Sannon. the HayttE
Minister in Washington, says the yach
is the property of the Haytien govern
ment Certain associates Of Mr.. DICK
in this CITY say the yacht was purchased
for President simon Meanwhile the
transformed cotton broker cruises the
coast Of Hayti in his vessel of war seek
ing 10 whom he may deliver her and
from whom, he may collect his money.
The rev0lutionists do not need her.
President Simon. besieged in his castle.
cannot pay Mr.. Dick has 100000 in
vested in a war vessel that will be use
less 10 him when he returns to the
peaceful waters of New York and large
additional amounts tied up in Haytian
concessions more or less subject to the
pleasure Of q revolutionary government.
Six years ago the Haytian government
granted a concession for a railroad in
the republic, and in August. 1910, the
government Of President Simon con-
flrmed the concession. Several former
presidents then brought the concession
TO New York and ultimately 1t was put
before the National City Bank and
=. w. Henry, acting for Frank A. VAN
derlip. president of the bank, examined
its merits. After an exhaustive in
quiry syndicate was formeI TO take
up the concession and develop Hayti
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22

When YOU go 10 the country, take An.
postura eltters, al exquisite tonic.-Advt,
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22

nsang II 4
i Whnc. r,an Commissioner William
New-York tribune., 1911-07-22
Contracts Approved Quickly.

When 1t came TO approving the con-
tracts for the Lexington avenue line
President McAneny wanted to put IL
over, as he had an understanding with
Mayor Gaynor that no such action would
be taken in his absence. Other mem.
bers Of the board insisted upon going
ahead, however, and President McAneny,
in order To keep faith. voted no" max
ing the vote II TO -
lowing table showing the lines OF the
comprehensive system and the money
involved: