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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
F 0 r SALE
256 ACRE RANCH

Located within one-fourth mile of Selma postof-
flee IN illinois Valley, % miles southwest from
Grants Pass in the coming future fruit section Of
Southern Oregon
All bottom land
Is acres cultivated
70 acres Of choice young orchard.
Newtowns and Spitzenbergs
24O rods rabbit wire fence around orchard.
3A miles new post, rail and board fence.
FIRST right to 100 miners inches of water from
Clear Greek, bitches dug
70 acres in alfalfa, clover and wheat.
flne garden, house. barns, outbuildings, small
fruits, horses, cows, hogs complete outfit
wagons, farming tools, small tools.
Inc Grants Pass and Western R. r. survey goes
ooy the place Selma depot located about Is rods
from house
little perfect, no incumbrance.
This will make one of the finest fruit farms in
Josephine county
Purchase price $4,000, terms on part if desired.
Farm can be divided to advantage
Possession given on SALE
lt Will pay you to look into this before purchas-
Ing elsewhere.
Inquire on premises of
EN-. VAN sLYCK, SELMA, OR.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21

There may be many persons who do not fully appre-
cate the Importance of the railroad which now building
up the Appegate and Williams valleys TO these let it be
said that the sections mentioned are rich in undeveoped
President Bowen and his associates nvest-
gated these and this determined them in building the
road they have under construction There are many
millions of feet of the finest timber in Oregon growing
within reaching distance Of this railroad which offers op
portunty to bring this much needed commercial article
to market The valleys mentioned have other rich and
important resources in the building line which are to com
mand the attention of the people of the entire state What
is needed in every town Of this state is material for the
construction of modern buildings and such supplies will
find ready market The two valleys through which the
Grants Pass and Rogue River railroad will run are furn
shed with the richest contributions for the use of man
and the road in question will make them available to the
industrial world
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
THE PACE IS CERTAINLY VERY FAST

Grants Pass proud of its long cavacade of automo-
bes which daily dash up and down Sixth street. but there
are good people who shake their heads and really
fear that there will be tragedy enacted at of the
crossings They will tell you every day that it is time to
slow up some of these joy riders and the council is
pected to do it. Fortunately only person, far has
been injured and this lad who admits that it was his
own fault he attempted to dash across the street just
ahead of the oncomng auto Let that one case be
ing not only to those driving the but pedestrians who
careessy place themselves in danger Some one has sug
gesed to The Courier that it would be good plan to pub
sh extract from the state law regarding the rights of
all parties, and this may be done in the near future
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
FISHING, BOATING AND BATHING

Fishing and boating in order on Rogue river
for all lovers of these sports It is pleasing to note that
these recreations becoming popular in Grants
Pass each recurring This is the city in the
Rogue River valley which has opportunities for bathing,
boating and fishing and we owe it to ourselves to make
these advantages known far and wide They will prove
drawing card to many thousands of people There is
no more heahfu exercise than rowing and nothing takes
the place Of angling for those who love that kind of sport
Bathing in many cities, is becoming more popular every
year. and in some places where opportunities are not as
good as they here Our citizens should learn to value
what we have in this ne for it is of the greatest as
sets of Grants Pass
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
SAID TO BE A POLITICAL ALLIANCE

The correspondent of The Oregonian at Salem claims
to have discovered political alliance between Governor
West and his newlyapponted secretary of state Ben w.
Ocott This writer says that Ocot has agreed to get
himself nominated as the republican candidate for gov
ernor and West will of course be nominated by the demo
Gratis Well, that is all right, Such an unholy alliance
would be its own cure. Mr. West doesn't own the demo
cratic party any more than Mr. Ocott does the republican
ana neither OF them is as big as he magnes he is West
has already damned himself with the people of the state
and Ocott is sufficiently damned by being appointed
retary by West.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
INHERITS $4,000
BUT CONTINUES WORK

REDONDO, Cal, April 2O.-Al-
though Motorman Edward Mcclure,
of the Pacific Electric company, was
notified yesterday that he had fallen
heir to $4,000, the news of his for
tune did not prevent him from ap-
pearing for work today. He took out
his regular run at 5:15 a. m, Nc
Cures fortune comes from bis
fathers estate, which consists OF
tracts of coal and timber lands in
Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and
Virginia.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
PROSPERITY IN THE BUILDING LINE

1t noticeable fact that Grants Pass has at the pres
ent time what amounts to considerable army doing con-
struction work fully hundred buildings great and
SMALL and the best part of is that these houses stores
and factories all needed for present use There are
considerable number of other buildings needed such as
roomng houses and small upto-date cottages IF some
one will construct anywhere from twenty-five to fifty
four veroomed residences and furnish them tenants
can be found for them fast they completed and
such buildings will be paving investment
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
ALLEGED SCABBY CATTLE
BARRED FROM FOREST

PORTLAND, April 20,-Fearing
that thousands of cattle in Lake and
other southern Oregon counties
might become infected by the scab
and that the DesChutes national for
est would become a source of infoc-
tion, the United States government
today secured an injunction from
United States Judge Wolverton re-
tsraining the Chewauccan Land and
Cattle company from turning 1000
cattle loose on the forest reserve
The government alleged that larg
per cent of the cattle in the ban
were infected with scab.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21

The frost of last week caused no little anxiety among
the orchardsts in this section but after the scare il has
been found there was little real damage done Some of
the pears and peaches were injured but fortunately il is
said the effect of the frost only amounted to properly
thinning the fruit the blossoms promised an over ab
dant yield In this instance nature was kind in having
given us enough and to spare May we always he ms for
tunate in our dealings with the frost king
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
STREET PAVING BEFORE THE COUNCIL

Some very important matters will come before the
city council tonight and among other things the sub
ect OF paving certain Streets There seems to be diff
ference OF opinion as to the material that shall be used
on residence streets and there will be an effort to ge
together tonight and adopt that kind which will best
serve the property owners who are to pay for it. There
is plenty OF room to make mistake in choosing MATER
al to be used for this work What will serve in one
country often totally unfit in another The winter
rains in Grants Pass are severe and not all kinds Of nav
ing will stand during the wet season Owners will find
fro necessary @ TO take up this subject and investigate it
ron all standpolnts Paving of streets is expensive
and 1t is quite natural that owners of property will be
anxious to reduce the price to the very lowest point @
tns can be overdone by getting an article which will
neither stand the climate or the test of daily traffic AS
oe5ore TINS matter for the property owners
10 Heclue ana yet all citizens interested in putting
such material on our streets as will stand the test o
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21

II President Taft does not get the big head after be-
Daughters of the Revolution as he greatest lo % o
greatest nation in the world" he can be elected president
III W. The question is did Mrs Scott intend 70 make
un OF the president by her seemingly audatory remarks
was se nc honest and really thinks Mr. Taft the greatest
eoncede that is the greatest government m ", , a
pu' Tnen you set Mr. Taft up as greater than Wasbng
'on' hhcohl Grant and few others Won arc gon~ soPo
tCor Lormer His associates in the United States SEN
ole .leq TO give him clean bill of honesty bu il didn't
work 1t is now found that there WAS 800 900 a,a
na especially raised to his election and This newly
discovered evidence will bring his case before the senate
ag9lh His friends in Illinois are having it is claimed n
sent home in disgrace "s '"''' i"'orl'e
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
CHARGES HIS WIFE
With RACE eINGllF
Complains Because She Baked
On Having More Than
Seven Children.

Chicago, April Difference Of
opinion on the question of how many
babies should constitute a family re-
suited in the divorce of Frank A. Will
lard. of Los Angeles. from Mrs. Ellie
IN. Willard, q resident OF Chicago in
1900. Willard filed suit in the circuit
court to have the decree of divorce
granted to his wife set aside.
After the seventh baby arrived
trouble between the couple began. de-
clared Willard. Mrs. Willard said
firmly tina seven were enough in the
family.
Your orator insisted nat nature
should not be interrupted in her wise
plan Of populating the earth and the
defendant HE'D herself to the beautiful
city of Chicago and commenced suit
for divorce" reads the bill of Willard.
Mrs Willard sued her husband for
divorce, March Z, 1899. alleging neglect.
cruelty and desertion and was granted
a decree the following June. Willard
contends that he could nave shown
that his wife did not have sufficient
grounds for divorce IL he had been
given an opportunity.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
CHICAGO MAN WRITES
BLACK HAND LETTERS
Commission Merchant, an Ital-
ian, Admits His Guilt to

Chicago, April Phillip Purpur-
pa, a former commission merchant OF
South Chicago, today confessed to the
police that he had written rs letters to
people OF the suburb demanding money
and signing the epistles 'aThe Black
Hand" Some Of these were
full, he said.
Purpurpa was arrested yesterday
when he went to a designated spot and
took a dummy package which had beer
deposited there by the recipient OF
a black han letter.
The police do not believe Purpurpa.a
letters were inspired by his individual
needs and are ~endeavoring to connect
him with the senders of other missives
Of similar import which have been
mailed to residents OF Chicago, one OF
them to Federal Judge X. M. Lands
and to the members of a jury in his
court which was trying a black hand
case.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
JUDGE O'CORMAN IS
ELECTED TO SENATE
Tammany Jurist Finally Proves
to Be Solution Of New
York Deadlock.

Albany, N. Y, April 3. Supreme
Court Justice James Aloysius O'Gor-
man, democrat, Of New York city. was
elected United States senator last eve
ming by the legislature after the most
p%rotracted struggle over this position.
ever held in the Empire state. On the
tinal ballot, the Gath. hes received liz
votes to so cast for Chauncey M. De-
pew, whose term expired March f..
At the close Of a day of almost con-
tinuous negotiations, the insurgents
capitulated and Justice O'Gorman was
elected "A few minutes before h bal
lot was cast Justice O'Gorman's resig-
nation from the bench was filed at the
office of the secretary Of state. as q
constitutional provision would have
prevented his election while holding the
Office of justice of the supreme court.
~ wild applause marked the end Of III
long contest, and the legislature. driven
from the state capitol by Wednesdays
fire, quickly adopted a resolution adj
journing until April II.
Governor Dix expressed qualification
| at the result. Charles p. Murphy, g
leader Of Tammany hall, who for weeks
has been striving to bring about the
election of Mr.. Sheehan, expressed him
come.
Born in New York City.
James A. OtGormanZnas long been oIie
of the leading members Of Tammany
hall and one of its foremost orators
for 80 years. He established his repu-
tation as a public speaker in Its inter
ests when 81 years old. His elo-
quence was credited with having saved
a doubtful assembly district.
Mr.. O'Gorman was born On the lower
west side of New York city May s, 1860.
He is the son Of Thoma and Ellen
O'Gorman n married Anne M. Leslie
on January 2, 1884. They have nine
children, seven daughters and two sons
After finishing a course in the public
schools, Mr.. O'Gorman, as a lad Of IL
entered the College of the City of New
York and later attended the univer-
sity Of New York law school, was grad
uated and entered at the bar in 1882.
From the time he cast his first vote
he aligned himself with Tammany hall
which favored him generously. In 1895
he was elected a Justice of the mum.
cipal court, inc in 1899 was elected 6
justice of the supreme court for a term
Of Ia years from January /, 1900. His
salary has been SIT, 500, or almost three
times what he will receive as United
States senator. And he had almost
three years to serve, while as a senator
he has six years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
BIG AERIAL RACE IS
COMING OFF IN WEST
Kansas City and Omaha Both
Bidding for the Bennett Bal
loon Event. II

ID. Harmon and j. X. Duffy, OF New
York city. representing the National
Council OF Aero Clubs of America, ar
rived here today from st. Louis to In
N~estigate the facilities for holding the
International long distance balloon race
for the James Gordon Bennett trophy
here. In addition to meeting the local
COMMITTEE headed by George M, Myers.
MIR. Harmon and Mr.. Duffy received an
Omaha, Neb., delegation. which pre-
scented arguments in favor of Omaha.
Mr.. Harmon explained that there
would be two rnces-the elimination
race and the race for the Bennett
trophy. It was not improbable, said
he. that the different races would ga
to different cities. A decision will not
be announced until the Aero Club OF
America considers the report of the In
vestigators.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
SPANISH CABINET is
OUT OF OFFICE AGAIN
Associates of Premier Canalejas
Tender Their designations
to King.

Madrid, April Sit is rumorcd
tonight that General Weyier, cap
tain general of Catalonia, has been
charged with the responsibility of
forming a new cabinet. Weyier is
noted as the tyrannicai governor
general of Cuba.
Madrid. April 3.-The cabinet of
Premier CanaIejasi resigned today. The
cabinet formed on February 8, 1910. and
re-organiZed on January /, last.
in forcing religious reforms.
encountered the bitter opposition of the
Catholics and his curse resulted in q
practical suspension Of diplomatic re-
lations between the government and the
vatican.
The premier has, however. been
credited with the support Of King AL
fanso and his bill of associates, aimed
to regulate the religious n other So
~cieties, which he refused to submit
first to the holy see, was approved I'M
animously by the cabinet last Tuesday.
and was &c be introduced in the Cortes
an April 6.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
OXFORD WINS in BIG
YEARLY BOAT RACE
Takes Annual Eight Oar Event
From Cambridge and Makes
New Record.

Putney, England, April s.-oxford
won from Cambridge in the annual
eight-oared inter-yarsity race over the
Putney course today. The dark blue
were heavier and the favorites, though
Cambridge had the advantage Of
weather and position.
The day was perfect and the course
almost fiat. This is Oxford's 9th VIC
tory, Cambridge having won 80 con-
tests. Oxford led from the start and
won by three lengths. The time was
Is minutes 20 seconds, which is a
record for h race. The previous
RECORD vas Is minutes AZ seconds, made
by Oxford in 1898 and duplicated by
Cambridge in 1900.
Last year Oxford, with a lead OF three
lengths, finished in 20 minutes n IA
seconds. The yea before Oxford won
by three and one-half lengths in 10
minutes and SO seconds.
According to the English practice the
time of the defeated crew is not taken.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
QUICK GU @ OF OF
A TURKISH MURDERER
Soldier Who Killed His Instruc.
tor Tuesday Is Shuffled
OFF.

Constantinople, April 3.-The Alban-
ian soldier who last Tuesday assassi-
mated Colonel Won Schlichting, a Ger
man instructor in the Turkish army,
who had ~reprimanded him, was execut-
ed this morning. Won Schlichting's
widow asked that the ssassin be
~pardoned and reports were current
that the government was afraid to ex-
ecute him lest the action result in a
mutiny In the Albanian army.
However. the penalty was inflicted
openly and without trouble. The AL
bantam was killed by a firing party
from his own battalion, and in the
presence of the others of the battalion,
accompanied with its band and colors
the divisional commander and two
German officers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
CRIME
Of NDNAPI'E|R|s| Is
RICHLY REWARDED
Daring Act % Pulled OF Sue
cessfully n q Few Hours and
Posse Are InsPursait
of Men.

Las Vegas, AZ. M., March I'll
Two masked men forced an
trance into the home Of A Tsl
Rogers, a prominent lawyer, at1ls
clock Wednesday night, and. AZ
the point Of revolvera, compelled
Mrs. Rogers to surrender to them
her 2-year-old baby.
The kidnapers left q note for
Mr. Rogers, who was absent from
the sisy ~ ,111
cash lie the parents wanted their
baby back alive, and directed that
the money be paid at midnight
last night. The demands we're
complied with to the letter, the
money was paid, and the child
recovered.
The baby is q grandson Of
aire, Of Kansas City. The bans
dts escaped, but posses IN auto
mobiles are securing the country
for miles around. One Of the kid
napers was partially identified as
Dennis Hart, q notorious postof-E
fee and bark robber, who re-
Gently broke jail at Albuquerque,
where he was being held for trial.
on the charge Of postoffce rob-
berry. /
Take Desperate Chances.
MI. Rogers brother, VIII Rogers, was
in the louise at the time of the kidnap-.
ing, but he was not disturbed. Enter
ing the mothers bedroom, the two
masked men pointed revolvers at Mrs.
Rogers and demanded the baby. She
offered them her jewelry, silverware
and other ~valuables, but they told her
they had been waiting for months for
an opportunity to steal the little fell
low and told her to hurry up about It"
Mrs. Rogers hen carefully dressed
the baby, gave the abductors extra
clothing for It, kissed It goodbye, and
the kidnapers departed.
Driven almost insane by fear that
harm would come to her child, the
mother gave no alarm until yesterday
when she conferred with the local
bankers. pledging them to secrecy as
commanded in the note left by the kid
in bills Of $40 denomination or less, and
at the appointed hour, her brotherinlaw
drove along to a remote point in the
mountains II miles from Las Vagas,
where the two men received the one
Finds Child Asleep.
He was then directed to drive IL
miles an the opposite direction where
in a ravine by the roadside he found
the little boy, wrapped in blankets and
asleep. He returned the child UNI
harmed to It's mother and not until then
were officers informed of the kidnaning.
This gave the abductors several hours
start. Up to IL o'clock today no traces
of them had been found. It is said
there were four in the party.
Kansas City, March Sits the
first I heard of the kidnapping" said
Judge H. l.. Waldo, a wealthy attorney
of this city and grandfather of young
Rogers. when told Of the crime this aft
ernoon.
Judge Waldo, who is rated as a mil
lionaire. denied he had anything to dc
with the payment Of the ransom.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
FIGHTING AT SONORA.

Ell Paso, Tex, April 3-There is Moth
ing new concerning peace negotiations.
Interest centers in the fighting at Santa
Barbara and in Sonora. Details OF fur
Their fighting in those regions are lack
ing today.
The San Carlos gold mines. a Brit
ish concern, was raided by the Moya
band at Mezquital Del Orc Zacatecas.
and a quantity Of dynamite taken.
This, it is reported, the insurrectos are
to- use against San Cristobal De Bar
ranca, which has been fortified by extra
troops pending the expected arrival os
the insurrectos.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
o RESUME 3

Sedalia. Mo-. April 3.-Six Hundred
men employed in the shops of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway re-
sumed YORK today after a shut down
siace March H. The men will work
nine hours a day. The shut down was
necessary because the railroad man
agement cut the shop appropriation
for March. There was no dispute be-
tween the men and the road.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
WOMAN TO BECOME
MAJOR CLUB OWNER

Cleveland. Ohio. April by the
will of NJ. Stanley Robson, principal
owner of the st. Louis National league
baseball club, probated here today, q
club and become a baseball magnate.
She is Mrs. Helen Hathaway Robson
Britton, daughter of the late Frank De
Haas Robson. brother of Stanley Heh-
ison. Three-fourths of the estate In
Guiding all the stock in the st. Louis
club. goes to Mrs. Britton. The other
fourth is bequeathed to her mother.
Mrs. Sarah Carver Hathaway Robson,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
.DIIEEHHlt And BEACH OUT OUT
OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Veteran Newspaper Men Pur-
chase San Antonio Light and
Will Run It.

New York, April 1.--Colonel
Charles S. Diehl and Harry L. Beach
have purchased the San Antonio Light,
at San Antonio, Tex, and will retire
from their positions III the Associated
Press. their designations to be effect
I've at the convenience of the service.
Colonel Diehl has beer connected
with the Associated Press for tho last
% years, during Is OF which he has
been assistant general manager.
i Mr.. Beach's relation to the Asso-
ciated Press has covered a period of
20 years and for the last two years
he has been superintendent of the Gem
trail division, with headquarters at Chit
cage.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
DEs MONIES FACTORIES
SUBJECT TO CRITICISM

Dos Moin.s. II, April l.--S.ate La
Dor Commissions Ven Duyn and City
Fire Marshal McNutt. after inspecting
local factory conditions, declared that
startling conditions exist in many. In
some factories the aisles zero blocked
so that escape In case OF fire would be
impossible. In others. there were no
fire escapes or only worthless ladders.
Many doors wcre found opening inward
instead CT outward.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
JAPANESE IN SEARCH
FOR THE SOUTH POLE

San Francisco. Cal, April 4.-The
Japanese antarctic expedition under
New Zealand, on the little steamer
KHAN Maru, on February II, according
to mail advices received here today.
| Just before leaving the explorer re-
| ceived a large remittance from Count
| Okuma to pay the cost of refitting the
vessel on her return from the polar
seas. A feet OF yachts escorted the ex-
plorers for some distance,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
THREE-I MAGNATES
UNABLE TO AGREE

Chicago. April 1.-The schedule
meeting Of the Three-I league. held
here today to finally settle the differ
ences between the northern and south
ern factions of the league. broke up in
a disagreement. The 10-club leagae
proposal OF the southern clubs was the
rock on which the split was started.
The whole case Will probably go to the
national commission for adjustment.