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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-09

top. One more punch and he broke
the mans nose. Again. and he
split his lip and knocked out sew
eral teeth. The man who tried To
! murder President Mckinley was
only half conscious when they tore
/ Parker away.
! " Oh, for only ten seconds more!
d, sobhing like a baby.
Somebody in the big crowd kept
his head
Shut the doors!' he yelled
above the din.
The great doors slammed with q
crash and President McKenley and
the man who tried to murder him
were locked in the same building.
The President was lying in a chuir.
Mr.. Milburn was tanning him. MIR.
Cortelyou was bending over his
face, ashen white. The President
started to rise. The Secretary held
him back gently.
Thought OF His Wife.
1T was then that William Nc
hinley, the man. thought of the
woman he had made his wife He
first thought when he realized his
condition, was of her, and how she
could be told of the terrible thing
He was perfectly conscious.
Strangely, too, his face kept its
color. Somebody thought to run
for the telephone. 1t brought an
electric ambulance.
they carried the wounded
President to the side door, while
his blood dropped from the black
clothes to the floor. He had been
hit i'm the breast and in the abdo.
meR.
AS quickly as mems tongues could
spread the news it flew around the
Exposition.
Threats of Lynching.
The Presidents killed. ME-
Mckinley is stabbed He's dead!
These were the words that ran from
| building to building.
I'm five minutes there were TO-
! 600 frenzied Americans around the
Temple of Music Some had been
planning to shake hands with the
President. There were others who
hurried there to hear him
Get rope!' yelled somebody.
Outside the temple there were
many ropes-ropes kept to hold in
the crowds when the marines drill
or there is parade of visiting sol
diers outside of the esplanade.
"A hundred men tore the ropes
from their cells; others started of
| Tor more.
Lynch him!' went up from one
end of the grounds to the other.
Women fought for a place on
the long line of rope, eager to
string up the man who was COVER
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-09

lie haM cap under his arm
Ills Ift hand was bound in white
LIghdkerchief. The keen eye of Fos-
I ter was on him as soon as he got
within range.
! But there was nothing suspi-
cious-nothing but the clean silk
handkerchief that looked as if the
young man had hurt his hand and
bound it up. Not soul guessed
that conce aled in the folds OF the
handkerchief was an ugly little re-
volyer, 32-callibre derringer, car
rying five short cartridges.
"The pistol was cooked, Ireland,
standing not three feet away from
the President, and directly opposite
him, saw the man with the hand
kerchief, too, but nothing gave him
warning.
THE President reached out his
right hand. The man reached out
quickly. The President smiled.
For an answer the man reached
his left hand around, just as a
pugilist might try to give his op-
ponent a quick jab in the
ribs. He pressed his hand against
the black frock of the President
and pressed the trigger. Before
even the President realized it there
was a second report. The man had
fired twice, and both bullets had
struck the President.
THE Presidents killed. went
up the cry. PanGemonium instant
ly, women tainted, men made a rush
for the man with the handkerchief.
only the President was calm.
He seemed to groT taller. Into his
eyes came a look of half reproach,
half tremendous Indignation that he
should have been so treated in the
house of his friends. Then he
turned and started toward a chair,
unassisted.
Then Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr..
Milburn started forward. They had
him in a chair in a moment, and n
woman handed her fan.
"All this took three seconds.
Ireland had his hands on the would
be murderer quick as thought. No
slower was Foster But quicker
than all was another, a Hercules in
bronze, James F. Parker, a negro
waiter in 4 restaurant in the Plat
"a.
Negro Beats Assassin.
He was just behind the man who
had the pistol. He stood there, 8
feet, 4 inches tall, $50 pounds of
muscular enthusiasm, grinning
widely at the prospect OF shaking
the Presidents hand.
"one quick shift OF the clenched
fist, and he knocked the pistol from
the assailant's hand. A left hook,
and he spun the man around like
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-09
ASSASSINATION OF MCKINLEY

"a
AZ ns1yccrihaas..hy Phillips. Killing of
Author Recalls GFtpnc Ne"Spa.
per Story Written byhn "hSsn
Mckinley Was Shot at 4.ifaIo
Exposition.
Probably the most graphic story
of the assassination OF President
Mcinley was from the pen of the
late David Graham Phillips. 1t ap-
pared in the New York World of
September 7, 1901. The story fol-
lows:
1t was all over in the twinkling
of an eye.
1.-TWO shots, a gasp from the Pres
Ident, scream3 from the wome n
closest, and the rush of secret SER
vice men. policemen and guards.
Coolest of all was the Presi-
doi,. He walked slowly to a chair
nd sat down. Mr.. Cortelyou, his
private secretary, bent over him.
See that this isn't told too
slCdonly to Mrs Mckinley, he
whispered
THE Presidents party had spent
most of the day at Niagara Falls
returning after o'clock. At
o'clock there was>-to be a big re,
ception for the public i'll the Temple
of Music. Outside the crowd form
ed in long lines fully an hour be
fore the Presidents coming. The
guards had no trouble.
'iltre was plenty of handicap
ping when the party whisked up IL
their coaches.
Disposal of Guards.
"The President entered will
John G. Milburn, president of eX
position company. He stood on tn
platform with Mr.. Milburn at hi
right.
Directly opposite him, with TIL
line, passing between them wa
Secret Service Agent F.. r. Ireland
who is always with the President
He was in plain clothes. A few
obCpo Oh Ihc iiSSi
dents left was George e. Foster
another secret service man.
Further along was Albert Gala
CHER, third one of the President
bodyguards, who was helping tn
line along. Just back of Mr.. Nc
Kinley and little to the right wa
Ar. Cortelyou.
For fifteen minutes all wen
smoothly. The crowd kept passing
by in rapid style, and Mr.. McKin
ley was in high spirits.
6layer's Action Quick.
mo one noticed In the crowd /;
fairly thick-set young man, will
curly brown hair and weIl-shapet
inustache, Who Kept moving slow1.
with the rest.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-09
Phillips

said:
"Mr. Burke mas eAtdnded the
lines of his guards. so Nhat now no
one is permitten even walk with
in two blocks of eithI de except
those who have busiIt at the
telegraph tent. But \ ven these
guards, with their uS forms and
guns, do not change the character
# the scene.
The character is d democratic
simplicity that would amAiz a for
eigner. The head of n sgreat ma
ton, the greatest on eaAth, lies
shot by an assassin. He is in
private house of a very SIMPLE kind,
such house rs is the home OF
thousands of the more prosperous
American families. There is not
suggestion of pomp. Thdre is not
hint of eXclusiveness beyond pre-
cautions that ought to be taken in
the case of hundreds of private
citizens.
The scenes, the characters, the
action of all who come and go
l. ideal picture OF: democrat
&c habits and customs. IT makes the
folly, the senselessnesS in the
crime stand out in blacls relief"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-09
FL sale.

One Berkshire SOW and live pigs,
the latter two months old. thrifty
and in good condition. Apply to
j. r. Reaves, Latta, S. c. 90
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-09

VIM. Brick left Tor N.'etViork and
Baltimore to purchase oufon spring
and summer mercha ant 9th nm ,ook for
his ad on his arrivaIld f}apy
wtb
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
TEACHERS ANNUAL
INSTITUTE In OCTOBER

October 25 to "a has been set as
the dates for the annual Joint instl-
tute OF the Jackson and Josephine
county teachers. The meeting will
be held In Medford this year During
that time there will be at least $50
teachers In attendance
Many educators Of the state and
Pacific coast will be present and give
addresses. Among them will be
state superintendent L. X. Alderman
Professor J II Alderman, president
OF the state normal school at Mon.
mouth, and Miss Montana Hastings
formerly Of Columbia college. New
York. now with the University oI
Oregon in the department Of educa
tion.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
NEW CORPORATION TAKES
OVER MINING PROPERTY
TWENTY-FIVE STAMP MILL
Ninety Days viii See Mine in Op-
GRAFTON, Says New Manager.

The noted Granite Hill quartz
mine, located four miles north in an
air line from Grants Pass, is to be
put in operation at an early day. and
M. ]. o'Grady of Chicago, one of the
officers of the Oregon Gold Mines
company, which corporation owns
the Granite Hill mine, is at the
Hotel Steward, and Saturday stated
to The Courier that he is here for
the purpose Of arranging prelimin-
aries for the opening Of the property.
The Oregon Gold Mines company
is new corporation and has taken
over the mining property from the
American Goldfields company, the
latter company operating the mine
heretofore.
A representative of The Courier
was introduced by Mr.. Steward to
Mr.. O'Grady in the latter gentleman's 8
apartments in the hotel.
The mining official was suffering
from sudden attack Of Illness, yet
in spite of this he gave information
which will prove of great interest to
the mining colony and commercial
circles of the city.
The Granite Hill was closed about
four years ago, and filled with wa
ter. The pay roll carried about 90
men and amounted to from s 5000
to 5 1000 monthly, most every dol
lar Of which was expended in Grants
Pass.
Mr.. O'Grady stated Saturday thai
actual work Of opening the prop
erty will begin In about 80 days
the interim being occupied with pre-
liminary plans. The Chicago visi
tor stated that they will go about
the work deliberately and correctly
and will not allow any obstacle tC
hinder them from making the Gran
tie Hill one of the important proper
ties on the coast.
The sum OF $4,000 has beer
expended in developments and $50,
900 for machinery. A 25-stamp mil
is a part of the equipment, also con
centratlng machinery, twin engine
and double-drum hoist Numerou
buildings dot the grounds, and whei
the Granite Hill was working
was one OF the busiest camps in th'
west.
That the big mine will reopel
means another victory for Josephine
county's mining industry, and add
ed prosperity for this city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
NORTH FOURTH STREET
TO BE IMPROVED

North Fourth street from = street
to Evelyn avenue Is to be improved
at once. cement sidewalk placed. and
Albert Anderson has the job, his bid
for the work being the lowest as
opened by the city council last night,
The bids were as follows Exca-
walton, soc; fills. zoe; straight con-
crete curb and gutter. .739; concrete
sidewalk, .12S; curved concrete gut
ter and curb, s1.00; inlets, $500
each; grading, s1sS6.1S; concrete
work, s7S02.2O. Aggregate bid
$913S,40.
]. L. Shaska bid on grading alone,
his figures being $2002.32.
Leonard Wiles Cement company
bid as follows: Grading, $220s.12;
cement work, s7521.6s; inlets, etc
$195; aggregate sss25.75.
M. G, Ament bid on grading alone
his bid being s2145.
Anderson's successful bid OF
$913S.40 was about $1,000 under the
engineers estimate, which proves
that there was Jealous rivalry fol
the job.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT

The court house was lively place
Monday as II was the meeting
place OF the circuit court. and, there
being many criminal and other cases
to be tried, the attendance was large.
The grand jury assembled early, and,
with M. J. Anderson as foreman,
went into session, taking up the long
line Of business before II. Il. 8. Van
Dyke, the assistant district attorney.
was In the grand jury room. while
B. f. Mulkey, the district attorney.
was on duty In the circuit court. The
grand jury was made up as follows:
G. w. Scott, M. ]. Anderson, Geo. r.
Riddle, ]. Stansmith, ]. s. Dobyns,
oliver Morrison, w. r. Ranney.
The first case to come up before
the petit jury Monday was that
of the State VS.. l.. Enyart. which is a
Merlin case. Enyart and one En-
erick being charged with stealing a
steer and butcherlng Il; selling the
meat to the Merlin butcher. The
case had been on trial throughout
the day, going to the jury at 1880
In the afternoon, and after short de-
liberation the jury returned a verdict
of not guilty. The testimony was to
the effect that the defendants got the
'other fellows steers"
However. the defense apparently
convinced the jury that so far az
Enyart was concerned II a mistake
was made he didn't make It. Later
the case against limerick was dismls-
sed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
BEGINS PAVING WORK

Superintendent Street, manager
for the Warren Construction COM
pany in Grants Pass, expects to be-
gin paving streets Saturday or Mon
day at the latest.
The long expected plant has ar
rived and soon the "hot stuff" will
be spread over the two alleys irter-
secting Sixth street between and
H. streets, also the alley in block 4S
at the Arlington hotel, BLOCK on B
street between Sixth and Sew nth,
North Sixth street from the end OF
the present paving to Evelyn avenue.
1t is likely that the first material
will be placed on B street or Sixth.
1t is expected to finish all the
work in ten days.
Contractor Albert Anderson has
Fourth street ripped open, fulfilling
his contract to grade the street and
lay cement walks five feet IN width
on both sides. The row o. beauti.
full old locust trees in front of the
Howard house will be cut dowu as
will smaller ones on up TIE line
Several locusts some 20 feet high
were felled this morning in from,
of the Henry Huck cottage oppo.
site the Episcopal church.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
FREIGHT DEPOT WILL
REPOSE ACROSS FIFTH

The dove Of peace is flittering
down and Is about to alight right
square on top OF that old freight do
pot.
General Manager ]. p. O'Brien Of
the Southern Pacific company, In
answer to letter sent him by coun-
Gilman F. d. Stricken. who Is chair
man of the committee which has to
do with railroads, blockade depots,
and other scowling questions, re-
piles in effect, that he would be
"dee-lighted" to meet committee
OF the council. as suggested by DR..
Stricken, and discuss the railroad
siuation In Grants Pass.
Manager o'Brien's letter. dated
Portland, September 10, reads:
Dear Sir: Your letter cf Sep
tember 16, suggesting a conference
with regard to railroad situation At
Grants Pass, is at hand and noted.
| leave tonight for trip to Coos Bay
and expect to be absent from Port
land week or ten days. On my re-
turn | viii be glad to see your COM
mitee, and will advise you at that
time whether this meeting should be-
held in Portland or Grants Pass,
Yours truly.
~. P. O'Brien."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29

the goods" said Mayor Beeman, In
closing his remarks,
At the close OF the remarks by
the three speakers II was moved that
the draft OF franchise as submitted
by Manager Charlton be submitted
to the city attorney, that official TO
report to the council
Later 10 representative OF The
Courier, the telephone men stated
that they forgot one important fact
in addressing the council aud that
was that rural party lines we're 80
arranged that when a call was made
10 any certain farm house that only
the bell In that home would ring;
that the Irritating iangling all day
in the home was eliminated
In speaking OF the application for
the franchise resident OF the city
who is heavily interesto,. In its
ilUHnclhl llle htuiou thuL uc Nouiu
not see the necessity OF tina dual sys-
tenn. that the Pacific comptLy had
acted fair with the city aid had
granted all requests and complied
with all demands made, such a.
placing wires underground ga 9th
or changes.
A second resident remarked that
he was strongly In favor OF the dual
system; that Il would be refreshing
20 beable 10 get an answer from
nearby town and not be compelled
TO stand on one foot and then the
other until worn out and In a stats
OF mental rebellion and disgust"
Thus the war seems on and The
next few weeks viii probably deve
lop some lively fur pulling matches
r flguratlvely speaking
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
OF JEWETT
MINE DIES SUDDENLY

A private dispatch from Brantford,
ontario, announces the sudden death
OF w. II. oxley at that place. This
gentleman, It will be remembered,
formed syndicate among his home
people which took the money option
on the Jewett mine. A second dis
patch from Brantford says that Mr..
Barber, a member OF the syndicate
will be out here In a few days and
that the money will be paid on the
mine and the property taken over.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
FINE FRUIT DISPLAYED
In ARTISTIC MANNER

In the show windows of the new
offices of the Chicago-Rogue River
company on North Sixth street is
an exhibit of fruits, vegetables and
plant growth which is attracting, not
only the attention of Portland visi-
tors, but the attention and wonder
OF our own people. In available
places throughout the display are
cards bearing the simple legend,
What Water Will Do" and the
tale is simply told by as fine q selec-
tion Of irrigated products as was
ever assembled together In the same
space in Oregon or In any other
country.
Nearly all Of the excellent exhibit
is from, or adjoining the northeast
ern portion of the city and is not
taken from some one especially rich
or well cared for orchard or garden,
though there are several irrigators
on what has heretofore been the dry
slopes and benches east of Sixth
street, who could easily have furn-
ished the entire exhibit, but was
gathered in few hours by George
n. Bailey, the company's ditch ten
der, from some 80 different fields
and gardens. The names OF the
grower are ticketed on each exhibit,
making a neat and attractive whole.
This great showing Is more re-
markable when II Is remembered
that the water did not reach these
lands until after June o2nd and
many Of the samples were not plant
ed until. late In the following month
In one instance Is shown a nam
moth string bean vlne heavily laden
and nine or ten feet high, planted
on July 18th after crop OF peas
had been harvested from the same
ground; another, a large solid cab
bage, prize article In any coun-
try, the seed OF which was not put
IN the ground until In July after
the arrival OF the water. Another
! assortment OF turnlps as large as Q
] mans head planted on August LIST;
corn i2 feet high and well cared;
blackberry vines with q seasons
! growth OF over 90 feet; grape yInel
= showing over 30 feet growth in SAME
period; pumpkin vipes Of marvelou
, length and size; shoots from peach
pear, prune and apple trees showinI
2 this years growth beets as largt
around as an eastern sawlog; pota
toes large and regularly shaped tha
look like a bank account az the pres
ent price OF spuds; ears OF corn
various varieties and OF size I
make an enthusiastic baseball IA
s remark that he would wager IN
i famous Buddy Ryan could knock
e home run by using one for bat
Il and 80 many other samples q
& What Water VIII DO" that no bus
0 ness man or land owner can affor
20 neglect seeing this exhibit.
d The company II anxious that N
e people should see the difference b.
'e tween the products OF irrigated an
b, non-irrlgated lands, and then dete
II mine for themselves whether th'
h. can afford 20 be without water q
3. their thirsty lands. II was for IN
" purpose the exhibit was created az
oi The Courier earnestly urges all Ian
r. owners 10 take a peek nj this wo
derful display
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29

few years they would have an hour
ly service between Grants Pass and
Salem. He also stated that he trav-
eled through this section last year
with Louis Hill of the Hill system,
who stated to him that Of all the
cities and sections of Oregon that he
had visited Grants Pass was the most
beautiful.
The speeches had put the jolly
crowd in high spirits and when the
visiting singers burst forth into mel
ody the assembled crowd Joined In
the chorus of the Grants Pass song,
printed in the Daily Killer, as fol-
lows.
Grants Pass Special Song.
(Air, Oh! Adeline,)
Grants Pass for mine,
You're superfine
We like you so
Want you to grow
From Portland town
We've travelled down
To see Grants Pass, the city or
the Rogue.
Secretary Andrews read letter by
member of prominent Portland
jobbing firm, giving to W. j. Winner
the credit Of turning the first trade
to Portland, which had up to thai
time gone to San Francisco. This
was in 1889, before there was
Grants Pass and before the Southern
Pacific reached this point
The meeting was then concluded
and guests we're invited to partak'
of grapes, pears, strawberries anC
fruit punch, served by ladies of the
auxiliary. This feature brough
cheers for the ladies, cheers for
Grants Pass and cheers for Mr., Win
er. "the most modest man In Grant
Pass"
The train left this city at abou
l1:30 after cheers for Grants Pas
by the visitors and cheers for Port
land by the locals and as the rea
platform was lost In the distance
there came through the megaphon
the words wen see you again"
Just before the train pulled ou
copy Of resolutions adopted wa
handed to Secretary Andrews as foI
lows:
Resolved. by the Portland busines
men visiting Grants Pass on tn
Portland Commercial Clubs speci'
excursion, that we express our d.
light at the evidences Of progress
prosperity and civic development al
parent IN Grants Pass, the Queen
the Rogue River Valley; that "
thank you for your kindly an
thoughtful hospitality in provldin
an opportunity for US TO meet yor
business men in your commerclt
= Club. IN taking Us In automobiles
! see the beauties Of your city, and g
peclally the fruits, flowers and r
! freshments provided by your charr
, ing ladies at your club and on Of
4 train.
{ Assuring you that we are proud
I proclaim Portland as your frlen
and that we individually and cole
8 lively will endeavor to be Of practlc
n service to Grants Pass and Josephii
county whenever opportunity afford
A again we thank you, and hope TO 3
/ you again both in Grants Pass and
!. Portland Let us all unite In the u
q building OF a greater Oregon.