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Rock Island Argus., 1911-10-06
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

I Tuesday for Carthage, ILL.,, to visit
/ her mother a few days.
A pleasant family reunion was re
! Gently held at the home OF w. J
Brown, east of Aledo, in honor of Mr.
and Mrs Clarence Brown and baby
( of Punta Gorda, Fla, who are visit
| ing in this city and vicinity.
Miss Mabel Brown left Tuesday fol
her home in Lennox, Iowa, after g
few days stay with her grandmother
Mrs. Lydia Brown.
Mrs. F. A. Smith and son left
Wednesday for Chicago to spend a
few weeks with friends.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Wright left Wednesday
for Pontiac to attend the state w.
c. T. L. convention.
Miss Mary Lytle returned to Chi
cago Wednesday after few days
stay with Miss BERTHE Milligan.
DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Cunningham
and baby of Chicago left Wednesday
for their home after a visit of sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Eakin.
Mrs. Henry Lord left Wednesday
for Thompson, ILL.,, to spend a few
weeks with her daughter.
Mrs. Ella Shields and daughter of
Blairsville, Pa, who have been Wis
iting Mrs. R. B. Cabeen, left Wednes-
day for Chicago to spend a few days.
Mrs. James Brown and Clyde Har-
ris were called to Galesburg Wednes-
day by the illness of Mrs. Lena Har-
ris
Miss Frances Barr left Wednesday
for Rock Island to spend a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sharp were Rock
Island visitors on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lola Crawford started We'd
nesday for Des Moines, Iowa. to visit
friends a few days.
VI. H. Osborn returned to Usage
City, Kan, after a few days stay
with his brother.
Mrs. X NJ. Whitman and her sis
ter, Mrs. Robb of Seaton, went to
GaIesburg Wednesday for short
stay.
Mrs. NJ. f. Bridgeford left We'd
nesday for Rock Island to spend a
few days with Mrs. c. H. Thornhill.
Miss Deborah Cummins went to
Little York Wednesday for a visit
with friends.
The Columbian club held its first
meeting of the season on Wednesday
in Memorial hall.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-10-06
Foster

Mrs. William FTeyermuth spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Muscatine.
Messrs. Joe Watson and William
Ripley departed Monday for Spring
field 10 attend the state fair.
Mrs. John McGinnis Of Davenport is
the guest of her brother, B. Reynolds
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard DUNCAN are
the parents Of son, born oct. 3.
Lyman H. Mcneil returned to his
home at New Boston after spending
week visiting relatives and attending
the home coming in Muscatine
John Workman Of Millcrsburg attend
ed the home coming at Muscatine
and visited al the home Of his parents,
Mr and Mrs George Workman.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-10-06

rard boy, arrived Tuesday with his
bride from Nebraska for a visit will
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rob
ertson.
Mrs. William Gibson and daughters
Jennie and Mary, were tri-city shop
pers Saturday.
Mrs. John Ransom Of Silvis is Wis
iting with relatives for a few days
William Thompson of South Alex
andria, s. D., for visit with Mrs
Thompson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B
F. Love.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulam left Tuesday fol-
a visit in Minnesota.
Otto Volk and family of Bowling
township spent Tuesday with relatives
here
Albert Nelson attended the conven.
ton of the Luther league in Chicago
last week From Chicago he will visit
his parents at Chesterton, Ind.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-10-06
STOMACH TONIC.
Puts the Stomach in Splendid Shape
and Supplies Vim, Nigor and Vi
taIity to the Whole Body.

If you feel all run down, out of
sorts, nervous and depressed, go and
get a 50-cent box of Mi-o-na stomach
tablets today.
Take every one of them according
to directions and when they are gone
you will feel like a different person.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets will rem
ovate your disordered stomach and
bowels; they will put life into your
inactive liver.
They will Danish nervousness,
brain fag, dizziness, headaches,
nightsweats and sleeplessness.
Mi-o-na will stop sour risings, gas
and heartburn in five minutes. Large
box so cents at the Harper house
pharmacy and druggists everywhere
Rock Island Argus., 1911-10-06

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from stay of few days in Chicago
and in Peoria
Mrs Alex Macy returned Saturday
from ten days visit in Peoria.
Mrs. P. ]. Lindahl of Lynn Cen.
guest of Mrs. John Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Scott left Sat.
urday evening for Keokuk to visit
their daughter a few days
Mrs. E. ]. Noble, Mr. and Mrs. J
H. Crane, Mrs. H. ]. Fisher and
James Shingledecker Of Joy, who had
been visiting in Rock Island, stop,
ped in Aledo Saturday on their re-
turn for short visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Dickson and
baby returned Monday from an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Nap
anee. Canada.
Mrs. Emma Goltry of Red Oak,
Iowa, came Monday evening to visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Boone
Mrs. Idelia Speicher of Spring
field came Monday to make an ex-
tended stay with friends in this city.
w H.. Osborn arrived here Mon
day from Webster City, Iowa, to
spend a few days with his brother,
E. II. Osborn and family.
Miss Matilda Nelson, who has
spent the past year with her cousin,
Mrs. Eric Peterson, left Tuesday for
her home in Malmo, Sweden, having
been called by the serious illness of
her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Stead and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Kerch left Tues
day for the state fair.
Miss Hettie Mundwiler was called
to Nicksburg, Mich, on Tuesday by
the serious illness of her brother.
J. c. Shannon started Tuesday for
Durham, Mo, 10 visit relatives and
friends.
Rev. F. Swenson went to Ashta-
bula, Ohio, on Tuesday to attend the
seth anniversary of the Lutheran
church in that city.
Mrs. G. c. Bower returned Tues
day from ten days visit at Cam
eron, Mo.
Mrs. T. NJ. Bateman and rs. J. c.
Downing and baby went to TAYLOR
Ridge Tuesday to attend the fun
eral services of Mrs. Omer Batcman.
Mrs. w. NJ Kellogg and Mrs.
Charles WeIch Of New Boston took
the car at Aledo on Tuesday for
Rock Island to make a short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Spitznogle were
Rock Island visitors on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Hazouka left Tuesday
for Galesburg TO enter the city hos
pitai for treatment.
c. a. Miller was a Reynolds visitor
TUESDAY.
". A. Morrison Of Pleasant Hill,
Mo. who has spent q few days here
with his siste-, Mss Elizabeth Nor
rison. who IS Ill, left Tuesday for
his home.
Il Ncr0c and Glenn Morgan left
Tuesday for Springfield to visit the
state fair
The }.f.iam and Vashti and St.
Ambrose -ileges will play the open
ing football same in Aledo Saturday
at ,. N.
Mrs. Harry Downey and son, left
Rock Island Argus., 1911-10-06

Mrs. Henry Patterson left Sunday
for Chicago 10 attend a convention
of the Eastern Star.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-10-06
ALEDO-

CONTINUED from Page rwo.)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
DEVELOPMENT WORK SHOWS
MUCH VALUABLE ORR

Dan Hearn, Pat Casey and j. r
Harvey left last Thursday for Selma
from which point the party TOOK
the trail for the valuable gold prop.
critics belonging to Hearn, Casey and
associates in the Chetco region.
Casey stated that development
work on the property is disclosing
much valuable ore, and he stated thai
each day verifles first reports OF orc
OF much richness.
Mr.. Harvey goes to sample tht
ledge. This does not mean that q
sale is on, as Hearn and Casey are IN
no hurry to sell the property; on the
other hand they are Indifferent re-
garding the matter, az they realize
they have a property that needs nC
brass band to stir enthusiasm. At the
time OF the strike Mr.. Harvey wal
promised the first chance at an op
tion II any was ever given, and The
owners are keeping faith with Har
vey and by sampling the ledge al
this time will put him In position t
handle the property at any time 4
is agreeable to all concerned.
"of course we would SELL" sait
Casey TO a representative OF Th'
Courier. "but we want TO see the yel
low gold with eagles stamped on II
and load OF Il at that, az we hav'
the yellow stuff In the rocks and 4
takes the yellow stuff In the bank
TO get an exchange"
II is believed Mr.. Harvey has cor
respondents who desire 10 purchas
the property.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
CLAUDE CHALL0NER IS
DEAD FROM POISON

Claude Challoner, known In
Grants Pass, Wildervile. Wonder
and other Josephine county towns ID
dead as the result Of self admins
tered dose OF laudanum. The tragc-
dy occurred at Gold Hill. A dispatch
from Gold Hill says:
with but two pennies and but
ton picture OF an old woman, presum-
ably his wife, in his purse, Claude
Challoner, aged about 65. swallowed
the contents OF two-ounce bottle OF
laudanum In room at the Gold Hill
hotel some time after retiring at 10
O'Clock Wednesday night. and died
at Gold Hill hospital.
"Challoner is stranger here. He
came to the hotel shortly before 10
o'clock Wednesday night and asked
for room. He registered with diff
Guilty, remarking that he could scarce
iy see. He paid for the room. He
was found by Landlord Gale at about
10 o'clock yesterday morning lying
on the bed In the room, with an emp
ty bottle labled "laudanum" beside
him.
Many small pictures, apparently
OF relatives, we're found In the mans
pockets by Coroner Kellogg, and one,
postcard signed Pearl and Nam
ma" apparently picture OF a daugh-
ter and granddaughter, was address
ed "459 Montgomery street, Port
land" The postmark was June 10,
1909. This is the only clew that the
authorities here have as to Callon-
er's friends or relatives. II was ap-
parent that Challoner had passed the
summer OF 1909 at Wildervilie ana
Wonder. Josephine county He came
here from Medford. the laudanurn
bottle bearing the label OF a Medford
drug store"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
TIMBER FOR ROOF SUPPORTS
FAR TOO FRAIL
ARCHITECT GETS BLAME
School Board Employs b. A. Fitz-
gerald to Put Structure In
Shape.

That big, imposing new high school
building is causing much concern as
a result of weak timbers in Its con-
struction, and as result of this d.
A. Fitzgerald has been employed by
the school board to get busy in a hur-
ry to remedy serious trouble which
has developed.
1t is alleged that certain timbers
are far too weak, and that the arch
itect, a Portland man, Is to blame.
The contractor followed the archi-
tect's plans, and no blame, so far,
has been placed against the contract
or The contractor was also an out
side man.
Several hundred dollars still due
the architect have been held up by
the school board as a result of the
trouble with the building.
The roof tlmbers are alleged to be
too light to support the weight of the
roof and they are beginning to
buckle" and some of them have
sprung nearly six inches out OF
plumb. Upright timbers have been
placed temporarily supporting the
ceiling In the assembly room while
workmen with jack screws are en-.
deavoring to true up the truss tim.
bers. This will probably be effected
without serious difficulty, although II
Is a greater job than would have
been required to do the work right
in the first place.
Plasterlng In number of places
Is cracking and falling, due to shrink.
ing of timbers. This is noticeable al
one of the stairways leading from the
first to the second floors, where lath
and plaster were placed directly upon
the face OF the floor joist and the
shrinking Of the joist broke the plas.
tering, leaving an unslghtly spot.
Again, In the basement below the
level of the ground the moisture has
penetrated through to the inner face
Of the wall and the cement plasterinp
is crumbllng and falling in consid.
cradle quantities.
1t is hoped to, have the building in
shape for the fall term of school.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
STEAM PLANT TO GO
ON NINE NEAR KERBY

r. M. Wilson, owner and manager
Of the Alta mine and other proper
ties located five miles west Of Kerby,
has returned from Portland. where
he purchased steam plant to b.
placed on the mine to furnish power
for his 40-ton Lane slow speed Chile
mill, This will enable Mr.. Wilson 70
run continually. In winter he win
use water power from Josephine
creek.
The engine just purchased 10 %
horsepower and The boiler Sb horse
power.
The Alta mine is big low grade
proposition and Mr.. Wilson stated
that he is mining In an open cut 15O
feet above the mill and all ore u
sent to the mill by gravity. He has
opened 20-foot or body and yet
no wall on one side. Just what width
the ore shoot is Ia yet unknown. He
is handling this ore and milling Il
at cost not exceeding rs cents per
ton, and estimates that he can con-
tinue to mine and mill for many
months In future at cost never to
exceed one dollar a ton.
The slow speed Chile mill carries
six rolls, each Weighing 1900 pounds.
a crushing weight which totals T.
200 pounds. The mill Is 10 feet In
diameter, and has receptacle on top
which is loaded with 10000 pounds
OF waste rock to add to the crushing
weight. This top is two feet deep.
The advantage OF the slow speed
mill over the fast running mills u
that the tremendous wear and tear
and pounding and stopping is avoid
ed. In addition, amalgamation ID
more satisfactory. Two Johnson con-
centrators are also operated.
Mr.. Wilson hopes to have the
steam plant In operation by August
15.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
EASTERN STOCKHOLDER
PLEASED WITH ALMEDA

Wednesday morning, Charles Oh
mart of Springfield, Ohio, came in
from the Galice mining district,
where he had for some days been
visiting the Almeda mine, of which
corporation he is prominent stock
holder.
Mr.. Ohmart is a business man and
thoroughly posted along both CON-
mercial and industrial lines. He
talked Interestingly of the Almeda
mine and smelter and, like other Wis
itors to that great property, was
abundantly satisfied with the large
output of ore and the prospects Of
the smelter. While in Grants Pass,
he visited the Golden Drift dam and
investigated carefully the irrigation
possibilities. He gave it as his opin-
ion that the irrigation plant will
prove to be a wonderful factor In the
development of the agricultural In
terests of this part of Josephine coun-
ty.
A friend took Mr. Ohmart for an
auto ride over the city and country
Immediately adjacent thereto and
the visitor came back with enlarged
views regarding Grants Pass as a
business center and the rich coun-
try which surrounds the city This
man from Ohio was charmed with
Rogue river and the great fish which
he saw in the stream, and expressed
the hope that he, with his family,
might at no distant day, become res
idents here.
In speaking of the Galioe district
in general and the Almeda mine In
particular, Mr.. Ohmart gave 1t as his
opinion that the section mentioned
was rich in gold and copper and
would become famous in mineral
productions. He spoke in glowing
terms of the vast deposits of copper
and gold in the Almeda, and he look.
ed forward to the time when that
mine would become one Of the great
producers of wealth in southern Ore.
gon.
Mr.. Ohmart said that his visit to
this city and county gave him great
satisfaction, as he had seen with his
own eyes the rich products of the
country and had had the pleasure
to meet many pleasant people during
his stay here. He left this afternoon
on the south bound train to visit
California and expected to reach his
Ohio home In about two weeks.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
n. d. Townsend Goes East

n. r. Townsend left Thursday
morning for bis home at Apollo. Pa,
after spending some time at the Penn.
Oregon ranch near this city. Ho will
visit at Shasta Springs. Lake Tahoe
and Los Angeles en- route, and will
arrive at his home about September
10. The Penn-oregon ranch haI
been much improved under the sup.
ervision OF Mr.. Townsend ard Il
making a splendid showing amons
the southern Oregon ranches.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
RANCHER LLOYD SCOTT
PLACED UNDER ARREST

Lloyd Scott, who has been resld-
ing on the Dillingham; place, which
he recently purchased, about two
miles down Rogue river, was arrest
ed Wednesday about o'clock, on
a warrant sworn out by his wife, and
taken to the county jail by Sheriff
Smith. Scott is held on q charge Of
larceny by bailee and the arrest was
made as he drove into town In a bug
gy, containing a large trunk. He
had stepped out OF the buggy into
the Mclean garage when he was TAX
en- in charge by Sheriff Smith and
his baggage was taken charge OF by
Justice Holman.
The trouble is the result Of fam
lily jar. Mrs. Scott alleges that they
we're married in Pittsburg in January
of this year; that they were happy
until letters began coming to Mr..
Scott from his parents In Blooming
ton, Ills, asking him to leave her,
and that after that a coldness grew
between husband and wife.
Some jewelry and money in bank
also figure in the trouble. The wife
intimating that her husband wants
to leave her and take this wealth
Scott had little to say on his side
Of the case, and II matters are not
amicably adjusted out Of ccdrt he
will present his side to the jury.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11

and all future extension OF bitches
as security. That this was the under
standing OF the stockholder and OF
Mr.. Sanders Is very apparent for the
latter is accepting half cash pay
ments for water and crediting the
other half on the stock held by the
wateruser. This arrangement is
much appreciated for II enables the
stockholder TO get full value for his
stock that was not worth s cents on
the dollar previous to the sale, ana
he Is getting back the money he put
into the dltches Now. n the stock
holder takes that note In payment for
his stock. and uses the note TO buy
water, does he still own the stock TO
the extent that board OF directors
representing that stock has n moral
right to continue 10 incur Indebted
ness against II by paying the expenses
OF organizing an irrigation district
Don't look Just right, does ~
The statement OF the promoters
that this district agitation Ia not det-
rlmental 10 the success Of the Chi
cago-Rogue River project is false and
In most instances, knowingly so; 4
It were not the promoters would hav,
consulted with Mr. Sanders as to th'
effect OF such a movement at tim,
when he was financing his system.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
JERRY MCOY NOW LIES AT THE
POINT OF DEATH
ACCIDENT AT THE STATION
Walks Between Fast Moving Engine
and Express Truck on the
Platform.
Special to The Courier.


WooDvILLE. Aug. Jerry Nc
Coy, the aged merchant of this place
who was struck Saturday by q north
bound Southern Pacific passenger
train, was today told by his physi-
clans that he had but brief time to
live. Mr.. Mccoy, therefore, arrans-
ed some business affairs and now
awaits deaths summons.
While ne was mentally able to ar
range the business matters yet he
does not seem to remember anything
of the accident which put him low.
He is fatally injured internally, so
the physicians have determined, In
addition to other hurts one rIp is
broken and his head fearfully CASH
ed.
1t is not believed here that the
aged merchant purposely sought his
death when he went In reach OF the
locomotive; on the other hand opin-
ion Is that as result OF his Illness
OF some days he was weak and con-
fused aud believed the northbound
train was the southbound, the one he
was to take for Ashland. where he
intended to visit the mineral springs.
Mccoy was at the station expecting
to take southbound train for Ash
land. When the north bound train
approached the station, Mccoy took
two grips In one hand and stood at
the end of an express truck which was
standing alongside the track and only
about 1S inches from the rails. Just
as the engine sped up at this point,
Mccoy walked in between the express
truck, and the rails, was hit In the
Ing parts of the engine, knocked down
back by projecting parts on the en-
glne knocked down, rolled over on
his back and lay gasplng,
In addition to the wound on his
back, McCoy's head Is cut and one
hand mangled. What his motive was
in his peculiar action Is not known as
the train he expected to board was not
due for three-quarters OF an hour,
However, It is known that Mccoy was
Ill., his contemplated trip to Ashland
being for the purpose Of visiting min
eral springs near that town, and his
illness may have been cause OF tempo
rary confusion.
The victim has conducted confec-
tionery and billiard hall in Woodvllle
for about two years, coming from
Gold Hill, where he lived for q period
OF ten years
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11
SEEKING QUARTZ PROPERTIES

SEEKING QUARTZ PROPERTIES.
Arthur 8. Willy vice president OF
the Waldo Consolidated Gold Mines
Company OF Oregon, owner OF the
extensive placer holdings at Waldo.
and J. T. Logan Saturday morning
went TO Portland together. Mr.. Lo-
gan will be In Portland several days.
Mr. Willy stated to n representa-
tive OF The Courier that he would re-
turn to Grants Pass, II possible. dur
Ing the autumn He Is seeking q
quartz property and stated that II
the owners OF quartz mines and pros
poets lp Josephine county. who want
cd TO sell, would allow prospective
purchasers more time 10 INVESTIGATES
and test property that more would
be sold and developed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-11

y. Rev. c. T. whittlesey OF Eugene.
who has been on a trip to various
points in Connecticut, stoned IN
Grants Pass Tuesday 10 spend the
day with Rev. Robert McIesn He
left Tor the north this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08

TAKE BABT UP AND DOWN MAIN STREET. JIMMY IN GOING To MEET MRS VAN DU1ER. AND ON 1tE WAY HOME 1 WANT HER To SEE BABY"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-29
ARrEslAN WELLS IN THE ORIENT

DR.. Victor G. Heiser, director Oh
health of the Philippines, brings an in
teresting story of the sanitary
achievements of the United States in
the islands. For the first time in the
history of the archipelago the births
exceeded the deaths last year.
This means that most of the fatal
diseases have been stamped out as
result of the war on rats, by which the
plague has been controlled; as the re-
suit of vaccination, which has eXter-
minated smallpox, and of the drilling
of artesian wells, by which control has
been gained over the various intestinal
disease which have always in the past
been productive of numerous deaths.
Thus sanitation has followed the flag
of the United States to a greater eX-
tent than it has followed that of any
other nation, in all of whose tropical
colonies the death rate still exceeds
that of the births.
The demand for artesian wells in
the Philippines has become so great
that no member can be elected to the
assembly who does not pledge himself
in advance to do all in his power to
procure these wells for his district.
This is a remarkable reversal of senti'
ment, for when this type of wells was
introduced the guileless Filipino ex-
hibited great hostility, even engaging
in riots in some sections, and in all
insisting that water brought from the
bowels of the earth was not fit for hui
man beings to drink.
Going now to the opposite extreme
the people are attributing marvellous
medicinal qualities to the artesian
water, and natives may be seen, ac-
cording to DR.. Heiser, coming from all
sections, by train, by carabao and on
foot, with jugs and bottles, seeking
the precious water to take home to
some sick friend or relative. Second
only to the demand for artesian wells
is that for good roads, to obtain which
all candidates for the assembly must
also pledge themselves. But as a re-
suit of these demands the natives are
becoming reconcifed to the idea of tax
alton, from which they now feel they
derive some concrete benefit.-Boston
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