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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
DUMP SURPLUS DIRT
IN CONKLlN PARK

What to do with the surplus dirt
in the improvement work now pro-
crossing on Lawnridge avenue has
been a disturbing question to the
contractor. Mr.. Ament. There was
but small amount Of n" on the
tboroughfare, and when tnat had
been made, and the owners OF the
abutting property had taken all they
could use. there still remained some
44OO cubic yards unplaced
Under the terms Of the contract
Mr. Ament is TO place this dirt at
some point named by tue engineer
no extra charge to be made for such
.placing II dumped within 1000 feet
of the point where II is excayated. II
bevond the 1000 foot limit extra
nav ls to be provided. Owners ol
abutting property had first call on
the dirt. and a good deal OF 1t was
disposed of in making fills on these
lots Then the contractor "ai
stumped, for the city had not direct
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
PRESENCE OF MIND
AVERTS SURE DEATH

To the presence of mind, quick
realization of horrible situation
and the alert, decisive action Of Lo-
comotive Engineer Warren Burt Of
the Southern Pacific company. whose
assignment with the railroad COM
pany is In the helper" service out
OF Grants Pass, a little, aaxen-haired
giFl, three years of age, the child OF
the railroad section foreman at Mer-
lin. Friday evening owed her life,
aud the parents of the beautiful lit
tie elf that proclusion from misery
and endless grieying that the loss
especially the tragic loss-of loved
one entails.
Engineer Burt. at the throttle OF
Engine 21Ss, Fireman Ward,) was
helping a freight southwark, his To-
comotive being at the head OF the
train.
As the heavy train was grinding
along at a rate of 10 or 20 miles an
hour, about one-quarter OF a mile
the other side OF Merlin, Burt,
whose eyes, like those of all men
who gain their livelihood over the
vocation OF Death and the Drum
ming Wheels are ever yigilant,
espied less than 800 yards ahead the
little girl playing in the center Of
the track. Fireman Ward tried to
warn by "iistle and bell, but the
child in itar lnnoce~tt aud trust,
needed not. In t,er' b1d Burt de-
clded. east anu 81
The Grants Pass and Ter quickly
shut off, then threw her over
"goosed her" is the railroad mans
vernacular- and applied the emer-
gency brakes. Burt, who, although
a big, powerful man, Is 1.-THE as a
tiger and active as a kitten, dashed
out through the front cab window
made his way rapidly along the run
ming board, leaped down on the
pilot. from where he stepped agllely
to the footboard Of the pa. while
the gigantic locomotives with their
huge tonnage came tearing nolsily
on seemingly snorting cruelty thelI
displeasure over the checks that had
imposed on their merciless strength
and, reaching far out with his strong
arm and fingers OF steel graspet
firmly and lifted gently above hii
head the little child, and in another
minute, without the train hayinl
come to a full stop deposited th'
tiny miss safely opposite the home
OF her terrorlzed parents who hat
watched breathlessly and helplessl,
/ the near-tragedy and heroic rescue
Burt will not discuss his nobl
d act. doubtless modestly figuring |
r is "all in the days work" and tn
r Courier is indebted to his fellow
n members Of the crew for the story
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
BEVERLY OF GRAZ
STARK" Is COMING

The opera house management to-
day informed the Courier that It had
booked for appearance In Grants
Pass on Thursday night. August /.
the great Delamater production,
staged under the direction OF David
Uelasco, OF George Tarr McCutch-
cons Beverly Of Graustark," the
sequel to "Graustark, played here
last February.
Production and cast are the orig
inal Studebaker theater, Chicago,
ones, and Grants Pass was able to
secure the big attraction only be-
cause Of the unexpected change OF
time In the remodelling OF the Eu'
gene theater.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
THREE THOUSAND ACRES ON
GRAVE CREEK IN DEAL.
TO EXPEND NEAR $3.50, 900
DredgcS Will he Installed AMI
the Property Developed at
Once.

Another big mining deal one Of
the most important ever put through
In the district, has just been closed
up, whereby the bulk OF the placer
ground on Grave creek, located
about IA miles from Grants Pass,
passes into the hands of California
company.
For the last week or so rumors
have been aaoat to the effect that
Il. l.. Herzlnger and associates had
put through the big mining deal Of
the season, which, however. the par
ties interested declined to confirm,
as II had not until today sufficiently
matured to be public business.
The deal is one OF considerable
magnitude and is destined to revolu-
tionlze mining operations in this sec
tlon, as the property is to be worked
as a dredging proposition and EN-
braces over 5000 acres of ground
situated In the Grave Creek district
in this county. Ii includes a number
OF the best ranches in that vicinity
and affords ideal conditions for the
dredge The company taking over
the property is one of the most sub
stantial of Calfornia's big dredging
concerns, the ORC Power and Light
Co., OF oroville, and 1t now has III
engineer on the ground with drills
and just as fast as the ground is test
ed out dredges will be installed. The
property includes mostly virgin soil
being too fiat to work with hydraulic
outfits, but Ideal for dredging. Al
OF the neighboring placers hav'
Yielded exceedingly we'll and It ma
turally follows that this body will
return some millions to the invest
ors.
The company will expend Il
the nelghborhood OF $1,000 70
the purchase Of the property and tn
placing of II In working order. Sev
eral dredges will be used In their op
erations these 10 be installed as fas
as development justihes The dredg
ing machines, owned by ,ne com
: pany, are OF the very latest and bes
makes and are constructed at cos
OF $3.50, 900 each, 80 that their In
stallation on the property calls 10
an expenditure OF considerable mae
d nitude Mr. Hersinger, who Is a
authority on mines and mining pos
sibilitles, says that this Is only yer
small beginning OF the real minin
developments which will result as
matter OF course. when condition
are honestly and intelligently e,
plotted and placed before the inve'
tor in a buslnesslike manner. In
terested with Mr.. Herzlnger in thI
} deal Is his mining associate LeRo
Curr!er. Of this city, and lie we
known mining engineer, w. s Bi
con Of Kerby.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
CONGRATULATIONS
ON JOSEPHINE'S
MINING EXHIBIT.

y Yreka, Cal, July 20, 1912. =
= Daily Courier, y
= Grants Pass, Ore.
y The Southern Oregon and y
: Northern California Mining con- =
? gress in session in this city '
= hereby extends its hearty con- y
= gratulations and sincerest =
= thanks to the miners OF Jose '
y phine county, Oregon, for the ,
= splendid mineral exhibit they =
= have on display here. The char '
? acter. grade and quantity Of the :
y milling and smelling ores ex- '
= hibited, together with the most =
y attractive manner in which the '
= ores are arranged for inspection =
= by c. l.. Mangum Of Grants =
= Pass, deserved the highest =
y recognition OF this congress.
= CHESTER L. PROEBSTEL,
\ secretary. 4
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
Creager Not a Candidate

Robert II Creager, who some
time ago announced his intention Of
becoming a candidate for the office
of justice Of the peace for the Grants
Pass precincts, has concluded to re-
main out OF the race, business rea-
sons being responsible for the decis-
ion
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
DIRECTORS ANNOUNCE PREMIUM
FOR BUTER FAT PRODUCER.
VALUE TO DAIRY INTEREST
Local Firm Also Offers Prize to
Boys for Agricultural
Products.

The directors of the coming Jose
phine County Grange Fair propose to
know who has the premier milk COW
in the district To settle the ques-
tion they announce that a valuable
prize will be offered for the dairy
COW that shows up best in a test to
be held at the fair. The rules for
the test have not yet been formulat-
ed, but all the cows entered In the
competition will be kept for at least
two days during the course of the
fair on the grounds, and given like
treatment as to care and time OF
milking. The test will be purely
one for butter fat and the type or
individuality of the animal aside
from her value as a producer OF
milk and butter fat will not be con.
sidered.
A test of this kind will be the
greatest benefit to the dairy interests
of the county as it will demonstrate
to the public at large what type oi
COW makes the best returns for hel
keep. 1t will stimulate interest
among the dairymen, and will be al
incentive for them to study the per
formance of the individual anima
more thoroughly and so discard cows
that are not up to a certain stan
dard.
In other districts where this tes
has been a feature of Grange fairs
has come to be one Of the prominen
events of the program, and mer
chants have helped it along by hang
ing up most valuable premiums TO
the winners in addition to the prize
offered by the fair association
To Encourage the Boys.
To interest the boys of the tarr
in the fair the Grants Pass Hard
ware company has offered, throug
the board of directors of the fair as
sociation, a prize for the best di;
play of agricultural products show
by a boy The prize is to be an Iro
Age combined seeder and cultivate
retailing at S1450 premium we
worth working for. In offering thi
prize, the hardware company say
that contests OF this nature will ten
to keep the boy interested in his wor
on the farm, and make him NOR
contented with farm life In its LEI
ter the management the con
pany also stated that it would
represented at the fair with an el
hlbit OF vehicles, implements. etc
second to none in Southern Oregon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26
MINING CONGRESS- ACTS
ON SO. PACIFIC LANDS

A resolution adopted at the recent
mining congress at Yreka would in
dicate that the mining men of this
district are in earnest in the demand
made for the revocation Of all pat
ents issued to the Southern Pacific
Railroad company. The resolution
calls on the federal government to
cancel all patents given the company
for lands in Southern Oregon upon
which mineral has been OF may be
discovered.
Petitions will be at once circulated
and affldavits as to the mineral char
acter of thousands of acres now un-
der patent to the. Southern Pacific or
Central Pacific will be obtained. The
petitions will ask the secretary of the
interior to review the character OF
these lands of which the afAdavlts
are submitted. 1t is claimed the min
eral is reserved in the patent but the
railroad will not allow any prospect
ing on the patent land. 1t was stated
there are thousands of acres of min
eral land now patented to the rail-
road company on which good mines
might be developed.
The resolution says in part
Ever since the prospectors of 40
blazed the trails over the Sierras AMI
opened to the world the wealth of
our gold mines, the policy of the
United States, in splendid recognition
of their splendid service, has been to
keep open to their class the mineral
lands. Every dollar dug from the
earth by the miner is a new dollar
added to the wealth of the nation,
and It is a clean dollar. Over 300,-
000,0 of such dollars have been
found by the prospector and miner
and milled by the miners from the
very mineral belt which this congress
represents. The prospector with pick
and pan, pluck and patience seeks
the trace and follows it 70 the mine
This trace must be left for the pro-
spector to follow The mine must re-
main his to find and with the finding
the right to work must be his
"Contravening this policy and de-
nying to the prospector these long
unQuestioned rights, the Central Pa
cifc Railway company is now claim
ing practically one-third of the great
mineral belt extending through Jack
son and Josephine counties, Oregon
and Siskiyou, Trinity and Shasts
> counties, California. This claim II
in defiance of the express terms o
its grant and is against the very Ian
guage OF its patents.
Therefore, be IL resolved, that tn
miners of Southern Oregon ant
. Northern California, in this congress
assembled, do hereby respectfully re
= quest the proper fedora and stat
: authorities to take immediate ste'
t within this mineral belt to have tn
: mineral lands therein covered b.
= claims or patents to the Central Pa
n cifc Railway company or its affli
ated corporations or its predecessor
- in interest exempted and 1egregate
= from said claims and patents and re
: stored to public domain and to tn
y right Of the miner to prospect for an
n locate claims thereon.
e BE It further resolved, that copie
v of this resolution properly certltie
Il be sent to the attorney general OF tn
n United States, the director OF the bu
reau Of mines, our congressman an
United States senator and the stat
mineralogists Of oregon and Calito'
MIA"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-26

8. w. Phillips left Wednesday
night for Portland on political mat
ters and to visit his sister
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23
WORK COM ENCED
ON NEW INDUSTRY
CONTRACTORS AT WORK ON
PLANT OF WHEELING SHEET
AND TIN PLATE co.
work on Structure viii Be Pushed
and Expected 70 Be Completed
in Several Months.

The recently organized Wheeling
Sheet M Tin Plate Company Is losing
no time in preparing for active opera.
lions and contracts for the construc.
ton Of the plant have already been
awarded. making It possible for the
plant TO be ready for use before win
ter sets in.
"Wednesday the deed conveying the
Medill farm rear THtonsvillc 10 the
ne" company was placed on record
n the county seat Of Jefferson county
ana the farm IT. an ideal location for
The plant as 1t contains fo|rfv-eight
acres and Is convent 70 the Wheeling
ana Lake Fri" and thu Cleveland and
pittsburgh railroads. which assures the
company ample shipping facilities.
The contract FOR the construction ~
me plant was awarded TO Discher a
sons, contractors Of Pittsburgh. and
this firm nov has engineers on the
ground. laying out the foundation. The
only thing that Will hold back the work
on h plant is the difficulty ~ nndine
laboror~ ~ build the foundation and
" Is expected that the material for
mo construction ~ the plant viii be
ON tho ground lonE before tho founda
lion is completed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23
EXHIBITION DAY
Al Sixteenth Street Fairgrounds
Proves Very Successful and
Is Well Attended.

An interesting exhibition was given
m tho Sixteenth street Fairgrounds
Yesterday afternoon. under the an.
spices Of the Wheeling Fairgrounds
Association. and directed by Miss
Oral Dickens and Harry Weller The
exhibition was participated In by
nearly 25o Riddles. an was attended
hy many Of the mothers Of the chill.
dron.
Tho many different drills and exer.
cisos that have been taught hy the
efficient directors were carried out
without = mistake. and tho accuracy
with which each exercise was accom-
plished falls little shor' of wonderful
md toetiGes 90 tho interest and untir
ING efforts which the directors have
given tho work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23
DRESS PARADE
WAS FEATURE
OF BOYS BRIGADE ENcAMPMENT
ABOVE ELM GROVE
Last EVenins-camp Hartman Now
Under Military Resuiations-
Many Visitors.

Camp Hartman. on the Miller farm.
up Big Wheeling creek. is now as fully
established As a regular United States
army camp. the finishing touches hav-
ing been placed on the camp yester-
day morning and afternoon. When
the last stakes were driven around
the headquarters late yesterday aft
ernoon the camp stood out complete
in all detail and starting with today
the regulations governing a national
army in encampment will be carried
out The routine was dispensed with
yesterday. as the officers in charge
were anxious 10 have all the tents.
etc. erected before putting the boys
down TO hard work. The high flag
pole was erected yesterday and a full
sized American flag was unfurled from
the top.
General Caldabaugh stated last
evening that everything is now in tip
top shape and that the boys were in
the best OF health. There has not
yet been a single case OF sickness
among the 200 Youngsters and there
is not likely TO be many. as the camp
will be conducted along the most sani-
tary lines possible. Retreat and dress
parade was held last evening at els
o'clock and several visitors were pre-
ent 10 witness the ceremony which
was very impressive. The boys had
a bathing hour yesterday. regardless
of the fact thar they were anxious TO
get all the tents up. There will be
nothing doing except the routine in
the camp until tomorrow when a big
field meet will be held. The boys will
compete in companies and owing TO
the rivalry the various athletic events
will no doubt be closely contested.
Quite a number Of friends INC rela-
tives Of the boys are planning TO go
up tomorrow morning and remain at
the camp all day. Bible contests will
he held Sunday in connection with re-
ligious services.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23
LIST OF CASES
FOR GRAND JURY
FILED WITH CLERK OF COURT BY
PROSECUTOR HANOlAN.
Yesterday-List Is Lengthy and But
Few OF Cases Are important.

a long list Of the cases 10 be con-
sidered by the September grand jury.
which Convenes on TUESDAY afternoon.
September 3. was filed by Prosecuting
Attorney ! q. Handlan Yesterday
morning with tho clerk OF the circuit
court The list includes twenty nine
cases. in which inst Us Witnesses will
he summoned The list is not quit as
Ions as in former cases and with the
exception Of several pistol toring and
grand larceny cases IS not so import.
ant Tho lis' follows
State VS.. r. r. Holland. four cases.
grand larceny
State IS. Judge Grant. grand lar.
ceny.
State VS. waraeld Evans. grand lar
ceny.
state rs. u II. Gross. strand lar.
ceny
state vs.. Harry Murray. pistol tot
state vs. Wilbur Beaver. grand lar.
cenv
state VS. rouoy Ga''n. grand lar.
ceny.
state VS. John ~she.cnsti. two cases.
grand larceny
State Sc. Charles Gilr.u. pistol to-.
ing
state We William Dorsey. pistol tot
ing
State Sc Joseph TedroV. pistol rot.
Ing
State vF Fiillpo Failo pistol toting
stare VS. Russell Woods. two cases
%felonioIs assault and pistol fofine
state vs. Dan Murphy. grand lar.
Cenv.
State so r W%ineshurE. grand lar
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23
State VS.. Harry Morgan. grand lar.

ceny.
State VS.. Harry Morgan. grand lar
ceny.
State vs.. Harry McGran. alias Fl
lott: embezzlement.
State vs.. William SchraEgs. grand
larceny.
State VS.. g. A. Boyce. alias J 4.
Rain. forgery.
State vs. Leslie Tannebaum. two
eases: grand larceny.
State vs.. Stella Ice. unlawful Co
h~abitation.
State vs.. Charles Arnett. unlawful
cohabitation.
State ". Hamilton Wilson. grand
larceny.
state vs. Annie Goldberg. grand lar
ceuv.
state " Robert Carter. pandcring
and pimpinE.
State vs.. James Snyder and Lucy
Campbell. Peter Green and Della
Thomas.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23
MAGGIE BURKE GETS
THREE MONTHS ON THE HILL

Maggie Burke was the chief attrac-
ton in police court yesterday morn
ing. having been arrested by Ohcer
Fitzgerald about l o'clock in the morn
ing. she being too drunk to take care
Of herself.
Although Maggie is an old offender.
She might have beccn let down with
thirty DAYS II il hadn't been for her
terrible temper. as she was unable TO
keep from telling the Judge just what
she thought Of him. Maggie will spend
the winter on the hill.
Ed Kelly and Peter LLOYD were the
other offenders arraigned. having been
arrested for being drunk. and they
got OF light with the minimum and
costs or fifteen days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23

about three years ago 10 accept n
more lucrative position as principal
Of the High school at Wellsburg.
where he remained two years.
From an educational standpoint. n
better man than Professor Odgers
ccOuld not be had for the principal
ship OF Wheeling High and his ap-
Tlointment will he especially pleasing
10 the BOYS % the school as ne is a
trained athlete and instructor in
athletics.
Professor Odgers succeeds Pro
fessor Brillcs. who resigned from the
position a few weeks ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-23
0DGERS NAMED
AS PRINCIPAL
OF WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL TO
SUCCEED PROF. eRILLEs
At Special Meeting OF the Board Of
Education Last Evening.

A. n special meering ~ the hoard
~ education held last night. the OK.
elusive prediction 81 the InfeIllgoncor
was verified when Prof Harry r
Ofgcr. ~ Welisburg was appointed
principal of Wheeling High for tho
ensuing year no being chosen from q
list of about twenty applicants
Prof OdEers is ono ~ rho leading
educator ~ West Virginia and his
ability as IN Instructor is generally
recognized in tho educational circles
of tho state Professor Odgc-s WAS
Tor some time superintendent ~
Linaiy lnsfifufc bur resigned there
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-13
Grants PardOnS

Little Rock, Sept. 13.-Gov. Donaghey granted pardon to G. T. (Tim) Wise of Sebastian coun- ty to restore citizenship. He had been convicted of burglary and larceny and sentenced to four years in prison.
 He also pardoned Willie Mitch ell, negro, of Union county, convicted in the fall of 1910 of as sault to kill and sentenced to three years. The governor saw him at the state farm, where he is sick with tuberculosis, and agreed to pardon him if some one would take care of him after his release.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-13
Electors of Progressive Party

Little Rock, Sept. 13.-The Progressive party is the first in Arkansas to certify its electors to the Secretary of State to be printed on the November ballot. A check for $3375O was paid the Secretary of State for the follow ing:
 At large-W. E. Pearsall, Har- ry M. Trieber.
 1st district, T. A. Waters; 2nd Ira J Mack; 3rd, B. F. Ruble; 4th, George F. Youmans; 5th, w. $. Holt; 9th, Gus Strauss; 7th, M. A. Elliott.
 They were nominated at the convention held here July 30.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-13
How Are Your Bowels?
Here's the Real Remedy for Constipation
 and ClOeeed Up Liver

Tried them all? not yet; you haven't given Hot Springs Liver Buttons a chance.
 If you want the most effective, gentle, safe; yes, delightful laXa- tive on earth, go to any druggist in Prescott or vicinity today an d get 25 cent box of Hot Spring S Liver Buttons.
 Made in Hot Springs. the sani- tarium of the world; used the world over by people who de- mand the best. Take them to end billiousness, coated tongue, dizziness, indigestion and as a general tonic. For free sample write Hot Springs Chemical Go. !, Hot Springs Ark. Hesterly Drug Store special agent in Prescott, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-13

J. R. B. Moore, of Little Rock. spent today in the city on busi. ness.
 Mr. and Mrs. Claude Newth, of Little Rock came in last night to attend the funeral of Mr. Newth' S uncle, which was held here this morning. Mrs. c. k. Royston and Miss Mattie Royston have returned to their home at Fulton after a pleasant visit in this city with their daughter and sister, Mrs. R. P. Hamby.
 Gov. Donaghey is been invited to participate in reception that is to be rendered to Theodore Roosevelt in Little Rock Sept. l 25. He will be unable to accept, as he is on the program for the Levee convention in Memphis that day.
 The following advertisement appeared in the Piggot Banner: Wanted Some expert gun men to kill the rabbits and deer which abound in the weeds in northern part of the city limits. y
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-13
-. GUTHRIE .,., DRUG STORE
 "THE RExALL STORE"
NOTICE

A representative of the Chica- go House will be with us Satur- day Sept. 14th, one day only, and will look after special orders for widths and styles that should happen not to be in stock.
 Customers will find it largely to their advantage to come on this day. Inspect the line, make your shoe wants known freely and place any special orders early.
 Hills Selz Royal Blue Store.
 Harry Hill, Mgr.