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Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08

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full despite tt
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annual town
Saturday. 7
appoint a cor
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conditions wO
Houston sele
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the nominate
mittee repOr
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Layton, Jr.
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Walter ROac
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collector, Jt
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Pepper posi-
elected, anC
selected in
against the
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Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08

Wonderful Imagination.
ia girl has q figure like q clothes
pin she imaEines she L. sIendar and
graceful.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08
Seeks Anty Drudse's Advice.

Mrs. NeighbOr "Wont you please tell me- Anty Drudge
how you keep your curtains snowy white Mine
are supposed to be white though suppose you think
like everybody else that they're ecrl."
Any Dr7tdge-'Why, certainly Mrs. Neighbor It's the
easiest thing in the world. wash them myself with
-Fels-Naptha soap in ukewarm water. Fes-Naptha
makes them white and that kind of washing doesn't
wear them out nearly so fast "
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08

Leaning over a steaming waShtub is a
fine way to ruin the complexion. Heat
and steam redden and inAame the face.
Then touch of cold air will roughen and
chap the skin. Q
That is one of the many reasons why
thinking women prefer to wash clothes
with Fels-Naptha soap in lukewarm water.
1t saves the hands and face from harm.
1t saves the danger of taking cold in
Winter, because you don't need to have
your kitchen or laundry full of steam like
Turkish bath.
1t saves fuel; you don't need an over
hot fire.
1t saves the clothes, because there isno
boiling to weaken them and no hard-rub-
bing to wear them into holes before their
time
Isn't all that worth while1
Yes, you'll say, if it will make the
clothes clean.
Just try it. They'll be cleaner, sweet
er, whittier than you could get them any
other way. And Fels-Naptha is Just as
effective with hannels, wOOlens, oolored
clothes.
Be sure to get the genuine Fels-Naptha
and follow directions on the red and green
wrapper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12


life intwh it's cked to be-
HI ried -four
hours?
BrtdeBut all the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12

to nothing in his favor"
A little farther down the same
street, was another group acting more
wildly, if possible, than the first.
1--WE shout said these, because
we have taken a straw vote to see Of
a truth which way the political breeze
blows, and have found thereby, that
the Bull Moose is sure to get another
term in the Presidential chair"
Down the street still farther was
group of orthodox Republicans who
were celebrating the fact that Taft
had won in a straw vote which they
had just held. Going into a saloon,
the Foxy Politician found that they
were also taking a straw vote and
had proved thereby thai there was
sure to be 4 landslide against Prohibi-
ton. So another straw poll conduct
ed by party of long-haired young
Socialists with Windsor ties. pointed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12

n nee upon a time Foxy Politician
- was walking down the public
highway when he noticed that at
practically every corner there was a
group of men gathered about hat.
They would put their heads together,
drop little bits of paper into the re-
versed brims of the headcovering, take
them out again and act in a most
wild and hilarious manner.
Finally he stopped at one OF these
groups and accosted one of the men.
'Prithee, friend said he, why dost
act so Strangely"
Because forsooth," answered the
man with joyous shout, 1--WE are Old
Fashioned Democrats and have just
taken a straw vote and discovered
that verify the Hon. woodrow Wilson
will be the next President of this
fortunate country. The vote was ten
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to hand out thing like this with the
town full of buyers, and the ante-fall
season in full swing"
The fire started in a pile of hickory
shavings in the annex of the Sis
Alpine Carriage and Wagon Works,
nanufa cturers of Patrician Brand
(Adv.) chariots and catapults. 1t was
first thought to have been caused by
tramps and cigarettes. Later Diana
Laertes, IT years old, of 2121 Pompey
Park Road, reported to Police Head
quarters that she had seen Nero in
Hermes Alley just back of the plant
as she was returning from a shirt
waist dance at Remus Hall. She says
that he was carrying what appeared
and smelled to be ten gallon can of
coal oil and was acting in a generally
suspicious manner.
When seen at his home last night,
Nero said:
''I will admit passing down Hermes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12

/ Alley just before the fire started.
will also confess that 1 was accom-
panied by large growler of kerosene.
Can't citizen of Rome go about her
streets without laying himself open to
suspicion?
Il had just been down to the retail
department of the Standard Oil Com
pany where I had the can filed We
have been troubled a great deal with
mosquitoes from the Tiber here of late,
and have been bathing in the Rocker
| Teller juice to keep the bIankety-
blanketissimus pests from eating me
alive. OF course the whole charge
that my match started the kindIing
is the vile work of some political
| blackguard who wants to assassinate
my Hly-white character and ruin me
with the rank and file of the voters.
You know that I am up for reelection
| in the fall. If I find the miserable liar
who started this nefarious falsehood,
| the new batch of hungry tigers re-
Gently received from Bengal will be
at home to large feast of small time
| politicians
1t has been pointed out that while
| this denial is emphatic enough it is
| composed principally of glittering gen
eralities. He admits that he was near
the factory with an oil can at o'clock
pointedly whether a man would rise
| at that time of the night and go on
| foot to rush a growler of coal OIL
Furthermore the retail department of
| the Standard Oil Company is not open
at that hour, and the night watch
man states positively that Nero was
not about the place while he was
awake. Doubtful strength was added
| to the suspicion against the Emperor
| by a statement from FIavia Jenkinsis,
who said that she saw Nero sitting in
a hammock on his back porch playing
a fiddle and making funny cracks
about the flames which could be
plainly seen from where he sat
It am proud to have scratched the
match that lit that CANDLE" she says
| she heard him say.
1t was learned later that the woman
had formerly been a cook at the Nero
home and had been discharged by
Mrs. Nero under a cloud of suspicion
in regard to the disappearance of some
silver oyster forks. She is said to
have declared at the time that she
would "get even with them.
1t is further rumored on good au-
thority that Burns detectives had been
called in and that a grand jury will
be summoned to investigate the
charges as soon as the court house
cools off.
The fire was discovered by Patrol
man Cerious Marcus, of the Wharf
Station, who happened to be on his
beat at the time. Upon seeing the
flames he ran to the corner of Third
| and Apollo Streets. and turned in a
still alarm.
BY the time the engines arrived the
| flames had made their way to the ele-
vator shaft, which acting as a hue,
soon converted the. big plant into a
huge furnace. By the time the first
line was laid, flying sparks had set
fire to the S. P. O. R. Fireproof Brick
Company's kilns just across the alley.
This was a solid mass of flames within
| half dozen moments.
It was then seen that the confiagra-
ton was serious one and general
alarm was turned in. The leaping
flames spread like wild fire. Within
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fourteen minutes the Forum itself was
doomed. Pandemonium reigned SUI
preme with confusion a good sec
ond. Guests of the Belvedere and
other fashionable hostelries were
reused from their beds and rushed
from their rooms in their night togas
and even less.
The flames soon ate their way
through the Forum and reached the
power house of the Consolidated Gas
and Electric Company. The city was
soon without lights. Fortunately,
however, fugitives were able to see
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Fl ne CLQ00iCU ByLuQE
FIRE DESTROYS ROME
Early Morning Blaze Thought to Have Been
Of Ineeneliary 0risin- Die Nero Dc It?

Rome, July 10, "a, A. D. Especial
Dispatch)-As a result of disastrous
conhagration which broke out in the
small hours of the morning today,
Rome, once the Imperial, is little bet
ter than a large mess of smouldering
ashes. 1t is limited openly that the
fire was of incendiary origin. Nero,
the Emperor, is alleged by some to
have set fire to the town in revenge
for the fact that the Bureau of Fire
Prevention would not allow him re-
Gently to have an un-sane Fourth of
July.
The Emperor frankly denies the
charge.
Advices from Rome, Carthage and
Athens state that the insurance un-
panic over the colossal losses in
refuse to honor their policies. Losses
will run into the millions.
Caius McGracchus, president of the
Rome Commercial Club and Secretary
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, issued the following state
ment to the press early this morning:
According to the time honored
precedent set by other cities in such
cases, Rome will rise Phoenixlike
from her own ashes. She will be big
ger, worse, and more imperial than
ever. have already let the contract
for the rebuilding of my laundry
works which were one of the first to
go up heavenward in smoke. We
must all act as BELTS the citizens OF
the city admitted to be the terminal
of all roads, 1t seems rather a snide
trick on the part of the immortal gods
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their way by means of the fire that
was on their trail.
Shortly after o'clock the flames
reached the district along the Tiber
and all hopes of saving the city were
abandoned. The old fashioned wood
en- cases of the district burned like SO
much finder. Chief McCannicus i'm
mediately withdrew his men and con-
centrated his efforts on preventing
the spread of the fire. Frantic tele-
grams were flashed to Athens, Rhodes,
Carthage and Alexandria asking for
more fire engines.
II now have the situation well in
hand" the chief said when seen early
this morning. ct could have stopped
the fire earlier had 1t not been for the
fact that I was out of town when the
alarm came in, the water pressure was
not strong enough to throw a stream
across a narrow via, the hose fur
nished me by the last Fire Commits
sioner is nothing but cheese cloth, and
that the men I had under me since
the civil service was abolished spend
more time shooting craps than they
do fighting fire. They all have their
pulls and I can do nothing.
IT also regret to report that I lost a.
couple of batta1ions of mighty gooo
men when the fire liberated the
hungry varmints in the zoo of the
Circus Maximus."
A good many citizens fought the
Gordon of police to get in where they
could be killed by falling walls and
flying debris. One of the unfortunates
was Mr.. Marcus Trebonius, a star
gladiator and well-known matinee
idol. He was killed after putting up
a strong fight with live wire down
by the gas works.
In obedience to an order issued by
the chief of police today all wine
shops have been closed and suspicious
looking characters will be arrested on
sight. The entire city has been placed
under martial law, and the 4th reg1-
ment of the Praetorian Guards sta
toned at Fortress Romulus have been
called in and are patrolling the smok-
ing ruins.
r. s. TIsDALE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12

why do the current magazines
print so much fall poetry"
81 think it's scheme to force peo-
pie to read the notwithstanding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12

ATTEND TO BUSINESS.
Poets oft apostrophtze
Other men.
I address my earnest cries
To the hen.
Eggs are rising day by day,
Dealers vow,
If you have an egg to lay,
Do it now.
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THE OPEN SEASON FOR STRAW VOTES

out that Debs was sure to get to the
White House this time.
So the Foxy Politician pondered
deeply on all these things, bit the
head off of another long black pana-
tela and gave vent to the following
remark,
"Humph!"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

will enjoy a reduction In freight rates
to Missouri river points, the amount
of the reduction to Grants Pass being
s1.07 per 100 on first class freight,
with a proportionate reduction on the
other classes.
"Of great Importance TO this VI
cinity, is the new arrangement by the
Southern Pacific for the handling OF
all perishable produce for shipment
to Portland In refrigerator cars The
change is now in effect and those de-
string to ship produce, berries, eggs
and poultry can deliver to the depot
and have shipment placed In refriger-
ator car between $3.50 and 6 p m.
daily the car arriving at Portland the
second morning following This is a
shortening OF the former time OF de-
livery of more than one-half and
should be an incentive to the grower
TO increase his output.
Some eight months or more ago
there was considerable talk OF fed
eral building for Grants Pass, and en-
couragement was given By w. c. Haw-
ley during his visit, he promising TO
do all possible to secure the necessary
appropriation; considerable effort
was made by the officers of the club
in endeavoring to get favorable ac-
ton from Mr. Hawley and the other
representatives at Washington, d. c.,
after Mr. Hawley's return to Washing
tion, but without favorable result. It
seems the blame for the failure TO
secure favorable action lies with the
citizens OF Grants Pass, they being
unable to agree on location for the
building. A renewal and continu-
ance of the efforts Of the club should
be made until the building Is secur-
ed; but before we can hope for sue
cess, 1t will be necessary for the citi-
zens to get together and settle their
differences OF opinion about where
the building shall be located, so that a
united effort OF all the citizens can
be made for some one site.
THE practice Of ranchers from ad-
Joining counties In shipping their pro-
ducts to Grants Pass and delivering
from the car should be looked into.
This is a matter that concerns Us all,
and we should use every means TO
discourage the practice II seems the
most practicable way TO put a stop 20
II. would be to encourage the enact
ment OF such measures as would place
a prohlbitive license on parties who
resort to this means Of disposlng of
their wares"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

The announcement Of the death Of
Mrs Crank Jones sister Of Frank
Nashburn at Hrmansyille, No on
Friday, was received here with sor-
row. as Mrs. Jones, having been a
resident of Grants Pass for some
time, was we'll known and highly re-
spected. She has been an invalid for
some time past, and shortly before
her death Mr. Jones was planning to
bring her to this city in order to Sc
cure the benefit of this climate
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs F. Fl. Virtue ra-urne7
Wednesday night from San Diego.
where they went early in January
ev9ec.ing to locate They have de-
cided that Oregon IS good enough for
them and that Josephine county is
about the best place in OREGON They
left the same evening for Murphy.
the home Of Mrs Virtues father.
Jasper Darneille Mr. Virtue says
that the I. ". W. exoitemen, at San
Diego was much exaggerated but
was nevertheless. Of q serious nature
and was one OF the reasons which
caused them 70 leave the city
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
J. \. LEWMAN, OLD SETTLER,
GIVES INTERESTING FACTS

John A. Lewman, a resident of
Josephine county for so years, was In
the city Tuesday on business connect
ed with the farm. Mr. Lewman has
lived on the Applegate since 1859,
and camped where Grants Pass now
stands In 1854. He has a 4O-acre
place with water and raises about $50
tons Of alfalfa hay per year. Mr..
Lewman says that In the winter OF
'61-2 Rogue river was 80 high that
the ground where the depot now
stands was all covered with water
and the snow was Ave feet deep In
the valley
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Driving New Cadillacs-

DR.. V. L. Dimmick is driving new
five-passenger Cadillac received this
week through E. F. Heath. G. Il
Karner also has a new Cadillac, re-
ceived a week or more ago. These
machines are self-starters and cleo
trio lighted and are handsome cars.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

Mrs. Lillian HOLMAN left Wednes-
day afternoon for San Antonio, Tex.
to visit her daughter Mrs .Eate
stowe
Our ad today spells good coffee.
Cheap 10 advertise Whitehouse IT
Mrs. Alice Allen arrived Thursday
night from Salt Lake city to make
her home with her daughter, Mrs
Frank r. Smith Mr. and Mrs
Smith live a few miles down the rly.
err on the lower road
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Starting Fast

Mrs Geo Lundberg and Mrs II II.
Basler and two children, Ulda and
Theron, left eastward Thursday night
Mrs. Lundberg was called to Chicago
on account Of the illness of her moth
.er. and Mrs. Basler goes to her old
home at lndianola. Iowa, 20 attend
the wedding OF a sister and to spend
the summer with her parents.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
More Wheels Stolen

Two bicycles, left standing on H
street by employees of the Myers bar
Der shop, were stolen last night, and
apparently ridden out OF town, as no
trace has been found of them within
the city. One of the wheels was
Rambler and the other a Chinook
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
GRANTS PASS TO HAVE
BIG CELEBRATION ON 4lH

President Hobart of the CONNER
cial club will today announce the
committees that will have charge of
the celebration of the Fourth of July
in Grants Pass, it having now been
definitely decided that the eagle must
scream here on the great national hol-
iday. 1t is expected that the program
committee will have the general out
line of the big doings ready for pub
lie announcement by Saturday morn
ing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

The celebration OF the coming
Fourth was discussed pro and con at
the regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial club, but at the present
time no definite conclusion has been
arrived at regarding the subject
President Hobart stated that he found
a diversity of public opinion, some
favoring while others were much op-
posed to celebrating He himself
would like to celebrate II the town
could find the features to make an
attractive and successful program
An aviation meet appealed to him If
the cost would not be prohibitiye.
The best figure yet obtained for this
feature was $1,000. Attorney o. S.
Blanchard was in favor or celebrating,
but his idea of proper observance
of the day was to hold big picnic in
the park or some available grove, and
with sports, barbecue, fireworks, ETC.,
give the people a safe and sane day Of
1t, with everything free, and Grants
Pass playing host to all of ner friends
who would come. Other speakers
followed, and the Blanchard idea
seemed to strike a popular chord No
action was taken, however as a COM
mittee was already out, and until 1t
reports. no definite conclusion could
be arrived at
Another question that was debated
was that Of outside people coming
here with hay meat and other COM
modities which they retailed from a
box car without the payment of tax
or license, and in direct competition
with the merchant who meets many
expenses in the running Of the NUM-
cpality, the competition Of the out
slider being unfair This matter will
be taken mp with the city council, and
an attempt made to get corrective
legislation along the line.
A federal building for Grants Pass
was also a subject that aroused much
discussion. and a committee composed
of the president and secretary and At
torney Blanchard will draft a letter
10 Congressman Hawley setting forth
to that gentleman the pressing need
here for a government building, and
calling to his attention the reasons
Why the building is now due.
The secretary's report embodied
. any valuable suggestions, its fea-
.tlres being as follows:
Attention is called to the fact that
the supply Of mining bulletins has
been exhausted; the eyes OF the min
ing world are now on Josephine
county; we are constantly getting re-
quests for mining literature, and Il
we are to profit by the good lmpres
sion already created and encourage
the industry in the vicinity OF Grants
Pass as It deserves, the expense o.
the printing Of new lot Of these bul
letlns or similar ones must be ar
ranged for.
Notice has been received that no
B. later than August 2s, this year
. Grants Pass and Southern Oregon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Purchases Residence Property

]. D. Thorpe, who recently arrived
with his family in this city from
Corpus Christi, Texas to make his
home here, has purchased the DR..
Walker bungalow, at the corner OF
7th and c streets. where he will re-
side. The purchase was made through
the agency OF A. y. Parsons
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

District Deputy J. T Turyey last
week installed the Applegate grange
at Applegate postofiae with mew-
bership of % A full corps Of Off
GERS were elected the three principal
officers being women--Master Mrs
Grubb; secretarv Mr. 81 Bates and
lecturer. Mr. Tom EerrIo-'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Enterprise Grange -

J. 7. Turver OF WnNa~ district
deputy. instituted grange ar Evans
creek Thursds" with a membership
Of 10. The .hree principal officers
elected were Master. 5 I. Potter ser
retary. Ed. Winthorn: and 'ecturer,
Mrs. H L. Chandler This organiza-
tlon will se known as Enterprise
Grange
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Miss Ryan is Sick

Miss Ryan, the Sixth grade teacher
in the East school last year, and who
was called home because Of her moth
er's Illness, has written thai her
mother is very low, and it is feared
she can not long curviye Miss Ryan
herself was taken sick on her way
east, and is only now slowly recover
ing
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

bVIIIHH! "HITItV I"S'TUHtu
On account of the inclement wealth
er the Bethany Presbyterian jubilee
social which was scheduled to take
place this evening at the H. c. Bob
zien residence, has been postponed
for one week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Local People in Volcano Zone

Interest is added TO the news OF
the destruction wrought in Alaska
by the volcanic activity from the fact
that Tom Fry. son of J D. Fry. and
Art Sampson. son of c. II. Sampson.
are at Nushaguk. on Bristol Bay and
the Misses willietta and Margaret
Dolan, former school teachers here,
are at Kenai. on Cook Inlet Thes =
places are within the danger zoAe
and word from these people is an
iously awaited BY their friends
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14
Has Ashland Sewer CONTRACT

Lee Calvert went TO Ashland We'd
nesday to superintend sewer
contract on which he had about %
men working. The job was COM
menced last week and will require
about 40 days to complete.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-06-14

kimball cultiyators are sold IN
Grants Pass by the Rogue River
Hardware Co. at the Big Red Front
Try one In your orchard G-t4-2t