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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
POULTRY ASSOCIATION
BUYS 8 CARS OF FEED.

officers OF the Grants Pass Poul-
try association are expecting three
carloads OF poultry feed from Chi
cago to arrive here at an early day.
The order was placed with the Cy-
pliers incubator people In Chicago
last week, a representative Of the
company being in Grants Pass for a
brief period. This food is a mixture,
prepared on scientific. lines, and
when the cargo arrives here 1t Will be
distributed to the members Of the as
soclatlon.
The cost laid down in Grants Pass
from Chicago Is cheaper than the
feed can be purchased In Portland.
The freight added from Portland
would run It up still higher.
Meet Saturday.
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
the poultry association will meet In
the Commercial club rooms. This
meeting is called for important bus
mess and every member is urged to
attend.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
TO AID BOYS AND GIRLS
IN AGRICULTURAL WORK

c. H. Lane, who has charge of the
educational work of the department
of agriculture, has been secured to
make a tour Of Oregon in the inter-
ests of the boys and girls contests
and will spend one day in Grants
Pass, May 22,
This was the announcement made
In this city today by Calvin G.
Thomson, field organizer for the
statewide contest Soon after the
contest was inaugurated last Febru-
airy State Superintendent Alderman
wrote to Washington asking that
the government take cognizance of
the Oregon movement by sending a
man to lecture and to investigate
the work here. News that Lane had
been assigned has just been received
by Superintendent Alderman, and
Mr.. Thomason was Immediately sent
out to arrange dates for Mr. Lane.
THE Oregon boys and girls con-
test is progressing over the state
in a most gratifying manner" said
Field Organizer Thomson today
"Our estimate of $4,000 boys and
girls who will work along agricul-
tural lines because of the contest is
not too high When the depart
ment's man, Mr.. Lane, has gone
from northeastern to southwestern
Oregon he will find that few states
in the union have worked out a more
comprehensive public school move
ment.
"One thing which impresses mS
more and more is the unanimous
support given Superintendent Alder
man and the state college by county
and city superintendents, teachers
IUublutob men anu new opdptlo. ntlt
seems to be no element of influence
in the state but what is willing t
encourage the work of the boys anC
the girls. l think Grants Pass hai
taken an especially attractive plar
of offering all local prizes in pure
bred poultry. This should prove on'
of the biggest possible uplifts to tn!
poultry industry here.
President Hobart of the Grant
Pass Commercial club assured mi
that Mr.. Lane would be entertained
and given a good reception in thi
city. Mr.. Lane will want to meet a
many teachers and citizens inter
ested in the schools as possible. Tn
arrangement for his meetings will
be in the hands OF the local schoo
men, Commercial club officials an,
grangers"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
NEW CITY HALL TO
BE OF PRESSED BRICK.
lErom Mondays Daily

The city council at its meeting
Thursday night amended specifica-
tions for the new city hall to read
that pressed brick be used on three
sides. to use white mortar instead
of black mortar, that all floors on
second story be of wood, vertical
grain fir; that downstairs floors in
the rooms to be maple.
1t was also decided that the audi
tor advertise for bids for both the
new city hall and fire hall; that
certified check for $1,000 accom-
pany all bids, the council reserving
the right to reject any or all bids
The advertisement for bids appears
in this issue of The Courier and will
continue for 80 days.
A tie vote resulted when a motion
was made to authorize the special
committee to have the city hall site
surveyed and excavation begun un-
der direction of the street superin-
tendent. Voting yes were Ever
ton, Clark, Herzinger, Mclean.
No Caldwell, Daniels, Stricken,
Wolfersberger. A tie resulting It
was up to Mayor Smith to vote yes
or no. The mayor stated that the
work proposed would not expedite
matters any, hence he voted no.
Assessment rolls for Lawnrldge
avenue, Manzanita avenue and
Washington boulevard were handed
in by street committee and motion
adopted that the auditor post no
tices to property owners.
Regarding the bill of Schell &
Schell for the improvement of a
short stretch of G street, 1t was de-
cided, after much discussion and
some disagreement over the bill
that the council as a body go and In
spect the work before allowing the
bill.
City Attorney Colvig informed the
council that the city could build the
conduit on Skunk creek with money
from the general fund without Q
special election. AS a result OF this
information the council voted tC
have the work done, and under SUI
: pervision Of Street Superintendent
Mckenzie in accordance with plans
= and specifications furnished by City
Engineer Hobson.
Moved that park committee EN-
ploy man at not to exceed $40 {
month to care for railroad park
Adopted.
Moved that the auditor motif!
: election boards that no bills will b,
: allowed for meals. Adopted,
1t was moved that park and pub
lie property committee investigat,
the feasibility Of keeping the stand
pipe in city park with view to use
ing 1t again for water for sprlnkllnl
in the park. Adopted
The street uperintendent wa
! authorized to hereafter handle elec
tion booths.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
stenographer Wanted

The United States Civil Service
commission announces that a stem
ographer and typewriter examination
will be held May 2S at a number Of
places in the west, including Grants
Pass. Attention is invited to the
fact that difficulty has been exper-
fenced in securing sufficient number
OF male eligibles willing to accept
employment at $500 year Persons
who desire to compete should apply
at once to Secretary Eleventh Civil
Service District, Seattle. Wash" for
application blank and full informa-
tion.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
PROPERTY OWNERS DO NOT
WANT IMPROVEMENT 1912.
ORDINANCE FOR EVELYN
Formal Intention TO Pave that
Thoroughfare Passed by City
Council.

The city council met In brief ses-
sion last night called together by
the mayor to further the work of
improving Evelyn avenue. 1t was
necessary to pass the ordinance for
mally declaring intention to pave
the street. The measure got its
third reading, and was passed unan-
imously, Clark and Everton absent.
The report of the street COM
mittee transmitting the assessment
roll, fixing cost to the several prop
erty owners for the improvement
was adopted. The avenue will be
paved from the east line of Fourth
street to the east line of Sixth street.
Schell Bill Paid.
The long hang-fire bill of Schell
and Schell for improving short
stretch of roadway ON G street with
gravel and granite was allowed. G..
II. Garner and others petitioned for
this Improvement and agred to pay
one-third of the cost. The bill
amounted to $175. The petitioners
paid one-third and Daniels and Cald-
we'll and Mclean could mot see why
the city was holding back from pay
ing its part" Caldwell said the work
was good, Z l-2 to 8 inches of gravel
on the outside limits of the road
way. Mr.. Garner was present, He
stated the work was satisfactory to
the petitioners. Daniels moved the
bill for the remaining two-thlrds be
paid The vote was unanimous.
A petition had been submitted tc
pave and lay sidewalks on Josephine
street, between the east line oI
Eighth street and the west line Of
Ninth street A remonstrance ap-
peared last night signed by the fol
lowing: v. D. Goodnow, Mrs. Chris
tan Godnow W. II. Swinden, A. C
Hale, j. V. Hale f. j. Spalding
Elizabeth Swinden, Elizabeth Dis
brow, II. S. Disbrow Mclean moved
that the matter be referred to thC
street committee. Adopted.
The city auditor has been request
ed to take up by wire with The
Southern Pacific company headquar
ters at Portland the question of thu
lots on Fourth street which the city
wishes to purchase. The GROUND
adjolns the city's land on which viii
rise the new city hall, and until thu
question of these railroad lots Il
settled the exact location on The
clty's present lots OF the new cit!
hall Is an unknown quantity, ant
will affect the cost Of excavation 81
materially, more or less, that con
tractors are in the dark as to hov
to figure the cost OF excavation. Tn
railroad company agreed to sell thei
lots to the city, but the matter ha
dragged at the Portland end. II
close the matter Auditor Johnston
will ask by wire for prompt action
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26

Ernest Frye left Tuesday for Seat
tie for a visit.
Dick Patrick OF Woodville was Wis
iting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Patrick of this city Wednesday.
J.O. Gibson of the Gibson Grocery
company was business visitor tc
Kerby Wednesday.
J. A. Smith of the Grants Pass
Hardware company was called tc
Scott Valley, Cal, Wednesday on &C
count Of the severe illness OF bis
father.
Miss Mary Burnside arrived Tues
day from San Diego to visit with
Mrs. Scott Hamilton, after which
she will go to her home in Illinois.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
Medley Found Guilty

Irwin Medley was found guilty to-
day in the circuit court on a charge
OF assault. This is case which or
iginated last June in which Chinese
cook was beaten up. The Chinese was
infatuated with a white woman, and
her male friend resented II.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST IN PRI-
MARIES FOOT UP 1910.
ROOSEVELT MAJORITY 23
Wilson for Democrats Leads Champ
Clark by iI--Selling De-
feats Bourne by 80,

On another page of this issue of
The Courier will be found table
giving the official count of the vote
cast in the primaries in Josephine
county April 10. The count was
completed yesterday afternoon at the
court house'in this city.
The table is complete for both the
republican and democratic parties,
except for delegates to the national
democratic convention. This vote
was extremely light here.
However, Judge Stephen Jewell,
candidate to go to the national dem
ocratic convention received the bulk
of that vote in this county, his vote
totalling 1856. Judge Jewell has not
yet learned whether he was elected
a delegate.
The total vote in the county can
be estimated by the vote for various
candidates for president. That re-
suited as follows Roosevelt AL,
LaFollette AIS, Taft 161; total re-
publican vote 1920.
For democratic candidates for
president: Wilson 1862, Clark 11S,
Harmon 10: total democrat 290.
Total republican and democratic
vote 1910.
Roosevelt carried the county by %
votes.
Settings majority over Bourne for
United States senator was SO.
Fields majority over Olcott for
secretary of state S5.
Johnston's majority over Hanna
for district attorney was 274. jack
son county's vote for Hanna over
came this, Hanna receiving the nom
nation.
Eugene Coburns plurality for
county clerk was 1870.
Petersons plurality for county
treasurer was 119.
Eclus Pollock for assessor got the
highest vote in the county for any
candidate, 909 He had no opposi-
tion.
Majority for Fred Mensch for sur
veyor was 7S.
In the democratic vote Wilson's
majority was A.
Harry Lane, for United States
senator, received plurality OF 2t
votes.
Kelly of Medford for district at
torney had no opposition. He re-
ceived 232 votes.
w. NJ. Cheshire for sheriff received
a majority of 81.
The republican county centra
committee was elected as follows
Placer. H. o. Williams; Kerby, Davit
Ayres; Waldo, James Logan; Mer
lin. w. C. Frye; Leland, W. A
Klum; Wolf Creek, W. Lichtenberg
or: Lucky Queen, Frank Williams
Murphy, L. W. Carson; Williams j
M. John; Althouse, (four candidates,
VIII Trefethen, W. L. Babcock, j. E
Holland. ]. e. Hogdon-received on'
vote each; Selma, A. w Harmon 2
n. Gerould--one vote each; Slat'
Creek, ]. H. Robinson; Dimick, K
Thomas; Fruitdale, Wilford Allen.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
GUMS PROPERTY SENDING IN
ORE FOR KENNEL SHELTER.
35 TEAMS ARE EMPLOYED
Plan TO Ship Car Daily as Long as
Metal Price Keeps
Sunday S Daily.


Due to arrive in Grants Pass to-
day for shipment to the Kennett
smelter are four 4-horse wagons
loaded with copper ore from the not
ed copper mine at Takilma, Jose
phine county. Each team will draw
in about 70 hundred pounds. After
next week it is planned to ship car
load daily, or as near to that as pos
sible. Twenty-Five teams have so
far been employed and more are
wanted.
This authentic and highly crafty
ing information to the mining and
commercial interests of the city and
county is furnished The Courier by
George w. Lewis of Grants Pass,
who is employing the teamsters for
the mining company.
Many rumors of what the COM
pany was to do were gossiped during
the past week, some of 1t correct,
some not correct, but in discussing
the matter Saturday night Mr.. Lewis
reported the conditions as they are.
In addition to the foregoing infor-
nation he said:
SO far have employed 90 teams
and the manager for the mining
company, W. r. Beale, telephoned
me from Waldo to continue hiring
men with 4-horse teams until he no
titled me to cease.
After next week it Is the inten.
tion to daily land sufficient ore in
Grants Pass to make carload, In
other words ship a carload daily. II
takes five days for team to make
round trip. Some of the teams ara
now on the way to Grants Pass with
ore, some will go out Monday morn
ing and others as they are EN-
Iployed.
The smelter at the mine will no
be operated. Manager Beale say
the cost of bringing in coke is toe
great. Hence as long as copper II
around Is cents the mine will be {
constant shipper; in fact Mir. Beal'
says that even two cents lower woulC
not close the mine"
The copper mine at Takilma liei
three miles northeast of Waldo ant
is owned by the Waldo Mining ant
Smelling company, the prlncipa
owner of which is ]. o. B. Gum, anC
whose re-entry into Josephine coun
ty Is welcomed by the business ele
ment of the city and county. Four
teen men are now employed at tn,
mine and that number will be add
ed to as fast as development under
ground will allow.
In Mr. Beale the property is un
der supervision of real minln
man, and one Of executive abilit
who has made success of mines 4
other regions
(From Mondays Daily.
George Lewis stated today that h
had employed eight more teamin
outfits to naul ore from the Takilm
copper mine. This makes total O
80 outfits now employed. Mr.. Levi
says that he is looking for five more
Some of the teams are composed @
four horses, some Of two, and the tC
tai of horses to be employed will b
about 10 head Drivers will nun
Der about 20.
The first load of ore, due Sunda!
failed to arrive, as light rains durin
the past As hours put a piece Of new
ly worked road near Kerby into to
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
Two New Ford Cars

Arriving this week in Grants Pass
are two fine, new Ford Model "T' s.
passenger touring cars. One was
bought by Cecil Weston and the 9TH
er by ]. L. Myers, and both gentle
men seem extremely well satisfied
with their purchases.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26
J. r. Burke In Runaway

While J. F. Burke, county fruit In
spector, was driving a spirited horse
to a light vehicle Saturday afternoon
the animal became frightened on @
street, and made a run, plunglng him
self, driver and vehicle in pile In
Gilbert creek. Mr.. Burke was not In
jured The horse and buggy also
escaped broken bones and wheels.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-26

staging these little plays, is guaran-
tee sufficient that the Grants Pass
opera house will be crowded when
THE College Widow" appears. The
exact date has not yet been fixed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-04
REVIVAL COMES TO END.
Fifty. Nine Conversions Result Of Four
Weeks Effort.

The INSTRUMENTATION union re-
vival services, which have been in pro-
gress in the churches Of the city for
four weeks. were brought to close at
the Methodist church Sunday night.
Fifty nine conversions was the result
of the effort, and the pastors and
others who have been active in the
movement and most interested in the
result. believe their efforts have been
will repaid.
Other results than those of the num-
bers of conversions are that the
churches have proved that 1t was pos
sible to hold a series of revival SER
vices in this city without spectacular
features or without calling in outside
help The four weeks of meetings, the
pastors believe have welded the
churches more closely together. as the
meetings have been held with all
churches working in harmony with one
another.
What is regarded as the largest con-
gregation of the four weeks series
heard the sermon preached by Rev.
Charles f. Pilgrim at the Methodist
church Sunday night. The building
was crowded to the doors. In the af-
ternoon a women's meeting was held
at the Friends church. where Rev. c.
H. Morris spoke. while the mems meet
ing was being held in the east court
room where Rev. E. E. Howard Brown
preached.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-04
TRAINS GET STUCK IN SNOW.
Snowfall Of Saturday South Heavier
Than In This City.

AS a result of the snow of Saturday
which continued most Of the night
trains on the Minnea polls & St Louis
two became stuck in the drifts a mile
south of Pickering No 81. thru
| freight, was the first to get caught in
the cut that had become filed with be-
tween four and five feet of snow No
3. the evening passenger due here at
$50 was also laid out at the same
point for an hour and half after
having had more or less trouble with
snow ali the way.
The derailment of a car Of extra No.
is at Newport. held No. few
hours. The train did not reach this
city until $50 Sunday morning. and
was not run farther north owing to the
fact that il was on No. IS time. and
No. 3 was following II into the city.
No. did the local work north Of here.
This left the road without local train
starting out for Peoria from this point,
No J. the local passenger from the
south. due at s:57. did not reach this
city until about noon. A delayed Wa
bash connection was given as the cause
for The lateness
Al point one mile north Of Eldora.
az S:.5 this morning, a wheel on car
Of local north bound freight No. So. was
broken The wrecking derrick vas sent
from this city TO place new pair Of
trucks under the car.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-04
Mrs. swe.rinsen'. Brother Dead.

Word to the Times Repu blican from
Pomona. CAL tells Of the death there
of Oscar L. Overholtzer, an electrical
contractor of that place. and brother
Of Mrs Frank T. Swearingen. of Lis
comb township. Mrs Swearingen left
this city a week ago Saturday night fol-
Pomona upon receip, Of telegram an
nouncing that her brother was no, ex-
pected to live. NJ Overholtzer died
Sunday. Feb. %. and the sister did not
receive the word until her belated train
reached Albuquerque, \. NJ, on Thurs
day
Mr.. Overholtzer's death followed a
third surgical operation performed for
appendicitis and adhesions. He is sur
vived by his wife. who was Margaret
Denote. a daughter Of the late Dr. c.
W DeMotte. of Audubon: two daugh-
ters, and a baby son. His parents.
three sisters and a brother. are also
living. The death Of Merritt P Over
hotter. which resulted three years ago.
was the first in the family.
Mrs SwearinSen was snow bond IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-04
Licensed to Wed.

Jesse f. Crandan, farmer. aged 40
and Mrs. Lucy Williams. aged SO. both
of New Sharon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-04

Wallace H. Arney, former represen-
tative from this county, and widely
known as a successful farmer and
business man, announces his candidacy
today for senator from this, the Tween
ty-eighrh senatorial district, TO succeed
Senator C. H. Van Law.
Mr.. Arney served two terms IN the
legislature from this county, having
been elected in 1906, and again in 1908.
and last time without opposition. He
is generally considered to have made
one of the strongest men the county
has ever had in the house, ana Vas
set down as one OF the partys leaders
almost as soon as he took ms seat. ne
was rated by his colleagues as care
full consistent, and progressive lesls-
lator and the record of his votes on
The different important measures De
fore the house is. in itself. platform
that would justify his nomination and
election TO the senate.
Is Native Of County.
Mr.. Arney is a native Of this county
having been born on farm IN Iowa
township. April .. 1862. He sDrans
from I!O OIL lt4S r<f1 cl-tb ~ oA-1--4StiN
families Of the north part OF the coun-
II. his father being the late Ira r. Ar
ney. and his mother Mrs. Sarah 4.
Reeson Arner. q sister Of Gen. B. a.
and w. 3. Beeson. Of this city.
Mr. Arney received his education in
the school Of rhe Iowa township dis
,rict where ne lived. the old Albion
Seminary. and Oskaloosa College
Later he taught school a. Dillon. In
Vienna township. and in Grundy coun-
=. He has spent his entire life in this
county, and for many years has been
known as successful farmer and
stock raiser. He has other interests
aside from his farm. and is president
q The Albion Savtngs Bank and vice
president OF the Iowa Savings Bank, Of
this city.
Mr.. Arnev will prove himself
strong candidate for the office and. If
nominated ard elected. his many
friends turnout me county will expect
from him a record that will equal. if
not surpass. that made as the county's
Representative during the thirry-sec-
ord and thirty-third general assem-
blies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-04

spent seven weeks on the ocean voyage
The family settled In Buffalo. ~. T..
and remained there six years. MISS
Lange then journeyed to Burlington. &c
meet her affianced. Karl Lange, q
friend Of her youth in Prussia. The
couple was married at Burlington IN
1858. and went at once to Lee county
to live. Mr.. and Mrs. Lange settied
on a farm in Green Bay township,
where Mr.. LANCE died in 1869. Mrs.
LANCE then made her home in Bur-
lington until 1854. when she became the
wife of her husbands brother, Ernest
LANCE at Large's Store, Mo-. a coun-
try settlement and postoffice not far
from the Iowa line. Ernest Lange
died in 1890, and after remaining In
Missouri for a few years Mrs. Lange
went to Burlington to make her home
with her niece. Mrs. Schmidt. She
came to this city sixteen years ago, a
few months after the Schmidts moved
TO Marshailrown from Burlington.
Mrs. Lange is the last member OF
her family. and her nearest relative Is
the niece in this city. daughter OF
her sister. Another niece. Miss Erna
Lange. of Burlington. has been here
assisting Mrs. Schmidt in caring for
her aunt. A stepdaughter. Mrs. Mary
E. Speckelmeyer. lives in st. Louis,
and stepson. Ernst LanGe, died At
Morrison. Mo-. two weeks ago.
In fulfillment of the wish Of Mrs.
Lange her body will be taken to Dav-
export for cremation. and the ashes
will be inferred in the grave of Mrs.
Lange's first husband, in Lee county
Mr.. Schmidt and son Otto will leave
for Davenport with the body Tuesday
morning at $50. Brief funeral ser
vices will be held from the Schmidt
home Tuesday morning at o'clock.
in charge Of Rev. Karl Rest, OF the
German Evangelical church.