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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
NOTICE OF CONTEST
O7552-Contest S447

Department OF the Interior, United
States Land Office, Roseburg, Ore
gon, October 81, 1913.
To Joseph Edward Moore of Takil-
ma, Oregon, contestee:
You are hereby notified that Will
liam James Allen, who gives Takilma,
Oregon, as his post Office address, did
on October 81, 1913, file in this Office
his duly corroborated application TO
contest and secure the cancellation
of your Homestead, Entry No. 07552,
Serial No. 07552, made September 22,
1911, for h y of SWA of Section 8,
Township AIS, Range W, william
ette Meridian, and as grounds for
his contest he alleges that said Joseph
Edward Moore left said land during
the month of August, 1912, and has
not been on the land since. The only
improvements are acres partly
cleared and a small chicken house.
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
by this ONCE as having been confess
ed by you, and your said entry will
be cancelled hereunder without fur
ther right to be heard therein, either
before this ONCE or on appeal, If you
fail to file in this office within twenty
days after the fourth publication OF
this notice, as shown below, your
answer, under oath, specifically
meeting and responding to these al
legations of contest, or II you fail
within that time to file in this Office
due proof that you have served a
copy of your answer on the said con
testant either in person or by regis
tered mail. If this service is made
by the delivery of a copy of your
answer to the contestant in person
proof of such service must be either
the said contestants written aek'
nowledgment of his receipt of the
copy, showing the date of its receipt
or the affidavit of the person by
whom the delivery was made statinl
when and where the copy was deliv
cred; if made by registered mail
proof of such service must consis
of the affidavit of the person by
whom the copy was mailed stating
when and the post Office to which /
was mailed, and this affidavit mus
be accompanied by the postmaster
receipt for the letter
You should state in your answer
the name of the post Office to whicl
YOU desire future notices to be sen
to you.
B. +. JONES, Register.
Date of first publication Novembe
| IA, 1913.
Date of second publication Novem
Der 21, 1918.
Date of third publication Novembe
2S, 1918.
Date of fourth publication Decem
/ ber 5. 1918.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
CATHOLICS OF MICHIGAN
HONOR RI. REV. FOLEY

Detroit, Mich, Nov 11.-Catholic
clergy and laymen of Michigan today
united in a celebration Of the S0th
birthday and the 25th anniversary Of
the elevation to the bishopric of Rt
Rev. John S. Foley, bishop Of the
Detroit diocese. The celebration was
conducted under the general super
vision Of the Knights of Columbus,
but all Catholic societies in Detroit
participated.
Ten men who made the trip from
Detroit to Baltimore % years ago to
attend the conservation of the
bishop viii stand at each side Of the
venerable prelate in the receiving line
at a reception 70 be rendered to him
in the knight of Columbus hall to-
night. Plans were made for receiving
10000 persons during the evening.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
1000 ATTEND GOOD
ROADS CONVENTION

st. Louis, Nov Determined to
bring before congress the necessity
of building cross country highways
and to impress upon the various state
legislatures the necessity Of lateral
roads connecting with the general
federal cross roads, four thousand
delegates today attended the second
days session OF the six-day conven-
ton Of the United States Good Roads
Association.
II IS understood the Missouri gov
ernor intends to rig mp his moving
picture machine and show the dele
gates Just how Missouri turned out
hundreds OF miles OF good roads In
the two Good Roads Days" last fall
The United States Good Roads Asso-
citation was organized at Birmingham
last summer and is consolidation
OF more than 40 other road building
organizations. There are elghty-twC
road Improvement organizations In
the states and It Is hoped that before
the convention adjourns all will con
solidate with the United states Asso
citation The association has beon In
corporated in Missouri and the hgh
for better roads will be waged from
ST Louis, the permanent headquar
ters Thomas T. Cannon was elected
managing director Of the association
at Birmingham and IT Is believed tha
he will continue TO direct the affalr
OF the federation John r. Bankhead
United States senator from Alabama
Is president, and ]. A. Rountree o
Birmingham, secretary.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE ad-
ministration was more confident to-
day than for some time past that
President Huerta Of Mexico will re-
tire shortly.
No reason was given for this be-
lief, but it was understood that sew
erai other foreign diplomats at Mex
leo City havo Joined American
Charge d'Affaires o'Shaughnessy and
Emissary John Lind in exerting such
pressure upon him as it was thought
impossible he could long resist.
Cooperation of the Central Amer
lean governments with the United
States policy was counted on, fol-
lowing conference last night be-
tween Secretary Bryan and the Cen
tral American ministers here.
The secretary submitted to the
diplomats complete statement OF
President Wilson's negotiations with
Huerta and told them that the peace
of the entire hemisphere might ul-
timately depend upon the solution
OF the Mexican problem. The minis
ters we're said readily to have
pledged their countries support.
Bryan also notifel Mexican
Charge d'Affaires Algara that Presi-
dent Wilson not only will not recog'
nize Huerta but also will withhold
recognition from the new Mexican
congress on the ground that It was
not legally elected.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan conferred for some time today
concerning Mexico and subsequently
the president and his entire cabinet
discussed the same subject for tive
hours. Bryan said the situation re
mained unchanged.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
WILL OF EDWARD NORRIS,
PACKER, FILED TODAY

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE will OF the
late Edward Morris, the Chicago
packer, was filed here today. 1t dis
posed of an estate variously estimated
at from $2O,OOO,OOO to $50, 900, 900.
The widow Is given 2G 2-3 per cent
of the estate outright and an addition
al ~ 1-3 per cent is placed in trust
for her. The remainder of the estate,
outside OF several specific bequests,
is to be divided equally and held In
trust for the four children.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Roseburg. Oregon,
October s, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Frankie
Louise West, of Selma, Oregon, who,
on 22nd July, 1911. made Homestead
Entry Serial NO. 07416, for SEA
being lots 3, 6. Z, s, Section 80,
Township SS s., Range Z, west Will
lamette Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make rive Year Proof,
to establish claim TO the land above
described, before Herbert Smith,
United States Commissioner, Grants
Pass, Oregon, on the LIST day of De-
cember. 1918
Claimant names as witnesses;
Herbert Banta, of Dryden. Oregon;
]. S. Bailey of Ashland, Oregon; J..
n. Moore. of Grants Pass, Oregon;
C. A. Sidler of Grants Pass. Oregon.
Z. F. JONES, Register.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
SUMMONS

In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Josephine County.
Minnie z. Westerheide, plaintiff, VS..
Herman Westerheide, Jr., defendant.
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear
and answer complaint filed against
you in the above entitled suit and
Court on or before six weeks from
the date of the first publication of
this summons, and if you fail TO an
swer said complaint for want thereof
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief prayed for in her complaint,
to-wit
For a decree adjudging plaintiff to
be the owner in fee simple OF the fol-
lowing described premises, towit: a
tract of land commencing at a point
on the south line of the Oregon and
California railroad right-of-way from
which the northwest corner of Sec
tion 21, Township SO, South. Range
West OF willamette Meridian, bears
north 40 degrees west, $40 feet:
thence northwesterly along the south
line of said right-of-way 104 feet;
thence south "a degrees west, 416
feet; thence south sc degrees east,
$40 feet; thence north "a degrees
east, 416 feet, to the south line of
the railroad right-of-way; thence
northwesterly along the south line of
said railroad right-of-way TO the
point of beginnings less and except,
however, tract of land containing
Ill acres, more or less, on the east
erly side of said tract heretofore con-
veyed to c. S. Gully, the deed of
which is recorded in Volume 80 of
Deed Records of Josephine County,
Oregon, at page 1877 thereof, to which
reference is here had for a more COM
plete description of the portion of
the tract excepted from this convey
ance, all being in Josephine County,
Oregon.
That the defendant has no right,
title, estate, lien or interest therein,
and that the title held in trust by de-
fendant's father, now deceased, be set
aside and that the decree entered by
the Circuit Court stand in lieu of a
deed of conveyance from defendant
to the plaintiff and for full and COM
plete equitable relief.
The first date of publication of this
summons is the 10th day of October.
A. d. 1913, and the last date of said
publication andIthe time within which
you are required to appear and an
swer this complaint is the 21st day
Of November, A. D. 1918.
This summons is published in the
Rogue River Courier, published at
Grants Pass, Oregon, it being a news
paper of general circulation, by order
of the Honorable F. M Calkins, Judge
of the above entitled court, made and
entered on the 7th day of October,
A. D. 1913, and must be published
for a period of six successive weeks.
CLEMENTS & CLEMENTS,
Attorneys Tor Plaintiff
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
"WAGES AND MORALS"
SUBJECT OF ADDRESS

Minneapolis, MINI, Nov IL
wages and Morals and their rela-
tion to each other, was the subject
of the principal address here today at
the fifth days sessions of the Interna-
tional Purity Congress Mrs. Flor
ence Kelly, general secretary of the
National Consumers League, New
York city. was the speaker. The
speaker declared that a living wage
paid to girl workers and to women
would do much to eliminate immoral
ity and the social evil
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
SUMMONS
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of

In the Circuit Court of the State OF
Oregon for the County of
Josephine.
Maggie E. Short and
Charles E. Short, Plaintiffs.)
VS..
Rogue River Irrigation andl
Power Company, an Ore-)
gon Corporation; W. b.
5 h e m an. Christopher
p Omann, R. E. Lee Steiner,)
j. G. Riggs, A. n. Parsons,)
Sam Baker. F. n. Berby.)
G. A KnOblauch, F. Al
Pierce and Charlotte)
Pierce, his wife, G. c.
Farmer, and c. E. Farmer,)
Defendants.
To G. A. Knoblauch, G. c. Farmer.
c. E. Farmer, and Christopher
Omann, four of the above named
defendants:
In the name of the State of Oregon.
you and each of you are hereby sum-
moned and REQUIRED to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled court and
cause, on or before ten days from the
date of service, upon being served
within Josephine County, Oregon, or
If served within any other county
within the State of Oregon, then
within twenty days from the date of
service thereof, or If served by pub
lication then on or before the expira-
tion Of six weeks from the date of
first publication thereof; which date
of first publication is Friday, October
S1st, 1918, and the last date OF pub
lication is Friday, December 18th,
1913, and you are hereby notified
that if you fail to appear and answer
the complaint within the time afore-
said the plaintiffs will apply to the
court for the relief prayed for in the
complaint, viz;
For a decree requiring the defend
ants to set forth the nature of their
several claims, If any, and that all
adverse claims of the defendants or
an Of them be determined by a. de-
cree of this court; That by said decree
it be declared and adjudged that the
defendants and each of them have no
interest or estate in or to the lands
and premises described in the COM
plant or any part thereof and that
the title of plaintiffs thereto be de-
cided good and valid; and that the
defendants and each OF them be for
ever enjoined and barred from assert
ing any claim whatever in and to said
land and premises adverse to the
plaintiffs and that the said agreement
sec forth in said complaint be in all
respects cancelled and annulled and
for the further relief as prayed for
in said complaint
This summons is published by the
order of the Honorable F. VI. Calkins
Judge of the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon for the First Judicial
District made and dated October
14th. 1918. requiring publication
thereof in the Rogue River Courier,
weekly newspaper published II
Josephine County Oregon, for {
period of six consecutive and success
sive weeks and the mailing Of a copy
of the summons together with certi
fed copy of complaint, with postage
thereon fully prepaid. addressed Il
the defendants at their last knowr
address, as by law required.
Date of first publication october
S1st, 1918. date of last publication
. December 18th, 1918.
DURHAM e RICHARD,
A4torror-e For D1oiptiffc
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
TRAINING FOR ST. LOUIS
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS

st. Louis, Nov l1.-St Louis Is to
have better Sunday school teachers
A training school was opened for them
today in the new Y. w. G. A. bulldlng.
under the supervision OF the Church
Federation of st. Louis. General
lectures will cover Advanced Bible
Studies" Biblical Geography"
Church History" Psychology and
Pedagogy" Sex Instruction" Com
munity Service" and Organization
and Management of Sunday Schools"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
ELECTRIFY RAILROAD OVER
BITTER ROOT MOUNTAINS

Milwaukee. Nov. 11.-Chicago,
Milwaukee & 81. Paulrailway officials
announced today that contracts will
soon be let fer electrifying 113 miles
OF the Puget Sound division over the
Bitter Root mountains. They said
the plan was to electrify 100 miles
OF the system annually until the en-
tire Puget Sound district had been
electrified.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
CONSIDER WAGE SCALE
OF RAILROAD MEN

Chicago, Nov. 1l.-Wage scales,
affecting 100000 men employed on
the sixty-ssyen trunk railroads west
OF Chicago, were TO be fixed when
representatives of the three big or
ganizations OF employees and the Rail-
road Chairmen's Association met here
today in a conference that may be
prolonged for many weeks. Without
exception the men will demand in
creased wages, shorter working hours
in many instances, and improved
working conditions The representa-
tives OF the roads publicly announced
that II the present wage scale is to
be altered at all, they will demand
that wages he lowered.
Preliminary to the big conference,
sixty representatives OF the Brother
mood OF Railway Conductors. headed
by President A. B. Garretson. have
heen in Chicago for two weeks, at
tempting to agree upon definite
wage program 10 be submitted to the
representatives of the roads. During
the same period the railroad chairmen
have been In almost daily conference
preparing to meet the demands of the
men. With the arrival here today OF
President Warren S Stone OF the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engine
men and Firemen, and representa-
tives OF that organization, the stage
was all set for the big battle. The
enginemen and firemen are expected
to come to formal agreement upon
their demands within few days,
and then appoint a subcommittee to
confer with subcommittee already
appointed by the other two organiza-
tions. While the nature of the de-
mand to be made upon the railway
chairmen by these three sub-commit-
tees will not be known until they have
met In conference, Il is understood
that the men will demand an increase
of wages averaging from TO Z per
cent, strict enforcement OF the fed
eral hours Of service, shorter hours
on many runs, and enforcement OF
the full crew law In those states where
such legislation has been enacted.
The three organizations represented
at the conference have a combined
membership of about 100000, but
the wage scales to be evolved from
the meeting will affect not only those
but at least 100000 more railway
employees, according to union officials
who work as helpers.
Present contracts, made by the or,
ganizations with the individual roads
will begin expiring this month ant
will have all expired early next year
Employees of certain of the roads are
backing a movement for "consoli
dated contracts" They want the Or
der of Railway Conductors, for in
stance, to sign one contract to which
all roads are parties, instead of sign
ing contract with each individua
road. This movement has the opposl
tion not only of the railway chair
men but also of a large share OF tn,
men, and is not likely to succeed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
NOTICE OF EXECUTOR AND
EXECUTRIX

In the County Court of the State Of
Oregon for Josephine County. In
the matter of the estate Of Mary
c. Geyer, deceased. In probate.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, Alfred G. Geyer and Agnes
E. Hoernlein, have been appointed
executor and executrix, respectively,
of the estate Of Mary G. Geyer, de-
ceased, by the order of the County
Court for Josephine County, Oregon,
and all persons having claim against
said estate are hereby notified to pre-
sent the same, duly verified, to the
undersigned executor and executrix
at the law office of Edward S. Van
Dyke in Grants Pass, Josephine Coun-
ty. Oregon, on or before the expira-
tion Of six months from the date OF
the first publication Of this notice.
Date Of first publication October
"a, 1913.
ALFRED G.. GEYER.
ACNEC Il u0FPNT FIN
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, L. S.
Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
October l. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Pearl
Fl. Porter. Of Merlin, Oregon, who, on
February 16. 1909, made Homestead
Pntrv Serial No. 04646 for sen
sWi, Section %, Township 80 s,
Range Z West. Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice OF intention to make
CommHation Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described
before Herbert Smith, United states
Commissioner. at Grants Pass, ore
gon on the 14th day Of November.
1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
+ NJ Farmer, of Merlin, Oregon;
G L. Smith. Of Merlin, Oregon;
lanes Phelps, Of Merlin, Oregon;
Morris Wright, Of Merlin, Oregon.
B. F. JONES, Register.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
NOTICE OF SHERTFF'S SALE
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Josephine County.
Frank o. Zeigler, Plaintiff
M. n. Peterson, alias Martin
Peterson. Defendant.

M. n. Peterson, alias Martini
Peterson, Defendant.
BY virtue of an execution, judg-
ment order, Judgment and order of
sale issued out of the above entitled
Court in the above entitled cause to
me directed and dated Goth, day of
October, 1913, upon a judgment rem
dered and entered in said Court on
the 14th day Of October, 1918, in
favor of Frank o. Zeigler, plaintiff,
and against NJ. n. Peterson, alias
Martin Peterson, defendant, for the
sum of $4,000, with interest from
and after the 1st day of May, 1912,
in his first cause of action, and for
the sum of s35000, together with in
terest from and after the 1st day of
September 1912, and the further
sum of $4,000 as costs, with inter-
est from and after date of Judgment,
and the costs OF and upon this writ,
commanding me to make sale of the
following described real property to-
wit: SEA and NJ Of SWA and the
SEH OF SWA of Section 30, Town
ship SO, South, Range s, West Will
lamette Meridian, Josephine County,
Oregon.
Now therefore by virtue Of said exc
cution. Judgment order, and order of
sale and in compliance with the COM
mands of said writ 7 will on the 29th
day of November, 1913. at p. m,
at the East Front Door of the Court
House. in Grants Pass, Oregon sell
at public auction Csubiect to redemp-
tom. to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, all the right, title and in
terest which the within named defend
ant had on the day OF july
the date OF the attachment herein,
or since that date had in and to the
above described property or any part
thereof 10 satisfy said execution,
Judgment order and decree, interest,
costs and accrung costs.
WILL c. SMITH,
Sheriff Josephine County, Oregon.
Dated this 29th day Of October
1913.
First publication the 31st day OF
october, 1918.
Date OF last publication the 2sth
day Of November, 1913.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
ALFRED G.. GEYER.
AGNES z. HOERNLEIN.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, I. S.
Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
September 25th, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Asa
c. Holcomb, whose post-office ad-
dress is Grants Pass, Oregon, did, on
the 5th day of March, 1918, file in
this office Sworn Statement and Ap-
plication, No. 0S694, to purchase the
NE4 SW14, and NWh SEA, Sec
tion IS. Township 95 s., Range .
West, Willamette Meridian, and the
timber thereon, under the provisions
of the act of June 3, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the Timber
and Stone Law" at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application,
the land and timber thereon have
been appraised $4,000, the timber
estimated 100000 board feet at
sO.75 per NJ. and the land $1,000;
that said applicant will offer final
proof i'm support OF his application
and sworn statement on the 18th day
of December, 1918, before Herbert
Smith. United States Commissioner,
at Grants Pass Oregon.
ANY person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or ini-
tiate a contest az any time be&Ore
patent issues, by filing a corrobor-
ated affidavit in this office, alleging
facts which would defeat the entry.
B. F. JONES, Register.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14

New York, Nov. 11.-Railroad men
expressed only moderate satisfaction
today with the finding, made public
last night, OF the arbitration board
which settled the wage dispute be-
tween Al eastern railroads and APP
proximately 100000 OF their en-
ployes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
LOUISIANA LEAVES VERA CRUZ

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Amer
lean battleship Louisiana was order
ed today from Vera Cruz TO TuTpam,
where an attack by rebels was
threatened and foreign property and
lives we're believed in danger The
gunboat Wheeling was already on
It's way 10 TuEpam.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14

San Bernardlno. Cal, Nov. 10.-A
mans ashes, a shroud. a nursing bot
tie and the remains Of fried oyster,
tissue wrapped and tied with blue
ribbon, were among the post parcels
delivered here last week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14

Oakland, Cal, Nov 11.-Women
members of the Child's Welfare
League were shocked by an address
of Rev. NJ. d. Wilson. why do
women flaunt the most indecent
dresses in the faces of menH" he ask
ed. 81 saw display on the boat to-
day that would have tempted saint"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14
HUERTA GOVERNMENT NOT
RECOGNIZED By ENGLAND

London, Nov. l1.-That England
intends Immediately TO withdraw rec
ognition Of President Huerta of Mex
leo was reported in diplomatic circles
here today,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14

Los Angeles, Nov. 1.-Two hun
dred stranded chorus girls were given
relief and their wages collected by
the state during the last two years,
according to Statlstlcian Harry Schiel
Of the state labor bureau here.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-11-14

San Francisco, Nov. 10.-Patrick
Hughes was convinced today that an
old shoe is a poor safe deposit box.
He hid $500 in an old shoe under a
bath tub. Burglars got the coin and
the shoe, too