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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
BIDS FOR WOOD.

Notice is hereby given that at its
next regular meeting, February 4th,
1918, at the office of the clerk, Ed
ward s. VanDyke, at seven thirty
o'clock p. M, the board of education
of School District No. of Josephine
county, Oregon, will receive and con-
slider sealed bids for the purchase of
two hundred and forty cords of two
foot wood, all of said wood to be cut
from the body of sound growing tim
ber. free from rot, dote or punk, half
hardwood and half soft wood, mixed
pine and fir, All of said wood to be
delivered to the various school houses
of the district at the option of the
board between the first day of June
and the first day of August, 1913.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check of ten per cent of the
amount bid and bids may be for a
whole or part of all wood advertised.
The board reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids.
January IA, 1913.
EDWARD S. VANDYKE,
Clerk.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
MRS THUMMEL DIES
SUDDENLY At SEA.

NEW YORK, Jan. ia relayed
wireless message was received here
today by Warren f. Thummel in
forming him of the sudden death
from heart failure of his wife, for
merly Edith Hepburn, daughter of
Former Congressman w p. Hepburn,
while at sea on the steamer Wilhelm
ina bound from San Francisco to
Honolulu.
Mrs Thummel was apparently in
the best of health when she sailed
from San Francisco for Hawaii
where she was to visit her nephew.
Mrs. Thummel was a social and
civic leader at Garden City, L. l.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
Rev. Schell TO Lakeview-

Rev. j. T. Schell left Tuesday
morning for Lakeview, where he
will occupy the pulpit of the Lake
view Presbyterian church for several
months, relieving Rev. Morgan, who
is i'll. Lakeview is in the neighbor-
hood of $50 miles from Grants Pass,
but in order to reach that place, Mr..
Schell will travel something over 700
miles, going to Marysville, Califor-
mia; thence to Reno, Nevada; then
by the Northwestern TO Lakeview,
making an extensive circuit.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
VIRGINIA BANDITS
RESPITED BY GOVERNOR.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 16.-Gov-
ernor Mann, this afternoon gave
Floyd and Claude Allen, Hillsville
mountaineers. another respite.
They were to have been electrocut-
ed at dawn tomorrow.
In a statement this afternoon, the
governor announced he had set Feb.
! as the date for hearing arguments
and pleas for the commutation of the
death sentence visited on the men
for their murderous attack on Judge
Massey's court about a year ago.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
is DUKE OF PORTLAND
FINANCING THE P.-I. RY

Since the inception of the plan to
build a railroad from Grants Pass
to Crescent City there has been spec
ulation as TO what financial interests
would come in and complete the
union of the two ends or take over
the construction of the entire system.
There have been .rumOrs of a deal
whereby English capitalists would
come into the enterprise, and recent
ly II. S. Wooley told the Courier that
he had sold the bulk of his holdings
to English and Canadian people, and
that developments could be expected
in that direction in the near future.
The Telegram OF Portland, in its
issue of the 18th inst, makes posi-
tive statement that the Duke of
Portland, through the great financial
house of Perks & Macarthur of Lon
don, was the power back of the Pa
ciic-Interior, and that British capital
was now ready to be poured into the
project The article in question fol-
lows:
His Grace. the Duke Of Portland
is to invest substantially in railroads
in Oregon, although it will not be in
his namesake city, the metropolis of
the state The enterprise in which
his regal highness will pour some of
his ducal coin will be the proposed
line which will run from Grants
Pass down to Crescent, Cal. This en-
terprise will call for the expenditure
OF several million dollars and is be-
I ing financed by the firm of Perks &
Macarthur, or London. the greatest
railroad contracting firm in the
world and which sold out the VIII
lamette Pacific line from Eugene to
Coos Bay to the Hartman interests
about two years ago and which IS
now more or less under construction.
THE Duke of Portland has invest
ed heavily in number of railroad
schemes fathered by this firm in var
ious parts of the world and has, so it
lis said, reaped handsome revenues
from backing the company.
4 THE deep-water terminals for the
new road will be at Wooleyport, a
small town located 1-2 miles north
of Crescent City, Cal, which, accord
ing to government surveys, has a
deep-water channel of over 80 feet
at the present time and has a land
locked harbor Of more than four
square miles in area
Tt is known that the Duke of
Portland and Perks & Macarthur
have already expended more than
$3.50, 200 for waterfront and termin-
al property at Wooleyport and that
they expect TO make it one of the
most modern water terminals of the
Pacific Coast. This can be done
without a great outlay because of its
natural deep channel and harbor ia.
cilities.
"The new line win tap an i'm
mensely rich timber belt for a CON
siderable distance along the right Of
way. 1t will also afford ideal trans
portation facilities to the rich cop
per mines in Del Norte County Cal
/ ifornia. There are billions of feet Of
fine merchantable redwood along the
route which has been surveyed for
the road.
Agents for the Duke of Portland
and the contractors have recently
returned from London where a con-
ference about development plans was
had and it is understood on the most
reliable authority that actual con-
struction work on the road will be
undertaken as soon as weather per-
mits in the spring"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17

Mrs. A. X. Tabor, of Crider, Mo-,
had been troubled with sick head
ache for about FIVE years, when she
began taking Chamberlain Tablets.
She has taken two bottles of them
any they have cured her. Sick
headache is caused by disordered
stomach for which these tablets are
especially intended. Try them, get
well and stay well Sold by all deal
ers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
PARROTT A SPY,
GETS FOUR-YEAR TERN.

. LONDON. Jan. 16.- George c.
Parrot, formerly a gunner in the
British navy, today was sentenced to
four years Imprisonment when con
victed of being a spy for the Ger
man government It was charged
that Parrott sold to Germany valu-
able information regarding the Eng
lish navy and also harbor and forti-
fcation plans.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Grants
Pass Fruit association will be held at
the commercial club rooms in Grants
Pass on Monday February 3, 1918.
at p. m for the election OF direc-
tors and the transaction OF such 9th
er business as may properly come be-
fore the stockholders.
l-3-4t G. H. WOOD, Secy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
y y y
= PERSONAL AND LOCAL. y

T. G. Burrows is here from Med
ford.
w. b. Mitchell of Portland was in
town recently.
G. A. Bristorious, of Portland, ar
rived in town Tuesday.
Ben Seward of St. Louis registered
Tuesday at the Josephine.
p NJ. Kershaw of Medford is-stop-
ping at the Grants Pass.
Seymour Bell of Portland has reg
istered at the Josephine.
James Bigger is down from Port
land looking after his interests.
F. S. Johnson is in town from
Portland.
G. P. Harper was in town Wednes
day from Jacksonville.
C. NJ. Eberhart of Eugene register
ed at the oxford Thursday.
Earl Browne went to Weed Thurs
day to visit his aunt, Mrs, Doerfus.
C. H. Aussicker of Medford is stop
ping at the Oxford while looking af-
ter interests in the city.
Frank Neeley arrived Thursday
morning from Sheridan to spend
week with friends.
Mrs. Walter Webber, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs j w. Ryan,
returned to her home at Yaquina
Wednesday.
Miss M. l.. Tuley, professional
nurse, arrived Thursday morning
from Portland for duty at the South
Pacific hospital.
Mrs. j. w. Pardee, who has been
at the South Pacific hospital Tor
number of weeks, left Thursday for
her home at Canyonville.
Mrs. Roy Gray and two children
returned to their home at Chico
Thursday after having visited Mrs.
'Grays mother, Mrs. c. N. Hathaway.
Word has been received from r. Il.
Kroh, in Kansas City, reporting much
success in the sale OF tracts on Tokay
Heights.
Mrs. j. T. Burns and baby came up
from Medford Thursday 10 spend the
day.
A. l.. Bocock, who arrived here
some time ago from Minnesota, has
purchased a house and lot on north
Seventh street, of o. F. Callison-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Reel, of York,
Neb., are in the city. Mr. Reel has
been in the valley for some time past,
looking over property at points near
here.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Daggett and
daughter, from the Kerby district,
went to Portland Wednesday night
on account of Mrs. Dagge.t's going to
a hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. lChas. Gardner, of
Neponset, Illinois, left south Thurs
day morning after having spent sew
eral days with their son, Ira Gardner,
who came in from Applegate to visit
them.
Miss Myrtle Jones arrived We'd
nesday night from Crescent City and
left Thursday for. Portland to visit
Miss Chloe Mckenzie Miss Jones
reports four feet of snow on the
mountains between here and Cres-
cent City.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
Sixteenth Trip East

Frank Mashburn, of the Golden
Rule store, left Wednesday evening
for New York on his regular semi
annual buying trip. He will also
stop at Chicago, ST. Louis, Kansas
City and other points. During the
eight years Mr. Mashburn has been
connected with the Golden Rule in
this city, he has made 16 trips to
New York.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
SOU'WESTER COMING
OFF THE OREGON COAST

SEATTLE, Jan To-. Southwest
storm warnings were issued by the
local observer to stations on the
Washington and Oregon coast TODAY
The wind will reach a velocity Of
over 3G miles an hour The storm,
which is moving eastward, Is due to
strike the coast late in the day, the
wind 10 range from east 10 south
and southwest.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
REWARD FOR CAPTURE.
Continued from Page H.

with Dietz and his wife. The circu-
lar goes on to say:
ON the night of Dec. a, 1912, at
Vina, evidently crazed from drink,
Torgerson took an automatic pistol
and practically held up the town and
in reckless shooting killed Jim Mil
Ter, ranch hand, later escaping to
ward the river
The sheriff adds 1t is positively
known that Torgerson robbed ,wo
postoffioes in this state, as aIderce
of such crimes has been fonnd in his
pc pCrsonsl effects. Torgerson Is bard
drinker, and when he gets too much
he becomes boisterous. He is a bad
fellow and should be captured,
Rewards offered for Torgerson in
California aggregate total of $400.
He has a mother and brother at Ar
lington, Wash.
Woman Admits Identity of Both.
Mrs Dietz, n slender, comely wo-
man, 22 years of age, reluctantly con-
sented to talk TO an interviewer this
morning. after she was convinced
that Torgerson could not be aided in
any way by further secrecy on her
part. The most interesting part of
her story was that her husband was
being held in Jail at Red Bluff as an
alleged accomplice in the murder
with which Torgerson is char sed.
She accuses her husband OF numer-
Gus acts of cruelty toward her, and
this she AYERS, was the reason she
deserted him and ran away with Tor
gerson. Mrs. Dietz appeared to be a
woman of various moods, however.
At one moment she would be do
nouncing her husband, and in an
other she would refer to him as q
good kind hearted fellow She
was anxious, she said, to get into
communication with him, because she
felt sure he would take her back.
If were to go back to Califor-
mia, said Mrs. Dietz, 4 could either
clear Torgerson OF the murder charge
or / could at least show up the true
facts in such a way that he would
not be hung. My husband gave him
so much liquor on the night of the
killing that he didn't know what he
was doing. Torgerson fired two wild
shots in the street upon coming out
of store and one Of them Glanced
to hit this man Miller and kill him.
didn't know what he had
done until my husband told him the
next morning in the cabin at the fish
camp. They saw the sheriff coming,
and Torgerson beat It. My husband
kept him secreted and supplied with
provisions until the sheriff got sus-
Dicious and put him in Jail Soon
after that I Joined Torgerson. He |
promised to be good to me and the |
II I would 90 with him and !
went lie has been awfully good |
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
In Advance of Musical Comedy

Mr., Albert Doris, advance repre-
sentative for Oscar Hammerstein' S
Naughty Marietta" arrived this
morning. Doris is arranging for the
appearance in Grants Pass on Janu-
ary 22 of the big Victor Herbert
musical comedy, which carries 60
persons and its own orchestra.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
books OF account of the Southern
Oregon Supply Company, The Coron-
Booth Hardware Company and c. T..
Dixon & Company, have been placed
with Colvig & Williams, of Grants
Pass, Oregon, for attention.
Dated January 2, 1913. 3S-4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17

If your children are subject to at
tacks of Group, watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness. Give Cham
berlains Cough Remedy as soon as
the child becomes ht arse and the at
tack may be warded Off For sale by
all dealers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
BORN.

BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Burns
Gillette, of Grants Pass, Oregon.
on January 8, 1918, a son.
On Saturday. January II, 1913,
there was born to Mr.. and Mrs. F. v.
Wheeler, residing about two miles
from the city, a son.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
Know Of His Grimes.

Mrs. Dietz admitted that she
knew Of Torgerson's career Of thiey-
cry When asked the names Of the
two postoffces in California which
he had robbed, as stated by the cir
cular. she replied.
Which two do you mean
Persistent questioning failed TO
bring out the postofhces referred to-
The woman said that from one Of
those jobs Dietz got over 800 10
money. He figured, she said on
pulling OF a great big job and then
quitting the game
If we were professionals an the
business. the officers couldn't have
caught us at all said Mrs Dletz.
When / cashed those pennies az the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
TEACHER WANTED.

For the Wonder school. Good
teacher, good pay. Address ]. T.
Robertson, clerk, Wonder. Oregon. A
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
Time TO Spray

Get your lime and sulphur spray
now of the Producers Fruit associa-
tions. l-l7-2t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
MlAC ELLANEOre

BANNlE. the plumber. is ready Al
any minute 70 repair your plumb
Ing. 500 n street Telephone
ifO-R l-2-V
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17
ADS
FOR SALE

FOR SALE or trade for baled hay.
] new auto top and body, rubber
tire, two-horse surrey See Grants
Pass Feed Co.
FOR SALE-Lots in Laurel Crest;
good soil, shade trees, irrigation;
beautifully located for charming
home or choice investment prices
lower than lots less desirable Mel
lie o. Miller, Owner, 1O9 N. 9Th
st. 1t-15-tf
CALL ON George II. Parker, 215 N.
9Th street, for all kinds Of Nursery
stock Orders for October over
5000 trees Nothing but first
class stock handled 12-27-4t
FOR SALE--Fiye grade sows: one
litter of eight nine-week-old pigs;
one litter Of 8 averaging 35
pounds; and one thoroughbred
Jersey Red boar VIII sell at
bargain II taken at once. Address
Box 39A r. F. d. No. / Grants
Pass, Oregon 1-1O-tt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
GOES TO FlOOOW0OO TO
COMMENCE ON BIG DITCH

Milton c. Butler goes this week
to Floodwood where he will have
charge of the work Of making the
great ditch which will reclaim S4,-
600 acres of land in st. Louis coun-
ty and Aitkin county. The contract
also includes the making of 10
miles Of road. The highway will be
made from the earth which is ex-
cavated for the making of the ditch.
This work is 100000 contract
and will take the greater part OF
three years to complete. The Butler
Coons company has purchased some
Uf the most modern ditch exoavatins
machinery which will be put to work
on the job. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler
will reside at Floodwoo1, which is
the most central point on the work,
while Mr.. Butler directs the crews
that will be engaged. It is said that
the lands that will be reclaimed by
this judicial ditch are as fertile as
any in this state which is famous
for its wonderfully fertile tracts.
This land is in the same region as
the Island Farm, one of the larges:s
and best in the state which is owned
and operated by G. G. Hartley OF
Duluth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
WHAT THE COUNCIL DID

son, Alex Tifer, Gust Snider, Frank
Heikkila. These we're represented
by NJ. H. Mcmahon. who spoke in
their behalf After half hour dis
cussion it was decided to leave the
decision to the council as a commit
tee of the whole and possibly the &C.
cused may know whether or not their
licenses will be revoked at the time
of the meeting next week. The case
of Tifer will await the action OF the
district court to which the municipal
court case has been appealed. All
except Heikkila have plead guilty or
have been convicted of law viola
tons recently. In the Heikkila case
it is charged that Alex Hill, the bar
tender, saw a man robbed in the
place and did not make any effort
to prevent the robbery and did not
notify the police.
The council decided at the meet
ing Tuesday to acquire two more
lots to the north of the new public
library site at cost OF $4,000.
These are to be held to give greater
space and light about the new build
ing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
H. S. ALUMNI BANQUET

The annual banquet of the Vir-
ginia High School Alumni associa-
ton, held at the guild hall of the
Episcopal church Saturday night was
successful event. 1t was intended
that the school board and school
faculty should be we'll represented
at the banquet, but only r. J. Nc
Chez, chairman of the board, and
J. H. Fleming, member, attended
The dinner was served by the ladies
of the guild. S. S. Dahl was the
POSTMASTER and there were after
dinner speeches by Mr.. Dahl, Leigh
ton Simons, who welcomed the 1912
class, and James Quayle, who re-
sponded, r. J. McGhee, Michael Bon
ner, j. H. Fleming, Bertha Smith,
Nathan Keller, Milton C. Butler,
Arthur Morell, Myrtle King, Mrs.
Julia Mahoney Madden, Ed. Deering,
Ebert l. Hannaford and Frederick
Mackey.
Those who were at the banquet
were:
R. J. McGhee and J. H. Fleming
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
WHERE VIRGINIA STUDENTS
ARE ATTENDING COLLEGE

All of the yoang men and women
OF Virginia who are attending the
various schools and. colleges have
gone to take up their studies for the
term. The Misses Dale H. Lindsay,
Enid Wilcox and Dagmar Dahl, are
in the sophomore year taking the
academic course at the University of
minnesota. Leighton Simons is a
sophomore in the law course at the
state 'U." Dan Mahoney is sopho-
more in the medical course at the
state university, as is also Gerald
Roskilly. Alfred Hill and Michael
Bonner are each freshmen in the
dentistry department at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. Carl Hawkinson
is a sophomore in the forestry de-
partment at the state university, and
Harlan Johnson is a freshman in
forestry, also at the state "U." Ray
Simons IS senior at McAllister COL
lege of st. Paul. Harry G. Neff is
at the University of Michigan,
freshman in the law department and
Samuel Cohen is freshman, taking
the academic course, also at the
Michigan university. Hulda John
son is sophomore taking the acad-
emic course at the University of Wis
consin. Stephen Quayle is taking the
engineering course at Madison and is
IN the sophomore year. Vernon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

The first water and light commits
sion, which will organize at once and
get ready to take over and operate
the plant of the Virginia Electric
Power & Water company will have
these members: John D. Lamont,
member for the six year term; Max
Lewis, member for the four year
term, and John w. Murphy, member
for the two year term. These APP
pointments we're made at the meet
ing Of the city council Tuesday eve
ming. The date for the taking over
of the plant has been fixed for April
/ and the commission will proceed
to organize and to hire a superin-
tendent to go ahead with the work.
It is said the office of superintendent
will be offered to John Kennedy who
has been the superintendent for the
old company.
In anticipation Of the appoint
ments and as several saloonkeepers
had been cited to appear on the car
pet Tuesday night, there was a big
attendance at the meeting. The ac-
cused saloon men are Andrew John
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Expect Iron Ore Shi pments to Pass the
$50, 000,0 900 Mark in 1918.

More iron will be mined on the
Ranges in 1913 than in any year in
the history OF the iron industry, ac-
cording to ID. T. Adams, former
prominent mining man Of this region
but now Of Chicago. Mr. Adams is
quoted as saying that business con-
ditions in the east promise pros
perity such as the country has never
known. He also said it would be es-
sential to carry on iron mining on
the Ranges extensively all through
the winter, in order to get the raw
material to the furnaces fast enough
to meet the demands for the finished
product already placed. Speaking
further he said:
1T is my personal opinion that
this year should see between So
100000 and 52,OOO,OOO tons of ore
taken ont of the mines of the Lake
Superior region because at the pres
ent time demand for iron and steel
is heavier than it has ever been in
the history of the Industry
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

of the school board; S. S. Dahl,
POSTMASTER; Dagmar Dahl, Emily
Pue, Arnold Hawkinson. Elizabeth
c. Rooney, Samuel l.. Cohen, Marie
E. Fleming, w. Demgen Hayes, Ell
vira l. Turnquist, J. Jas Quayle,
Ward E. Becker, Victor F. Larson,
Ira Curtis, Charles Landmark, Mil
burn Carey, Charles Butler, Jr.,
Celia Murphy, Anna Sullivan, Step
hen Quayle, Elodie Johnson, Carl NJ.
Hawkinson, Helen Oberg, Ebert L.
Hannaford, Marion Sullivan. N. Tin
ker Keller, Grace Bonner, Mayme
Bonner, Arthur J. Morell, Minnie G..
Cohen, Ethel Morell. Edw. NJ. Deer
ing, Gladys NJ. Parmelee, Lillian H.
Morell, Alfred T. Logue, c. S. How
land, Milton c. Butler, Mrs. Milton
c. Butler, Adelaide M. Eaton, NJ. e.
Bonner, Leighton r. Simons, Ger
trude DeNoble, Bertha Smith, Ray
Simons, Myrtle King, Mrs. T. Mad
den, D. L. Hahoney, Genevive A.
Murphy, Blanche A. Wilcox, Vernon
c. johnson, Dale H. Lindsay. Enid
/. Wilcox, Frederick Mackey.