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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
SALVATION ARMY
EXPRESSES MS THANKS

We wish to thank tho citizens Of
Grants Pass for the way In which
they have helped us to bring Christ.
mas cheer TO many homes. You
would feel amply repaid for Your
efforts could you have heard the ex-
pressions OF gratitude and thankful.
ness from those who were helped,
In spite OF tho fact that many OF
our old standbys were not able to
help this year as In other years be-
cause OF financial depression, our In
come was greater than In previous
years,
Twenty-Five families were given
Christmas dinners and others were
helped In other ways.
Yours for tho needy,
Capt and Mrs, T, Mitchell,
for the Salvation Army.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31

II gives natives OF the east u taste
ot former experience about which
there is something OF fascination.
Though few would care to have tho
experience prolonged,
rImea like these arc hard upon tho
Rtock OF owners who have come TO de-
pend upon the mildness OF tho usual
winters to carry their range stock
through without feed Almost all tho
old grass was burned up last fall
and there being no rain until almost
mid-winter. the new grass II 30 short
that only persistent cropping all day
long yields nourIshment sufficient 10
sustain life, and few short periods
like the present, with snow ON the
ground and such hard freezes Will
result In loss. to say nothing OF the
suffering of unprovidod for stock,
The Nils at the trestles have been
cohpIctcu SO Ihr hs can oe NJ present
and the steam shovel crew has de-
parted. while the two crows laying
new steel and full bridge and section
crews will probably be kept busy all
winter
Counting tho sugar beet factory
assured. preparations are being made
for considerable acreage here. and
this along VII awork contemplated on
the Pacific highway In the vicinity
gives promise OF an unusually pros
porous New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Ludwick and
six children arrived from Idaho last
Saturday and finding no empty houses
arc temporarily housed In the Garage.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
JUAREZ MAY SET THE
LID ON GAMBLING

Washington. Dec, S1.-Not only
Tia Juana, but Juarez, too, may have
the lid clamped on racing and
gambling tomorrow. While the
Mexican embassy had not heard to-
day Of any Immediate action in either
case, despite assurances to the Mexl-
can vice-consul at San Francisco that
Tia Juana will be closed, officials
there expected that the opening of
the Tia Juana track would be the
signal for President Carranza's first
move.
The Carranzlsta government, II was
said, is determined to close up Juarez
especially. because II is Stencil
among sporting men everywhere"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
In Honor OF Guests

Mr. and Mrs. s, II. Baker enter
tanned over a score OF local young
people at their home on Fourth
street Tuesday evening, In honor OF
their guests. Miss Minnie Lum and
Gus Lium. OF North Dakota. Mr..
and Miss Lium are brother and sister
OF Mrs. Baker. The evening was en-
joyed with Victrola music and at
som'r'set Refreshments OF salad and
waters. fee cream. cake and chocolate
were served. The young people In
vited to share the hospitality OF the
Bakers were: the Misses Beulah Will
liams. Lydia White. LaCosta Man
gum. Berenice QuinIan. Courtney
Ross, Helen Hall, Pauline Coe. Gene.
We've Pattillo. Alma Woke. Clara
Woke, Edna Cornell, Ethel Palmer
Ethelyn Bartlett and Helen Hair, and
Messrs. o. C. Heinze. James Martin
Harry Harper. Don Belding. Vernon
Basler, Lewis Stinebaugh. Carroll
Cornell, Rea Calvert. Arlie Heath
Olin Douglas, Tyrrell Garner and Mel
Allen.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31

The Old Trapper seldom comes TO
town from his homestead way u9 ON
the head OF Bills creek, but one
day when the stage numbered past
the newspaper Office he sat beside
the driver, and as the wagon stopped
alongside the stable proprietor's little
box ONCE in the livery barn he
climbed down from the seat, taking
care to favor lis sixty years and stiff
fened, rheumatic joints, accumulated
during his for.y-tive winters in the
southern Oregon mountains. Then
he stepped to the enclosed body of
the stage and helped out the sole
passenger.
.Pshaw," he exclaimed as the
passenger" slipped from his grasp
and with a heavy plunk a seven-foot
mountain lion sprawled stiffly to the
floor OF the barn. Loiterers around
the stable Immediately began to take
an interest in life, gathering about
and exchanging admiring remarks
regarding this western king of beasts,
He certainly was fine fellow, He
was probably better than the seven
foot mark and weighed upwards OF
lao pounds. His fur was shaggy and
thick-to fight OF the snow-chilled
winds of Grayback mountain-and of
beautiful golden shade; his legs
were powerful, and the long claws
conducive to shivers. bringing the inn
agination into play.
The portly proprietor came out OF
his little Office, followed by some OF
the other boys who are accustomed
to gathering about his red-hot stove
to talk over the growing prohibition
movement, and inquired of the Old
Trapper where he had captured the
cat.
Got i'm yistiddy, up on Bills
creek divide" he answered modestly.
Had trap there all winter, an
this is the second panther got in it
SO fur. Vas, got a couple o. bear
and coyote, too. Not as thick in
there as they used to be-
He dragged the panther over to
the wall. stretched it out to show
the full length, and then went up
Main street to look after other affairs.
Meantime, the crowd increased
around the cat. The village barber.
whose trade was not as sharp as his
razors, strolled over to size up the
victim of the Old Trapper's prowess.
and told the boys" about the one
he got the year before; how it led
him a long weary chase and killed
most of his dogs. Hezekiah Simp-
kins, OF Lizard creek. was not to be
outdone and. tugging at his long red
whiskers, told all about the time he
chased one for ten miles at top speed.
finally coming up to where the cat
had caught himself in dead-fall.
The postmaster had heard Of the new
attraction, and stopped selling stamps
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31

mometer to 3S degrees below zero.
The weather bureau reported 10 be-
low at Baker. Other eastern Oregon
points were similarly affected. Some
relief is promised by the weather man
today. with rain or snow over por-
tion OF the state.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
WEATHER GETS WARNER
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA

v San Francisco, Dec. 31.-The back
bone OF the cold snap enveloping
California has been broken and
real California weather is due to
prevail. according to Weather Fore
caster Wilson today.
Throughout the northern part of
the state the temperature is rising.
Southern California, however. is due
for another killing frost early Satur-
day in exposed places, although the
prediction for tonight is warmer"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
College People Dance

The young college people Of the
city and their friends enjoyed a
dance at the Waldorf hall wednesday
evening, about twenty-five coupies
being present and some fifteen schools
represented, II is planned to make
this dance an annual event. to be held
during the Christmas holidays. In
termissions were enlivened by col
lege yells given by students OF the
different colleges and universities,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31

Sacramento, Dec. 31.--The last
morning Of the old year was the cold
est this city has had in many years.
The lowest temperature was 1S de-
grees above on the low grounds and
20 on the higher places. At 7 o'clock
the weather observers instruments
on the federal building showed 2S.S
degrees and two hours later 27 de-
grees.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
WOLF CREEK

The fall from 80 degrees wednes-
day night to IS degrees above zero
last night Is a change In tempera-
ture not often experienced here and
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
Bio Spiders

The South American bird eating spi.
der Is as big as grmouse. and Its furred
feet are so formed that II can walk up
glass with practically no difficulty
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
PERIL OF FEAR.

Fear causes more disease than
do microbes. more deaths than
famine. more failures than pan
les. II costs more than war, is
always a failure and 10 never
necessary. said a medical man.
Fear weakens the hearts action.
induces congestion. invites indi-
gestion. produces poison through
deoomposing foods and is thus
the mother Of autopoisoning.
which either directly causes or
greatly aida in the production Of
quite 90 per cent Of all our dis
) eases.
.. . . a . q o q o. .
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
80 BELOW ZERO IN
EASTERN OREGON

Baker, Dec. 31.--The cold wave
broke all December records last night
when at Whitney It forced the Their
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
Old Trapper Comes to Town
and the Rambler Rambles

long enough to call around to the
livery stable. He told the boys"
about the time back east when his
third cousin had had a hand-to-hand
fight with a ferocious panther. finally
piercing its brain with the needle OF
his compass, or something to that
effect, A couple of griIzled old vet
erans, with compilations like the SUR
face of grandmother's pumpkin pies,
stood to one side, discussing the re-
lative merits of eastern and western
cats. This one. they agreed. might
really be termed panther, though
most OF these western cats were only
cougars" Mountain lion" is term
unknown to these men of the noun
tains; it gives too much dignity to a
common ''varmint." The towns
most enterprising grocer" hurried
down to get a look at this animal,
shouting back to Mrs, Jones that he
would be right back to sell her the
ten cents worth of rice she wanted,
and forthwith threw himself whole
heartedly into the narration of the
time 'monstrous panther" measur-
ing eleven feet and . half came right
into the yard of his uncle's home
stead and took one OF his uncle's little
children; how his uncle started after
the varmint with % rifle and two
dogs and chased the hungry brute
for three days before he finally treed
him. The fate OF the uncle's child
was quite overlooked BY this time
all prominent citizens" were on
hand, and the editor-proprietor-
compositor-reporter Of the towns
paper was entertaining the others
with the nine-hundredth edition Of
.'the most extraordinary panther hunt
/ was ever in on" wherein. single
handed. with one dog and an eight
guage shotgun, he chased down and
bagged four panther in one day; how
he came upon some ten or twelve deer
freshly killed-while on the chase,
which led him on to an editorial dis
sertation upon the evil of having
panther in the same woods that deer
live in. Other panther authorities
took the floor. and II they adhered to
the truth. fiction is shamed forever
The Old Trapper was forgotten. His
panther was but the inspiration for
masterpieces Of narration and des-
cription. The bystander would listen
eagerly to the relation Of panther
chasing and killing, only to find that
particular relation referred to an
event ten years deep in history.
You don't need to move to a ham
let with only one barber, one grocer,
and one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
reporter to see the original OF this
STORY" lust watch the stage come
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
ConalatancX.

Consistency.
Murilla - DO you consider engage
ments binding? Millicent-Certainly.
II one didn't there would be no fun
In breaking them. Illustrated Bits.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31

Oregon mining laws. 4oc. Courier
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31

You don't need to move to a ham
let with only one barber. one grocer.
and one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
reporter to see the original OF this
STORY" Just watch the stage come
into Grants Pass some day. and when
the Old Trapper climbs stiffly from
the wagon--just stick around.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
O6c4aP


MIR, and Mrs. c, l., Clevenger on
tertained u number OF Vietrola en-
thusiasts and owners "Wednesday
evening with a victrola program. Re-
freshments were served following tn,
program. which included most OF tn,
Clevenger collection OF records, Pre-
sent were Mr., and Mrs, II, w, Clark,
and daughter. Mrs. j, ]. Roemer, DR.
and Mrs, Stricken. Mr., and Mrs, II. d
Norton, Mr.. and Mrs, G. II. Demaray
Mr.. and Mrs, Bert Barnes, Mr., and
Mrs. o. S, Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs
Tom Frye. Mr., and Mrs, L. 5. Van
Dyke, and Miss Cleyenger
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31
Edwin Bobzien Host

Edwin Bohaien was the host last
evening to q number of his friends AT
a som'r'set and Ave hundred party
at the BobEien cottage on North
Eighth street Refreshments were
served after the evening at cards, The
guests were; the Misses Dora Birch
ard, Ruth Hathaway. Edith nahlberg,
Helen Hair, Grace Hays, Helen lay
ton. Eleanor Bocock, Lois Bradford,
Nora Anderson. Ella Anderson. Mar
guerite While. Prudence pardee and
Jeanette Cramer. and Messrs, Law
renee Underwood, Don Belding,
Matthew Riddle. Charles Hanson,
Claude Smith, Juel Bestul. Robert
Bestul. Garnet Best, Ralph Wood. Ted
.Cramer, Douglas Pinkerton and
Morris Bocock.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-20
THE MUSIC CLUB ENTERTAINED

The Music Club was delightfully."-.
entertained Tuesday morning by Mrs.
J. Frost Walker, Jr., at her home o,
South Church street.
The program was full of interest
ing sketches Of Schumann-H -Heink and
the songs were her favorites.
Mrs. r. A. Jones sang the "Rosa-
ry" and "Down in the Forest, and
Miss Kathleen James sang "In the
Time of Roses" Miss Mamie Oetzcl
gave an interesting number, which
completed the program.
A guessing contest was entered in
to and caused much merriment. Mrs.
Walker played bars and snatches of
popular music and prizes we're Civ
en- for the one guessing the greatest
number Misses Eta Mellow am.
Lois Townsend cut for the first prize
and Miss Edith Smith received the
consolation. In view of the fact that
Miss Eta Mellow is a popular fall
bride elect, she was presented with a
miniature bride dressed in tulIe.
wearing the veil and carrying an arm
full of roses and ferns"
The hostess served a salad course
with iced tea.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-20
HE IS A LECTURER OF
ma TIONAL REPUTATION
Will Deliver Prohibition Address
in Salvation Army Tent, Near
Court House, Monday Even
ing, August p, at 8 O'clock.

Hon. Oliver w. Stewart. vice pres
ldent of the "Flying Squadron o.
America, will deliver an address Mon
23rd, at Jonesvile. immediately a.
ter the address in Jonesvillc Mr.
Stewart will make the trip to Union
by automobile, speaking here in II.
large tent Of the Salvation Army,
opposite the court house, at )
o'clock
This tent is located on Main stree,
opposite the court house. Beginning at
1870 O'Clock the children belonging TO
the various temperance bands, led by
the w. c. t. U. leaders, will carry
out a program of singing and recita-
tlons. The public is invited to attend.
The children's program will begin at
$50 promptly. and promptly at 3
O'Clock Mr.. Stewart will be intro,
duced. 1t was first arranged to have
this speaking in the city park, bu,
owing to the fact that it would be
iifficult to provid- seats for the peo-
pie, it was decided to move the place
OF meeting to the large tent of the
Salvation Army.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-20

Z. Aged Ministers Relief-S. w. Jol-
ly, J. M. Huskey.
8. Observance of the Lords Day
f. M. Adams, G. G.. Ivey.
.. Public Morals-A. McA. Pittman.
J. p. Cain.
10. Religious Literature-Dr. J. I.
Jeter, j. F. S. Adams.
IL. Woman's Work-Superinte
ent w. NJ. u.
Introductory sermon-J. d. Cror-
Alternate-L. S. Shealy.
Missionary sermon-D. w. Garvin;
Alternate-J. NJ. Culberson.
Each church is urged to senda full
delegation and also see to it that a
report is sent up.
Rev. L. S. Shealy, pastor of the
church at Buffalo, writes requesting
that all the churches send representa-
tives, and says all delegates. will be
taken care of.
The trip to Lockhart can be easily
made, The Southern train which
leaves Union at 9:20 in the morning
makes close connection with the Lock
hart train at Lockhart Junction.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-20
Mr.. Nathan II. Hawkins, Formerly of
Union, Now of Bennettsyille, was
Married to Miss Grace Thelma
Jones, of Milan, Tenn, on Tuesday,
August 3rd.

Trezevant, August 5.-The wedding
of Miss Grace Thelma Jones to Mr..
Nathan Harrison Hawkins was SOL
emnized on Tuesday evening, Aug.
3, 1915, at nine o'clock at the First
Baptist church by Rev. Geo. Burrougs
of Milan.
The church was artistically decor
ated with ferns and palms.
Miss Gladys Blanks presided at the
piano, rendering a piano solo, and
Miss Julia Harrison, Of Milan, gav,>
two vocal selections, "My Very Own"
and "At Dawning."
OF the strains of Mendelsohn's we'd
ding march the bridal party passed
in
The bride was lovely in a gown of
Georgette crepe with lace trimmings
and a beautiful veil was caught in
with orange blossoms. She carried
a shower boquet of bride roses a,.,,
valley lilies.
The brides sister, Mrs. Stanton,
of Tatum, S. c., was matron of hon
or and was gowned in pink crepe de
chine with pearl trimmings and car
ried basket of pink carnations and
pink roses.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-20
OLIVER w. STEWART
TO LECTURE MONDAY
WRITES ABOUT
UNIONS SWIMMING POOL
Says He Cannot Get Reconciled tn
Both Sexes Bathing Together
Tells Anecdote of His Boyhood Days
Before Bathing Suits Were Known

Jonesville, Aug. II.
A friend told me the other day that
he was down at Union a few davs
and that the swimming pool down
at the park was finished and in full
operation, and that number of
both sexes were in the water-the
men with their short bathing suits
and the women's suits being a little
longer Now this is something new
TOR Union and something | never will
get reconclled to. | have seen bath
ing suits and people in bathing for
many years, but swimming and bath
ing was altogether different in tho
country in my young days. The men
and women did not go in bathing to-
gether, which is more respectable ant.
decent way. Right here | am r,
minded of an incident that occurred
way back when | was a bow that T
Will call Jones vs.Leap. In a ce,
tin neighbohood on a certain creek
there was nice place to bathe. A
sand bar on one side and a bluff on
the other. Quite a number of Young
women had met at this place on the
creek one warm evening to go in bath.
ing. There were no bathing suits in
the country then and of course ali
pulled their clothing off and stripped
nude. A certain mean fellow in the
nelghborhood and YOU will soon see
that he was mean. named Rill rod
headed at that, knew of this bathing
party, and knew also that there was
an old woman lived up the creek bv
the name of Aunt Sookey. and he
knew she hsd some large gourds. So
he went to Aunt Sookey and bought
large gourd, took it down to the
creek, cut large hole in it, that his
mead would go in, and then slit two
small holes to fit his ewes: he then
pulled off his clothes, hung them on
the bushes, put the gourd over his
mead, got in the creek and sunk un-
oef the water and let the gourd rest
upon the surface of the water and
ne moved slowly down the creek wifi,
the gourd floating along until he got
right up to the bathers and let his
gourd rest against the bank. The
girls were having a good time soma
were IN the water, some were out on
the sand bar and Jones THROUGH his
port holes in the gourd could see all
III, movements but "be sure your
sins will find you out" for one of the
SOei'S ieniSo htppeileu 10 see the pOurQ
and she came up and lifted it up and
here was ones,s red head perched
out OF the water. The young lady
screamed and the others gathered
around Jones and bid him come out:
they took him up on the hill, broke
some good switches and formed two
lines and started Jones to run he.
tween the lines; as he ran they cut
nm with the hickories. There was 4
little bluff at the lower end of the
line and they made him jump down
tne pun, and some of them tha:
stood below would catch him and leao
nm back and start him through again
and they ran him though several
timeS and they slashed him till his
legs and back were badly lacerated
and the blood running down and off
ms leet; Ihe girls then discharged
him and told him never TO he seon
around there any more. The place
was afterwads called "Jones' leap"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-20
FRANK DIES VICTIM
OF MURDEROUS MOB

eating that complete instruction had
been given at Il previous time
No time was lost after Frank had
been secured. He was almost thrown
into one of the waiting automobiles.
Because all wires entering Milledge-
Vile had been cut by the mob as one
of their precautions, 1t was impossi-
BILE early in the morning to commune
cate with those at the prison.
One Of the mob leaders announced
to the two or three prison guards and
officials that Frank would be taken to
Marietta and hanged over the grave
of Mary Phagan.
One of the last acts of the mob was
to remove the handouts from he
wrists of Warden Smith. but Su -
intendent Burke was left securely
bound.
Leo NJ. Frank was found at =
O'Clock Tuesday. his body. still warm.
hanging by the neck to tree near
Frey's gin. two miles from Marietta.
OH the Roswell road.
a mob OF lyncherS thus completed
their plan Of vengeance which includ-
ed OverpOwering officials of the state
prison at Milledgeville shortly before
midnight Monday. an automobile
rush with their captive to Marietta.
and the hanging within a few miles
Of the spot where Mary Phagan, the
little factory girl. for whose murder
Frank was convicted, rests in the
cemetery OF the Cobb county town.
The final dramatic scene Of the
most famous tragedy that Georgia.
the south and the nation have known
was enacted about o'clock in the
hai1-morning light near the isolated
gin. SO quietly was the work Of the
lynchers performed that people in
Marietta did not know that Frank
had been brought to their very door
step for more than two hours. When
the news reached the Cobb county
seat throng at once hurried to the
mill. The body was still hanging to
the tree.
At least twenty reputable men rec
ognfzed the features that have been
printed in papers of five continents.
Identification was made doubly posi-
tive by the scar of the scarce healed
low prisoner. William Green, a few
weeks ago at the prison farm.
The bringing of the body to Cobb
county, where Mary Phagan was born
and reared, was but an example of
the relentlessness Of purpose Of the
mob members.
Franks body was taken to Atlanta
to Greenberg & Bonds undertaking
establishment.
Governor Harris. on hearing the
news that Frank had been taken from
the prison farm by an armed mob,
said he was both shocked and grieved.
Il feel great wrong has been DONE"
said the governor, "and do not think
the people Of Georgia who stand for
law and order will approve Of the
act.'
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-20
BAPTISTS TO HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
Union County Association Gathers at Lockhar August
27-27-Standing Committees TO Report
Prominent Visitors Expected

The Union County Baptist Asso
citation will hold it's fortieth annual
session at Lockhart, August 25-27.
There are twenty-four churches
with a combined membership of some
thing over 5000 communicates, conf
posing the Association. There are te,
be number of visitors in attend
ance upon the sessions of the meet
ing. The opening exercises will be-
gin at II o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, and there will be morning, af-
ternoon and night sessions of the
body.
Committees to report at this meet
ing:
l. State Missions-J. d. Croft, l.
M. Sumner.
2. Home Missions-D. w. Garvin,
F. M. Coleman.
3. Foreign Missions-C. c. SAN
ders, L. S. Shealy.
a. Sunday Schools-R. B. Black, d
c. Wylie.
5. Orphanage-DeAubrey Grego-
ry, J. c: Lowe.
6. Christian Education-Davis
Jeffries, L. c. EzeH.