OUR COUNTY
Correspondents
JACKSONVILLE NOTES. .
Attorney W. I. Vawter and Mrs.
Vawter were over from Medford
Tuesday.
Elmer Coleman of Phoenix was In
Jacksonville Tuesday on Probate
court business.
Mrs. Lena Jacobs was over from
Medford Saturday looking up records
at the courthouse. -.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cantrall of
Ruch were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Cantrall Saturday and Sun
day. A. B. Cornell of Grants Pass, rep
resentative of the Oregon Life In
surance company, was In Jacksonville
Monday.
County Judge J. R. Nell went to
Ashland Wednesday morning, where
he will spend a few days on official
business.
Mrs. Mamie Dox of Jacksonville
left Tuesday for San Francisco,
where she will enter a hospital for
treatment.
Mrs. Frank R. Nell and daughter
of Butte Falls have been the guests
of County Judge J. R. Nell several
days this week.
County Assessor-Elect J. W.
Grieve and Mrs. Grieve of Jackson
ville were In Medford Monday on
timber land matters.
Mrs. William Dean of McCloud re
turned to her home Sunday after vis
iting for several weeks In Jackson
ville, the guest of her father, W. C.
Kitto.
Miss Mae Huffer, the trained
nurse, returned the last of the week
from Ashland, where she has been on
professional business for the past
week.
Mrs. B. F. Mulkey returned Satur
' day from Ashland, where she has
been receiving treatment at the Ash
land Sanltorlum for the past three
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hostetter and
family, who have been residents of
Jacksonville for several years past,
left Friday for California, where they
expect to remain.
Rev. Ward McHenry, president of
the Temperance League of Jackson
and Josephine counties, was attend
ing to matters In this connection In
Jacksonville Monday.
The file tor the vault In the coun
- ty clerk's office have 'arrived and are
being put In. These file were pur
chased from the Kllham Stationery
company of Portland and cost $1650
placed In the vault These tiles will
supply a long-felt want, as the old
flies were so congested that It was
almost Impossible to keep track of
official document.
Falls Friday.
Mr. Bonner, of the Nash stables,
has bought the Pierce residence
property on North Central avenue
and Is at present occupied by Mr.
Consor, the popular grocery clerk at
Miller ft Ewbank's.
KAGLE POINT EAGLETS.
NORTH MEDFORD NOTES. .
(By J. G. Martin.)
Mr. Elllngsworth has moved Into
his pretty new residence In North
Medford.
The Morning Mall correspondent Is
just recovering from a severe attack
of la grippe.
Mrs. C. P. Buck, the popular W. C.
T. U. secretary, attended a meeting
In Ashland last week.
Mr. Meti has bought the L L. Ham
ilton lots In North B street, opposite
the new North school.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Scott of North
Rogue river were trading and sight
seeing In the city Tuesday.
J. J. Owings, the photographer, has
.. returned home trom his business trip
to Gold Hill and Woodvllle.
Chedaron Bros, of Beagle have
bought lot In Lawton Addition to
Medford and are sinking a well and
will build.
Theo. A. Glass, of Glass Bros, of
Beagle, la delivering their 1908 crop
of baled hay to-Medford merchants
at a good price.
Calvin McMonn is building a tem
porary four-room residence on North
D street and do away with the 315
rent proposition.
Mrs. J. C. Smith of North Medford
. Is receiving many thoughtful remem
brances In honor of her 65th birth
day anniversary, from Los Angeles,
Mr. and Mrs. Royce, who have
been visiting with their daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hooker and family
of West Medford, for the past month,
returned to their home near Klamatl,
(By A. C. Howlett.)
Scott Brulce Is at work building a
water conveyor for Mr. Haak.
Mr. Bradahaw has been loading his
apples on the P. & E. cars this week.
George Brown & Sons are doing
more business this tall by far than
they have ever done since they start
ed In business.
Ed Hlglnbotham and his brother-
in-law, Mr. Castor, stopped with us
Tuesday night on their way to Pan
key's timber camp with two loads of
barley. Mr. Pankey has a contract
to deliver a quantity of sawlogs at
the Gold Ray sawmill, to be floated
down Rogue river. While Ed was at
the Sunnyslde he subscribed for the
Medford Mall, in fact here, and that
goes to show that Eagle Point Is com
ing to the front very fast. Our hard
ware store keeps receiving new goods
to replenish the old stock, our black
smiths are kept busy most of the
time, and in fact business Is rush
ing. The cattle men are bringing In
beef cattle and times are flourishing
generally.
TIMBER MEN SCORE.
For Sole.
240 acres of land. 40 acres in cul
tivation, balance hill land, timber
and pasture. 20 acres can be irri
gated, fine good springs and creek
of lasting water; good wagon road to
town; l1 miles to school; good
neighborhood; 1 mile to saw and
sblngle mills; near outside range;
old house and barn; small orchard.
This Is fine apple land. The place Is
10 miles from Myrtle Creek, race
93,000 It sold at once. Box 11,
Myrtle Creek, Oregon. 41-4t
THE PRESIDENT
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 21. Presi
dent, Samuel Gompers; first vice-
president, James Duncan of Qulncy.
Mass.; second vice-president, John
Mitchell of Spring Valley, 111.; third
vice-president, James O'Connell of
Washington, D. C.
The above and five other vice-pres
idents and fraternal delegates were
elected by the American Federation
of Labor today. The executive coun
cil, which Is made up of officers,
shows no change with the exception
of the substitution of John R. --
pine for Daniel J. Keefe, who with
drew. Gompers was re-elected to the
office he has held since the organ
ization of the Federation In 1881,
amid scenes of the greatest enthusi
asm, only one, a representative of the
Socialist party, voting against him.
With the exception of the eighth vice
presidency, there was no. contests for
any of the offices.
It has been announced that there
was born In Denver yesterday a pow
erful railway employes' organization
to be known as the railway employes'
department of the American Feder
ation of Labor, with ten affiliated or
ganizations as members. H. B. Per-
ham waa elected chairman and John
Flannery secretary.
The object is to bring about a
closer union of all the railroad em
ployes and seek to affiliate all tho
railroad organizations with the fed
eration. The first convention Is to be
held In Denver, and 500.000 employes
will be represented by the officers of
their organizations.
REORGANIZE BIG CONCERN.
New Weatinghouse Company Starts
With 912,000,000 Capital.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. The read
justment committee, which has been
at work on a reorganization ot the
Westlnghouse Interests, today de
clared the reorganization plan effec
tive from this date.
The stockholders ot the Westing-
house Electric ft Manufacturing com
pany will meet In Pittsburg ' next
Tuesday to elect a new board ot di
rectors. It is said that the receiver
had accumulated more than $4,000,-
000 from collections and the sale of
manufactured products. The reor
ganized company will start with $12,-
000,000 In capital and with no float
ing debt.
WIFE TALKED TOO LITTLE.
Result: Divorce Suit, the Hnsband
Claiming Cruelty.
BEILLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 21.
That his wife's silence and her refus
al to converse with him when he felt
In a talkative mood constituted cruel
ty, was the allegation made by A. J.
Houlton ot this city In a suit for di
vorce filed today In the Superior
court. The court granted the de
cree, the bizarre feature of the com
plaint bearfng an Important part in
the decision. Houlton Is the first
man who has gone on record In this
city a declaring that hi wife talk
too little and that he considers a
lapse Into silence as cruelty.
His wife' devotion to the -"no-breakfast"
fad and her consequent
refusal to prepare his morning meal
during their married life Is another
allegation of the plaintiff. A queer
contradiction contained in the com
plaint Is the statement that, notwith
standing the alleged abuse suffered
by him, he views his wife's desertion
two months ago as an added act of
cruelty.
LAWYER LOSES TO CUPID.
Love God Cheat Attorney Out of a
Case la Court.
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OREGON CITY, Or., Not. 21. At
torney Walter A. Dimlck suffered a
disappointment today -when Mr. and
Mrs. Brecker of Oswego settled their
domestlto difference out of court
and left for their home, a reunited
pair.
, Mrs. Brecker swore to a complaint
against her husband, charging him
! with beating her, and the court ap
( pointed Mr. Dimlck a special prose
cutor. He had Islons of sending the
(husband to the whipping post, out
uyuu ills nrnvMi i un wui 11 uuui
found that Mr. and Mrs. Brecker bad
made It up. through the Intervention
lot Justice Samson and O. D. Eby,
who Is Brecker's attorney. '
BOLD BY CHA8. STRAIN)
' DEATH SENTENCE HIS.
fanrlgaj. Who Killed Ifl-Year-Old
' "J Girl, Sentenced to Hang. ;
OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 21.
Math. Janctgaj was this morning
sentenced to be banged for the mur
der of 16-year-old Mary Smrekar in
this city,- July 11 last. The murderer
listened calmly while Judge McBrlde
advised him to make preparation In
the short time allotted to him to meet
bis maker. The date of the excep
tion Is Friday, January S, but Jen-
clgaj will not be taken to Salem Im
mediately, as the court has given his
attorneys until 8atudday, November
18, In which to til a motion tor a
new trial.
LOST Watch fob pin. Finder please
return to Mall office. 60-tf
Free Lumber Advocate Admit Re
moval of Tariff Won't Cbeapra.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. The
way and means committee today be
gan bearings on the lumber tariff,
giving the entire morning to the ad
vocates of free lumber. All but one
advocate of the removal of duty from
lumber admitted owning timber land
and lumber mills In Canada, one con
fessing that his operations were con
fined entirely to Canada. This af
ternoon the committee gave a hearing
to the lumbermen Interested in main
taining the present tariff. Among
those to he heard are R. N. McCor-
mlck ot Tacoma, F. H. Lamb ot Ho
qulam, 8. W. Niblich ot La Grande
and John Ale McMasters of Seattle.
There was a difference of opinion
among the morning witnesses as to
the probable effect ot the removal of
duty on lumber. It was admitted by
all that the consumers would not re
ceive benefit equal to the tariff and
two witnesses frankly stated that the
removal of the duty would not re
duce the price of lumber to the con
sumer, but would have a tendency to
prevent a further advance in price.
A striking feature of the testimony
was that the repeated declaration
that the cost of manufacture of lum
ber Is as great In British Columbia
as In the United States. All the wit
nesses under cross-examination ad
mitted that the price of lumber Is
never likely to materially decline.
and It will never get back to the
price that prevailed ten year ago.
If the duty Is not repealed. It was
predicted that there would be a fur
ther "abnormal" advance in prices.
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FENCE
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 20. At no
time since the opening ot the conven
tion ot the American Federation ot
Labor has there been any doubt
about Gompers being in complete con
trol, but it was thought possible that
part ot his report might be materi
ally amended or his political course
condemned.
The report was before the conven
tion for a day and a half, and al
though for a while there was vigor
ous discussion on some of Its con
tents it was adopted this afternoon
and Gompers is thereby fully In
dorsed.
Tomorrow the election ot officers
Is the special order ot business. All
the old officers will probably be re
elected except Vice-President Daniel
E. Keefe, and even he may again be
voted into office. It Is reported the
miners will support Keefe and they
have the largest vote ot any union In
the convention.
President Gompers was presented
with a handsome sliver loving cup
and Mrs. Gompers with a diamond
ring. Gompers could scarcely con
trol bis feelings as be thanked the
convention.
A resolution commending Roose
velt in the conservation of the natur
al resource was unanimously adopt
ed. The resolution that the Federa
tion erect a building for It uses at
Washington, D. C, was also adopted.
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DENVER, Colo., Nov. 19. The
entire session of the American Fed
eration of Labor today was given
over to the consideration of the re
port ot the committee on the presi
dent's report. Two sections caused
prolonged debate and the vote was
reached on only one, that referring
to litigation in regard to labor. The
report of the committee recommend
ing that Injunctions be disregarded
was defeated In roll call 11,272 to
2576, and modification of the report
along the line of President Gomp
ers' report was adopted.
Yesterday's sessions of the 28th
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor were devoted to
the consideration of complete reports
ot the resolutions committee and re
ports ot the other committees that
had not yet been heard from.
The election of officer may be
reached Friday afternoon and the
Installation Saturday morning, after
which the convention will adjourn.
Toronto seem to have the lead over
the other cities contesting for the
next convention, although St. Louis
Is making a hard fight.
. There appears to be only two
fights for offices In the Federation.
John Mitchell and T. L. Lewi will
lock horn for the second vice-presidency,
and Andrew Furnseth of the
Seamen's Union will try to oust Dan
iel J. Keefe ot the Longshoremen'
Union from the office he holds.
. The dispute between the Interna
tional Longshoremen's association
and the Longshoremen's Internation
al Union ot the Pacific Coast cam
before the Federation on a report of
the committee recommending the re
atfillatton between the warring un
ions. C. O. Young of the Oregon
State Federation of Labor, spoke
against the report. He. said there
were. .10,000 men on the Pacific
coast who were barred out of the
Federation.
. Several years ago there was a
Jurisdictional dispute, and these men
who are now outside the Federation
were placed nnder the jurisdiction ot
the Longshoremen's association, of
which Mr. Keefe Is president For
this reason the men seceding wished
to be nnder the jurisdiction ot the
Seamen' International nnlon, of
which Andrew Furnseth I m mem
ber. They formed their own union un
der the nam ot the Pacific Coast
Longshoremen' nnlon.
The Eyes of the Camel. -
One of the camels the seven were
lying just beyond the circle of fire
light rose complaining. Mustafa s
Ahmed slipped away upon bis duty.
Presently 1 heard his guttural cawing
fo get the camel again to rest, but the
U-ust would uot down and must be
beateu. the boy meuuwhite mouthing
CTcut curses. I wondered that a being
small should without peril to him
lf strike a creature like this with his
list, continuing all the time within
reach of teeth and hoofs.
"I will tell the kbawoja," replied
Mustafa, "a most curious and Interest
ing thlug about this."
Ahmed bad mastered the camel and
now came to his place.
'The khawaja has observed.'' Musta
fa continued, "that a child may beat
and command a camel. It Is not be
cause the camel Is stupid nor yet be
cause he la timid: It Is because ot a
wise provision whereby God suited
htm to the weakness of men. The
camel' eyes are like magnifying
glasses and Increase the stature of bis
master seven time, wherefore be Is
obedient to the gigantic appearing
creature."
In Damascus, too. I heard this super
stition. Norman Duncan In HarpcHe
Magasine.
The TalHalo Hand.
A writer In an English weekly de
clares that If we want to know what
the other person Is thinking we must
look at his or her bands. Even un
practiced lips can lie, as every one
knows. Long practice m self control
will enable on to keep erne's voice
sweetly cordial when these la nothing
but Indifference or cold dislike behind
It. The eyes can be made to shoot
glances which are not at all a register
for the emotions. But the hands. It Is
asserted, an utterly beyond the con
trol of those to whom they belong.
Even people who hardly gesticulate at
all and to keep the band still Is con
sidered by the Anglo-Saxon a most es
sential part of good breeding even
these people are. It seems, constantly
revealing themselves In little move
ment of the band. The Immortal Mul-
vaney has put It on recced that a wo
man's truth or untruth can be dis
cerned by the action of her bands. Of
course It takes a practiced reader to
Interpret what the hand are auylng.
It Is not a case of "he who run may
read."
. Queer Fur.
This Is cat fur," said a furrier.
"We use It for lining. An excellent
lining cat fur makes too. Dogs, calves.
colts, coons, opossum, bats, rata any
animal that wears fur. In fact. Is sala
ble In the fur market Bat hair Is
felted up with other stuff Into an Imi
tation skin. It la sbra used. I believe.
In rope plaiting. The dog, the coon
and the opossum yield a for that, prop
erly treated, ' make a very handsome
lining. Rat aklna an emptoyed In cer
tain delicate repairs, and they also
serve to form the thumbs of cheap
gloves. A queer thing about the fur
business 1 that the furs mast be taken
In the dead of winter. The trapper
must work under the crudest climatic
conditions. Only thus la toe fur at Its
best. The dresser, on the other band,
who could work leet In cold weather,
must do nil his work In the brat of
summer or otherwise be would not be
able to keep up wHh tne changing
fashion." Ext-bange. 1
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"The Pagfa Fane Man" Madfcrd.
Fhon 8333
Insomnia and Alarm Clean.
TSe patient complained ef mi
"You must get an alarm clock at
ance," said the physician.
The patient stared.
"I mean It What time V you waken
usually In the night?'
'Two o'clock lately."
"Set the alarm for fifteen minutes
before 2. i As soon as It strikes, get
up, dress for the day and take a walk
of not less than two miles. Do not go
to bed again that day under any cir
cumstances, nor take a nap, even sit
ting In your chair.
'The next nlgbt set the. alarm at a
quarter past 2. Yon will sleep nntll it
wakens you. Get up a before and
take another two mile walk.
'The third night you can remove to
set your alarm at S. Keaeat the wslk.
If you are not cured by that time, you
will be a more difficult can than any
I have bad heretofore, but If the habit
of lying awake Is not broken begin
back at 2 o'clock again and repeat"
New York Pre.
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS
nix; 8157 75.
W. P. Bailey to H. S. Bailey, land
In township 37 south, range 4 west;
860U.
H. J. Schutte to W. Floyd. Iota 1, 2,
3, 4, block 13, Medford; $10.
J. W. Abbott to H. E. Mitchell.
part ot lots 23, 24, 25, 26. block K,
' Railroad Addition, Ashland: $1.
O. H. Howland to Gus Miller, land ElllB Woolsencroft to T. W. Hill.
In block 2. Lumaden Addition, Med-; ,anQ , towm,hp 39 .oath, nge 1
ford; 83000. wefrt. .500-
Ellin J. Woolsencrott to' J. T. Mlnnla E. FoTe . QleMer.
Tucker, lot 6, block 2, Cottage Home 80 . ' townshlo 39 south, range
Addition, Medford; 810.
O. L. Sargent to Mr. C. W. Ander
son, lots 9, 7, block 14, rnoenix;
81600.
U. G. Davl to R. J. Edwards,
94.65 acres In township 38 south,
range 1 east; 810.
Joseph T. Currle to Matt Dora, lot
6, McCall's Addition, Ashland; 8400.
J. C. Gibson to Daniel Stump, 1.53
acres In township 38 south, range 1
west; 810.
W. S. Crowell to O. C. Selby, one-
half lot 9, block 20, Medford; 810.
H. F. Pohland to John Klnerk, lots
5, , 8, 9. 13. 14, 15, block I; lot 1.
block 2; lot 5. block 3, Bunker Hill
Addition, Medford; 810.
H. A. Fredenburg to C. Carter
Boggs, lots 13, 14, block 6, Park Ad
dition. Medford; 32000.
Fred Whelpley to C. A. Hamlin,
land near block 2, Barr'a Addition,
Medford; 3200.
Gus Newbury to Mary Klttredge,
lot 9, Woolen' Addition, Ashland;
3550.
J. C. Williams to W. Dennis, land
In township 36 south, range 4 west;
32000.
E. Gertrude King to Rogue River
Timber company, 118.49 acres In
township 84 south, range 3 east; 310.
R. S. McDowell to James H. Grace,
land In township 35 south, range 2
west; 310.
Elisabeth B. Yockey to Hattle A.
Alnutt, land In township 39 south,
range 1 east; 810.
John E. Day to F. F. Rexford, land
in Mlngns' subdivision, being In
township 27 south, range 2 west;
32600. . '
C. A. Hamlin to Fred Whelpley,
bond for deed to land in Barr's Addi
tion, Medford; 3200.
Maria Durnlng to R. W. Northup,
title bond for 24 acres In township 37
south, range 2 west; 34905.
George King to E. Gertrude King,
160 acres In township 34 south,
range 8 east; 3600.
Ostrella Bowman to Mr. T. M.
Cutting, lots 7, 8, block (, Ross Ad
dition, Medford: 3376.
John Walter to 3. W. Odgers, land
In towntlilp 33 south, range t east;
81.
C. W. Huth to C. W. Ashpole, land
In township 37 south, range 1 west;
3128.
Leventlne C. Redden to Effle M.
Sage, land near block 4, Galloway's
Addition, Medford; 310.
L. W, Moore to Thomaa Buckman,
116.87 acre In township 39 south,
range 1 east; 310.'
George N. Lewi to B. F. Mulkey,
lot 1 and north bait lot 2, block 34,
McCully'i Addition, Jacksonville;
3160.
George T. Bsle to Mlnnla C Foye,
80 acre In township 89 sooth, range
1 east; 3400.
M. B. Llndley to F. Y. Bowland,
lot 11, block 3, Sunnyslde Addition,
Medford; 31.
F. Y. Bowland to C. A. Hamlin,
lot 11, block 3, Sunnyslde Addition,
Medford: 360.
Miss Anna Laura Crltchlow to Ol
iver Sergeant, lot 6, block 14, Phoe-
1 east; 310.
Mary D. Colver Farlow to Clara M.
Shldeler, 47 acres In township 38
south, range 1 west; 31.
O. B. Caldwell to C. Rose and Ella
Rose, 160 acres In township 88 south
range 4 west; 81.
C. E. Rote to Grace F. Ruefly, 120
acre In township 88 south, range 4
west; 3850.
L. M. Williamson to Grants Pas
Timber company, land In township
33 south, range 1 west; 32000.
George Eads to J. S. Ferguson,
land In Davis Addition, Medford;
33000.
Mary H. Lowell to M. A. Bonham,
land In township 86 south, range 3
west; 3600.
ognlted as prior to those who file
on January 20.
It Is expected that there will be
a great rush for these lands, owing '
to the fact that similar land in that
section Is held at from 850 to 3300
per acre. The proposed railroad
from Drain to Marshfleld runs di
rectly through the center ot the tract
which will be thrown open.
This seems to disprove the charga
made against the government that.
vast areas are being reserved for tha
benetlt ot tbe lumbermen and that
bona fide homeseekers are shut out-
COSGROVE NOT SO WELL.
Friends and Attendant TJudcr Appre
hension aa to tlm Outcome.
Pa'JO FtOBLES KOT SPRINGS,
Cal Nov. 21. The condition of Governor-elect
S. G. Cosgrove ot Wash
ington Is the cause of some appre
hension today, as he Is showing prac
tically no improvement. He Is suf
fering trom Bright's disease, and it
Is believed his condition Is serious.
He showed signs of Improvement
when be first arrived here, but his
case is not so satisfactory as It was
hoped It might soon become.
HE IS AFTER THEM.
The Mysterious Bomb-Thrower
Chicago Has Now Made It M.
CHICAGO, III., Nov. 21. Tbe mys
terious bomb-thrower who -for two
years has puisled the Chicago police
threw a bomb tonight on the roof of
a building occupied by John D. Cas
solos as a saloon. No one was In
jured, but part of the room was torn
out and the windows broken. The
report waa heard for blocks. This
la the 26th bomb which ha been
hurled against alleged gambling re
sorts. John Loughlin and Jerry Hegarty
of the Ashland Tidings were In Med
ford Saturday visiting with friends.
land Rush Expected.
The Roseburg News says: The
general land office has decided to
withdraw on January 20, 1908, 91,
500 acres from the Umpqua forest
reserve. This embrace some of the
finest dairying, fruit and timber
lands In Oregon, being located la
land In Oregon, being located la
Coo and Western Lane and Douglaa
counties.
The dairying and fruit lands will
be subject to the homestead act on
ly, but the timber lands will be taken
np under the timber and stone law.
On of the peculiar feature of
tbl opening 1 that squatters' rights
will be recognised.' After December
21 persons may settle on the land and
prepare to make It their horn. The
right of such squatter will b ree-
LAND BUT DRAGS.
Suit of Government Against Rail
road Companies.
The first preliminary move in the
suit of the government against tha
Oregon A California Railroad com
pany to recover lands valued at about
34,000,000 was made In the United
States court, when Judge Wolvertoa
ruled on exceptions by the defendant
railroad company to the bill of com
plaint filed by John L. Snyder de
manding that the defendant corpora
tion be required to sell to him 1C
acre of the granted land at the priea-
ot 82.50 an acre, tbe price stipulated'
In the grant by which landa were ac
quired originally by the railroad com
pany. The exception were sustained la
part and overruled In other. In an
nouncing hi decision, Judge Wolver
ton Intimated that It probably would '
be necessary to make all ot the Indi
vidual settlers who had applied for
the purchase ot tracts of these land,,
parties to the government's suit, la
order that every phase ot the con
troversy might be considered simul
taneously. Several months ago Snyder filed'
suit In the Federal court demanding:
that the Oregon California Rail
road company be forced to sell to
him 160 acres of land Included la
its grant tor 32.60 an acre. Slnea
then nearly 100 similar' suits have
been Instituted. In addition to these,,
probably 700 other Individuals have
filed bills of Intervention. They alw
probably will be made parties to tha
maln suit and the right of all partlea
to the controversy will be determined'
I at the same time.
Over the objection ot D. B. Town
send, special counsel representing tha
government In the land grant aulU
Judge Wolverton also granted'
the Union Trust company and 8. T.
Gage, trustee for the stockholder.
80 days additional time to file a de
murrer to the government'a com
plaint after the railroad company.haa
f lied Its objection. Mr. Townsend In
sisted that both partlea to the suit
hould be ready to answer to the com- '
plaint at the same time, bnt Jobs
M. Gearlnfl who appeared for the
trust company, urged that the addi
tional time waa needed for hi client
to make a proper appearance.
It I expected that the general de
murrer of the defendant railroad
and the trust company will be sub
mitted and argued some time In Feb
ruary. Those demurrers will Involva
all of the principal legal points la tha
case and on the decision ot the eourt
will hinge largely tbe future of tha-
The St. Louis Time say a Texas
girl who was prevented from marry
ing jumped Into the "Chicago Laka."
Ws knew Lake Michigan wonld leaav
lts good nam If It stayed around
Chicago much longer.