GRANTS PASS PAGE TWO HATl ltl»AV, SEPTEMBER ST. fWi IH1I.V «NH'RIKR aion. I will mention one instance which certainly called for skillful work on the part of the surgeon. Two rough characters, Kurd Patterson and George Wells fell out over a game of cards. Both went at each By I Un I* <'Hvn In May, 1858, southern Oregon other with their guns. By the time was visited by a host of Oregon’s their five shooters were empty the Dr best speakers, all of them coming on men were lying on the floor. horseback, some coming from as far Brooks who was near by went to north as Portland. Horse or mule work on them. It was said that he back was the only mode of travel took from Paterson’s lungs a num­ in those days, 'on account of the al­ ber of slivers of bone from his ribs. most impassible condition of the This happened at Sailor diggings Patterson was said to be the' most roads. • Giving an idea of the actual condi­ desperate character in all that coun­ tion of the roads, the only road lead­ try, having already killed several ing from Roseburg to Jacksonville men before this tragedy. Wells was passed through the Cow creek can­ not considered a bad- man but was yon a distance of ten miles, the road one of those gritty little men that being actually in the bed of the creek would stand his ground and shoot it for a distance of one-half mile. The to a finish with the worst of them. creek was very rapid and rocky for The writer met both of these men a the entire distance. The creek, be­ number of times, but like many oth­ ing situated in a narrow gorge, was ers always gave Patterson a wide forded a great many times. During berth. Dr. Brooks put both of them the rainy season this spot was often on their feet again. Patterson lived impassible, from high water. On to kill two or three more nien. but such occasions, of course the traffic finally came to his end. one of his accumulated at Canyonville on the enemies met him at Vmatilla 1-and- north and at Hardy Ellif road sta­ ing. in eastern Oregon and shot him Some of the entrants in the championship tennis games held nt Forest while he was setting in a barber’s tion on the south. Hills, L. L Left to right, are— Miss Jessup, Miss Goss, Miss Helen Wills and chair being shaved. At the breaking Mrs. Wightman. * Among this party of political speakers was George Williams, not­ out of the Civil war Dr. Brooks went ed lawyer of Portland. Oregon. Mr. back and was soon in the front ranks Williams was regarded as one of in the Vnion army as one of the lead­ Oregon's best speakers as well as be­ ing surgeons. Judge J. C. Reed engaged quite ing the best lawyer in the territory. He received the appointment of extensively in mining as well as in "Walter Johnson is a far bet- • attorney general during President the practice of law. He was the per­ ter pitcher today than when i Grant’s administration, and filled son who procured the water right I broke into the American ; and mine patents to the Old Channel the place with all due honors. longue," says Babe Ruth, chum- . Asael Bush, another of this party, mine at Galice creek in Josephine pion slugger of the universe. ; was territorial printer of Oregon County, Oregon. "When I first faced Johnson • he was a speed bull pitcher,” J and filled this position for many Judge Prim was one of Jackson continued Ruth. "Now. no • years after Oregon was admitted to creek’s earliest gold miners. The pitcher In the American league ; same is to be said ot Judge Harman the Vnion as a state. mixes them up better. D. F. Grover, also a member of at Waldo. "In the old days against John- ! Going back to tho old town of the party was a prominent man in son I used to get set for a ■ the early days of Oregon history. Kerby with its gold mine of histori­ healthy swing, as I felt pretty . He was a prominent member of the cal events to refer to, I will mention certain I would have nothing ; delegation which framed the consti­ that in the year of 1S58 or 1859 but fast ones served me. "Now It is entirely different, tution of Oregon. In the year of Barnum’s circus came to Kerby, put­ Johnson has a mighty good 1874 he was elected governor of Ore­ ting up the tent just a short distance curve that he breaks in on the gon. then to the U. S. Senate in from, and in front ot the old Pioneer bat handle of tlie left handers. school house. The impression of the 1876. Ills slow ball upsets entirely the Another member of the party was tent ring. I am told, is styi visible. batter who is looking for speed.” Colonel Joseph Nesmith, a noted per-1 The elephants walked over Hays hill son in early days of Oregon. H.e by the old, old road. I sometimes think that there took an active part in the building I up of the state of Oregon from its should have been more pains taken territorial infancy, until his death. to preserve the old land marks of He was also Oregon's first U. 3. Kerby or other parts of the country, Walter Hagen, whose recent victory Denver Grigsby patrols the left gar for instance the old jail, for many senator. In the British open golf championship den for the Chicago National league The principal speaker of the par­ years the only solid structure Jo­ team. He became prominent this crowned him again ns the world's lend ty was Dellegan Smith, who, it was sephine county posessed. Many hard year. All files look alike to him, and Ing golfer, started out to be a baseball playet1. In a chat with Christy Mat­ said, was a prominent preacher of characters have been locked up in lie's no slouch with the stick. hewson. president of the Boston Na­ the gospel as well as a great politi- .t- the old wooden jail and no one ever tionals. Hagen confessed nn ambition cal speaker. It was claimed that his escaped. One murderer who was never realized. i equal as an orator and public speaker sentenced to prison for life, man­ "My great ambition," he said, “was aged to tear up his bedding and hang could not be found in the west. to be n big league pitcher like you. In this party was also a very live himself the night before the sheriff Golf was a far away sort of thing then and I practiced that drop curve and wide awake Irish newspaper was to start with him for the peni­ John Dowell, manager of the Cairo man by the name of O’Merar, a tentiary. This structure was built team of the Kitty league, bus resigned. ball until it got my elbow. Then I put in a lot of time practicing batting ami writer of interesting articles for the of hewn logs and constructed very tried to see how far I could follow high with two cells in the upper different papers in Oregon and Cal­ Leo (Red) Page, rookie shortstop, story. It was said that after work­ has been sent to Hartford of the East­ through the course of the ball. That's ifornia. what I try to do now In golf." This campaign party spoke at ing all night a bunch of tough char­ ern league, by Toledo. Matty observed tl • until bls llln-’s • • • Kerby. Sailor Diggings, now the acters told the sheriff next morning mime years ago, he was a passably Jacob Ruppert was re-elected presi ­ town of Waldo, and Althouse. The that the old Kerby jail was the hard­ good golfer. dent of the New York American Base­ talks were principally confined to est oud nut to crack that they had ball club at a special meeting of the the pending election and its differ­ ever been in. During my stay in board. • • • ent measures, two of which the the sheriff’s office I often used one « writer well remembers. One was the of the cells as a safe place to keep When I.oulsville defeated St. Paul state constitution for its ratification large sums of money, for a short 25 to 0 in the game of August 15* a or rejection. This measure was car-, time. This old landmark like many new record was hung up for the Amer­ ried by a large majority. The other others has long ago been wrecked ican association.• • • was a question of slavery which was > and taken down without even taking Claude Freeman, pitching for Jaiu- defeated by a large majority. The a picture of it. rel in the Cotton States league, held The very oldest cemeteries in the next day being Sunday, the whole Brookhaven to no hits and no runs, party stayed at Kerby for the day. county were made up principally by winning his game, 1 to 0. • • • a number of the par'y putting in a men who lost their lives by defend­ Bob McMenetny, St Paul, formerly good portion of the day running over ing themselves and their families the hills back of town cutting tnan- against savage Indians. There are a member of the St. Paul club of the zanita walking sticks to take back two such places in Josephine county, American association, has been signed by the Milwaukee club of the American to their different homes in northern One at the old fort or stage station association. The other at old on Grave creek. Oregon. • • • It transpired a short time after Fort Hays, south of Hays hili. Both With Lu Blue laid up, Ty Cobb has this delegation returned home, that places are at this time almost oblit­ started negotiations with St. Paul In an effort to recall Johnny Neun. Neun there were provisions made to repair erated. Among the o!d pioneer lawyers of has been lending the American associa­ the road from Roseburg, Oregon, to the California line. In a short time Jackson and Josephine counties, tion In hitting most of tlie season. • * • a large force of men and teams were were Judge P. P. Prim. J. C. Reed, A deal whereby Rochester was to get James D. Fay. Tom Rent. Ed Watt- strung along the road with Colonel Second Baseman Artie Butler from Joseph Hooker, as superintendent of son, Wm. Colvig, Judge H. R. Han- Bridgeport of the Eastern league. 1ms Ben Pasclml, left fielder on the not, and Judge Webster. Judges the work. The entire summer of been called off because of the refusal Atlanta (Ga.) club, who has been sold 1858 was put in on this Job and re­ Prim. Hannot and Webster each oc­ of the veteran player to Join the Tribe. to the New York Yankees for a sum • • • sulted in a vast improvement over cupied the circuit judge’s bench for said to be *20,000. Pasclml is regard­ Herschell Bennett, young St. Louis ed ns a second Babe Ruth, lilts either the old road, particularly between many years. Prim being the senior Myrtle creek and Cow creek canyon. Judge of the three. These people outfielder, who Is suffering from a right or left handed and Is regarded broken arm may have to undergo the ns one of the best all-around ball Colonel Hooker put an end to travel­ were all highly respected and beloved knife to have fragments of the bone players In the Southern leagues. by ail who knew them. Reed visit ­ ing in the bed of the creek. removed. The wound 1ms not knitted At the breaking out of the Civil ed Crater Tmke shortly after its dis­ properly. • covery, and it is claimed by many war, Colonel Hooker and Lieutenant I’hil Sheridan returned east and the he wrote the finest description Rochester has purchased T. P. Os- A committee of Brooklyn fans lias later, as it is well known, were of that wonderful spot that has ever borne, a second bnsemnn from Mt. been organized for the purpose of ex­ list Pleasant of the East Texas league. pressing In concrete form the popu­ ranked high as generals in the Vnion been penned. The most of this of sturdy pioneers have crossed the The records of the league show him larity of James llarls Johnston, ver­ army. hitting .433 for 1 games. Forty-four satile member of the Brooklyn Dod­ The writer of this article has river of death many years ago. of his hits have been doubles and 29 gers, Tills committee Intends to pre- beard it remarked by a few that the home runs. sent to Johnston a high-class automo- rank and file of the old pioneers who • • • dille ns a reward for bls services In came to Oregon and Washington Of your Dreams with very little Actual Cash. Borland Lumber Co, South Sixth Street Pearls Gathered in Many Parts of World Phone 187-.J Advertising Pays—Advertise with the Cooriet Tlie pearl is a globular concretion found In (lie shells of certain bivalve molluscs, highly valued fur urn«- mental purposes, and classed among gems. The principal sources of pearls are the pearl uyaier, fiunfd thnutgh- otit tlie Pacific ocean; the peurl rn us- sei; and the freshwater mussel, The chief pearl fisheries are those of Cry- Ion, carried on ,irln«-l|i»lly In the Gulf of Mannar. Those of the Per-Inn gulf were known to the ancient«. Pearls are also obtained ’uni the Sulu arclil- pelsgo, northeastern Borneo; New Guinea. Gulf of Mexico, nnd Australia. Native divers descend tm or 70 feet, weighted by n stone and lowered from a (" tit by n rope. They carry n net and gather the pearl oysters In It. They remain below for 3f day, and. In ar­ der to endow bis clny wltli llfe, stole tire froin heaven nnd brought It to carili In n Imllow tube. Zeus, who In Greelnn rnythology corresponds to Jupltcr In thè Romin mytliology, In ptinlsliltig Prometheits, riiulncd lilm to n rock, nnd xeni nn eagle to consume bis llver dully. During tlie night It grew ngnin, nnd thus tlie torment of l'rometlieus wns ceaseless, until Her­ eiilcs sliot thè engle, ami unchalned thè cupi Ivo. Winter storms, with alternate freezing anti thawing, will oft inies chiihc even the best roof to leak. 11'your roof is not in good condition, now is the time to have it repaired anti put in shape to with­ stand winter without, leaking. We carry compiute lines in both the Shakespeare or Bacon? A liouted dlscusslon aroso In thè NIneteintli century frutti an nttempt, ion thè pnrt of Miss Della Bacon, to prove flint f.oril Francis Bacon wns thè nutlior of thè pln.vs eonmionly ut- tributali lo Hhnltespeiire. William IL Rullili, mi E'iiglish sclmhir; Nnllinnlel Hohnes, In lils "Antliorslilp of Shake. speme." nnd Mrs. Henry Hohnes bave twborc'l In thè suine direction. In 1888 Ignfitlus |>oiin