Rogue River courier., August 09, 1912, Image 1

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VOL. XWlll
GRANTS TASS, JOSEPHINE COrXTV, OREGON. FRIDAY, AIGIST 9, 19U.
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CHICAGO, Aug. T.-Ileralded as '
uu ,,.au ui m. oiue.s in tne inn-
ed btates to bring equality of oppor-
tunlty and equality of reward to its
neonle throush the medium nf the
new progressive party, Theodore
Roosevelt was today nominated here
for president of the United States. i
After a series of partial disappoint
ments In the conduct of its business,
the progressive convention met this
afternoon and after the adoption of '
new rules for the new party and the
announcement that its platform was
complete, the roll of state's was call
ed. Alabama, first on the list, gave
way and New York was recognized.
Comptroller Prendergast of the City
of New York, was absent and the con
vention awaited his return with impa
tience. Finally he was found, and
in a speech replete with praise, for
mally put Hoosevelt in nomination.
Prendergast said In part:
"This great gathering owes its be
ing to a mighty protest against those
who have tried to poison the wells
of democracy. Appreciating the stu-'
pendous task before it, the progres
sive party declines to accept the cyul-
Ciil doctrine of Napoleon that God Is
on the side of the heaviest battalions,
and it professes sublime faith in the '
reaching of Abraham Lincoln that
right makes might.
"My candidate Is more than a citi
zen. He is a national asset. In this '
momentous period of political doubt,
there is no man who presents such 1
credentials as his. This candidate
has success written In every page of
his official career. He has fought the
most vicious forces in American life
and conquered them. He surrendered
the presidency iu the hope that oth
er hands would prosecute successful
ly what he had not the time to finish. :
That task has been treated with in
termittent loyalty and largely left
undone. :
"My candidate represents the most .
striking and eventful civic career in '
American history. He is one whose
originality of thought and directness
of action has made him a unique fig
ure. He has touched every duty with
the gold of conscientious service and
established a reputation that has
challenged the applause of the pub
lic." Reviewing Roosevelt's career,
Prendergast said:
"While others talked he actod.
"Where the Interests of the people
were menaced, he has known no fear
and asked no quarter. None has beer,
so powerful a3 to awe him and hefor?
him the greatest captains of Indnstry
have lowered their lances. He Is the
only man in public life whom they
genuine fear. Against their oppo
nitinn uhirii fnp vlndlctlveness, has
never been equaled in politics, he has
fought at times single-handed. To ,ng ln Josephine' county during the ' Kobertson Kros. more than forty
Buch a leader the hearts of millions t s,,rin? weI-t t., Gler.daie and years' ago. The family still resides
of Americans are turning ln this na-,Wp,f 'Croek Mond3- by auto to in-1 on the old homestead. Win. Robert
tlonal crisis. Such a leader they ask I,. thp rf,.d, in tj,at vicinity. The son. with other brothers and sisters,
you to glvethero in this hour as their H w'csppraliv to InvestiKa the having lived with the widowed moth- Ings. He also had praise for the lit
hope. As the crusaders of 1 ,'ropcse4 abandonment by Douelas'-r. William never having married, j tie city Itself, Its cleanliness and lvc
pledged themselves to God and coun-
trv. n An we consecrate our lives to
a service that democracy, ordained by
Divine power, may endure.
"As the leader of this crusade. I
present to you America's greatest
statesman and lion-hearted citizen
Theodore Roosevelt."
During Prendergast's oration tne
great audience which filled the Coll- I
seum listened Intently to his rolling j
lerlods. Now and again as he s.iole J
a sharp, short yell of apn'a'Jse broke j
through the ccrrer.t en
his speech
WILL ERECT MANSION
ON "ARD2N CRAIG"
The building of the mansion at
"Arden Craig," the country home be
n1' established by K. C. Xelll on the
Applegate ranch purchased by the
young Scotchman last winter, Is to
commence at once, and the structure
w ill easily occupy the premier post-
'"I
Messrs. M. V. Sutherland and E. H.
; May arrived In the city from Portland
! Tuesday eveuing, the former the en-1
ulneer and contractor under whose1
I direction the plans for tlie building
were made, and the latter the super-1
intendeht who will have charge of
building operations. These gentle-'
T !
clay morninsr. .
The ,Ue.,,riit plans for the bnild-
in:
inditate not only a structure of
architectural beauty, but of conven-,
lelue of arrangement as well. It will
be ibx3o feet In. size, with two slor
ies and basement. The basement will
be of concrete, and will contain laun
dry, drying room, servants' apart-
i
ments, boiler room, etc. The first ,
l.oor of the main structure will be j
built of Xewberg tapestry brick, laid
in Fllmish bond, giving a most beau-1
t i f ul effect, while the second floor
will ly English "half-timbered," plm-!
tered. '
The first floor will contain the ' deep water of the pool. Robertson
main living room, 1 Sx3 2 feet In size, ! was known to be u good, strong
from which will open an office and a swimmer, and when he disappeared
reception room. This floor will also ' beneath the water, Cox thought he
contain kitchen, dining room and sun had dove on purpose. A few moments
parlor, while the sleeping apartments , later, however, Koliertson rose to the
will be on the second floor. The attic . surface of the water to sink again
will be linished for store rooms. .almost Immediately. Cox then real-
A pergola-effect porch, ten feet ized that Robertson for some reason
wide will run along the entire length was not able to help himself, evident
of the building. Roofing w ill be of ly making no effort to swim, and ran
metal tile.. (to the Roliertson house nearly a mile
All floors will be of hardwood, oak j distant for assistance.
being used, and the plans call for Parties who returned with a boat
curly birch, red gum, sycamore and found Robertson's body lying at the
quarter-sawed Circassian walnut, but bottom of the pool, only a few feet
Mr. Sutherland says that the woods from the west bank of the river. And
may be changed, and native lumber, in six feet of water. When recover
useil in part. The second floor rooms d. It had been in the water two
will be enamelled in white and old hours and fifteen minutes, and re
Ivory. suscltatlon was Impossible.
Me-sers Sutherland and May In- J At the point where the accident
formed the Courier that all labor and occurred, a bend In the liver' sets
material possible will be obtained the current In toward the west bank,
here at ('.rants Pass, local people be- b:.'. the water was not bad enough to
I ii it given first chance iu every In-! have drowned Kobertson ordinarily,
stance in furnishing supplies, or In J as he was raised on the river, knew
taking the minor contracts. It is ex- all of its currents, and was an expert
pected that it will require from three swimmer. From the fact as evi
to four months to complete the build- ( deni ed by the statement of Mr. Cox,
ing operations, but the work will be the only eye-witness, that the drown
rrow in the hope that it will be , lug man made no attempt to save
done by the time Mr. and Mrs. Xeill himself by swimming, It is thought
eturn from' Scotland in late October,
The site for the house is on a beau-'
titui oak-covered knoll near
the Appleeate bridge, and back a.
hundred vards from the county road. !
The ground.- were arranged under the 1
direction of Mr. Sutherland, who left j
the oak-wooded effect as far as pos-
sible Later drives will be laid out
abou' the grounds, and the general
landscape improved where nature can '
be Improved upon. n :
The water tower will be erected at '
rhi- time also but the other out-
imiMin wl'l not be erected till the
Nei'.U return.
t TY GITK I U.s VIEW
WOLF ( 'REEK ROAD.
j :.jie Jewell of the county court.
CoMr-iissbUer Wuod'.o. k and Tom
P.riukerhoff. the latter having been
! m rharge of much of the road build -
j ro..ntr rf a part of the oil s'ae
i cm- c-e. k cr'?.-lne
mid
and
v- r.,ok a j.c'ition had l-eeri
! presented to tre iit':-' our.'c
' co Tt aiins that this p'.ere of roil
j r ;.n,ior.ed. an th main 'ravelled
j ti!0r.)iShfare l e made the "ne
!t!ir" ih Gler.daie.
Joseiine co -.r.'y na-i aone a
jr. the way of iT.provef.ent on t!f!
,m. f,f the ral within thh 'onr.ty.
1 s It w o;:l 1 r.i I rnsiderab!" to
t 1.
here
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ill. IIUULIIIOUI
DROPS IN ROGUE
IIONEFR OF UtVVLTt VAI.l.FY
MEETS DI'.ATH IN WATER.
WAS FISHING FOR SALMON
W " Sttt,n Sw '""",,r' Mrvnu
ly Made NO FflWt to Save
H'lllM-lf.
William Robertson, a well kuown
resident of the lower Rogue river val-
ley, was drowned In the Rogue Sun-
day morning while fishing on the
riflle at the Hybee mine, 12 n.ilci be
low Grants Pass.
Robertson, In company with Jim
Cox, an old miner, had gore o the
river early iu the morning. Robert-
son waded ont on the riffle, und was
using a gaff to catch the salmon as
they would run up into the shallow
water. He had Just gaffed a big
salmon at the head of the ji.ol below
ti.e riffle, when Cox, who was on the
shore, saw him fall and go into the
mat possiblv he may have fainted, or I
have been suddenly strb uen with
heart disease, though he was never
known to have suffered fio.u either i
cause. Those who were present I
when the body was taken from the
water say that the lungs seemed not ;
to le filled with water, which they i
believed indicated that he was
not
breathing when under the water. j
Or. Strieker, county coroner, went,
to the scene of the drowning, but af-
ter questioning concluded that no In-;
quest was necessary. The doctor says '
that he made no examination to find ,
whether or not the lungs were filb' i !
nnnrnTcni
with water, but that t Is tya po-- regard its agricultural possibilities v. !. h i, will eclipse all former pro
sible for a person o s iffocate under 'and Its scenic beauty and availability 1 grams ever prepared for tlie fair. The
water and not take much water Into j from the outers' point of view. He ( new events are strictly original and
the lunss. sayg that the beach and surroundings i very Interesting, while the board as
The drowned man was 39 years of ! at Newport, which has held the lime
age, and had been born In Josephine ! H'ht in Oregon".) coast country, ran
county, his father, H. L. Robertson.
; who died a year ag0i having home-
; steaded the farm lately worked by
I Funeral services were held at three
'o'clock Monday afternoon, at Pleas -
,-.nt Vallev
P. E. Lawrence, mining engineer
of Rer.o, NVv.. arrived In Grants j Dairying Is taking a prominent plae 'Come From Milwaukee
'Pass Monday and is now looking up. In the commercial development of j C. Ileiherer, of Milwaukee, arrived
!a mining proposition for eastern rap-lth" dltrbt. In one neighborhood onejln the city Thursday morning to
! Italists. Mr. Lawrence (.ays he s not ! dairyman milking 200 rows, another spend a week at Homewood Farm, on
1 disappointed In the country but Is dls-1 1 -v". and still another 100. As soon ' Jerome pralr'e, In which farm he Is
' appointed In finding a suitable propo- ' n the district Is connected ly rail Interested with Mr. Wylberg. the res
'sltlon. He Is seeking a developed ' with Grants Pass so that It. is more Ider.t niana7'ng owner. Mr. Hecherer
mine and a known producer, as his 1 accessible to travel from the Inland, was preceded here by his son, Wal-
neoile do not rare to tike up with P fll Mom the leadin? resort ter. aged K, who Is now at Home-
pro?io."s.
BUYING DAIRY COWS
FOR ILLINOIS VALLEY
11. M. Pfefferly, deputy game warden-constable,
deputy-sheriff -school-director-grange
officer, was in the
city Wednesday from the Illinois val
ley purchasing dairy cattle for his
ranch ou the east fork of the Illinois
river. Out of office hours Mr. Pfef
ferly is a most successful dairyman,
and has just commenced the building
of an eight room house, modem in
all of its features, upon his farm lo
cated six miles from Kerby.
.Mr. Pfefferly says that the Illinois
valley Is developing rapidly, improve
ment being the order of the day. In
addition to his own building, he re
ports that Abe. Hervey and Ed. Mc
cann, of Sucker creek, are each
building barns, and that two new
school buildings are in course of con
struction. One of these, in the Rocky
dale district, will cost 11,500, and Is
being erected by Elmer Wagcllff. It
is being built Iu bungalow style, and
will present a most attractive appear
ance. The other new school building
Is on lower Sucker creek, in a district
that has but recently been formed.
The contract price on this one Is $1,
200. He also reported that Uruce Ket
teruiau '&. Sons had started up their
water power saw mill, located on the
east fork of the Illinois, for the sea
son's run. This mill has a daily ca
pacity of about 12.000 feet of lum
ber. ASHLAND THEATRE IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
ASHLAND, Or., Aug. fi Fire of
unknown origin wnlch was discov
ered about 4 o'clock this morning,
occasioned a loss of $25,000. The
Ashland theater, Mackle & Xlnlnger's
grocerv. dim Savin's billiard hall,
and a sample room of the Oregon
hotel, located in the building, were
burned out.
The heaviest loss will fall on
George W. Stephenson, owner of the
building. His loss will be $15,000
with but $1,000 Insurance.
A. C. Xlninger, whose grocery
store was destroyed in the fire men
tioned In the above press dispatch
from Ashland, was stopping at the
Hotel Josephine In this city when In
formed of the fire that had destroyed
his establishment. Mr. Xlninger,
with his wife and baby, and Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Uriggs, had left Ashland
Monday afternoon by autoniolib1 to
go to Crescent City, stopping at the!
hotel here enroute. On being notl-
fled of the fire he and his family re -
turned to their home, while Mr. and
Mrs. Biiggs continued
coast.
on to the
TELLS OF BEAt'TY
OF CRESCENT MTV
..
Blaii' hard and Geo.
Messrs. o. S.
P. Jester, who have recently returned
from a few days' outing at Crescent
City, speak in the highest terms of
that popular coast resort.
Mr. Dlam hard says that he was
more than surprised at the beauty of
'he Crescent City country, both
as
In no wise compare with Crescent
City. At the later place there are
thirteen lulle of perfect beacti, nine
ob one side of the town and four on
the other, all of which makes the
finest of automobile driveway, with
the most picturesque of surround-
, advancement.
1 Agriculturally. Mr. Rlanchard says,
I the roast country has a wonderful
future, and he was amazed at some
j of the things le taw there even now. i
country of the north Pa-lfl'; coast.
TAYLOR CREEK
MINE IS SOLD
t.FttlS PROPERTY PIRCHASEII
IIY TEXAS l'FOlM.F..
DEVELOPMENT OF PLACERS
Ihi-ee ami Oiie-Hiilf Mile of IHtcli
anil Flume to lie Construct
at Once.
The Harry I.. Lewis mining prop
erty, located at the mouth of Taylor
creek, on Rogue river. In the Gallce
district, has been sold to Texas par
ties represented by John M. Fenn. P.
M. Owen and Mrs. .1. J. McKeever,
who have been stopping at the Jose
phine Hotel In this city for some
days.
The sale Includes four placer
claims, with a total of 80 acres of
rich ground that has never been
worked, Mr. Lewis having done but
little development along this line.
There are also Included 1fio ncres of
farm land, of which much has been
developed, and Is now In alfalfa, cov
ered with water from Taylor rreek.
Mr. Lewis was In the stock growing
business, and transfers all his per
sonal property along with the farm
and the mining ground.
The new owners will develop the
mining; claims nt once, and will put
In three and one-half miles of ditch
and flume to bring water from upper
Taylor creek for the operation of
giants, this work alone to cost In the
neighborhood of $10,000.
The price lg not made public, but
Is known to be approximately $20,
onn. STATU FAIR PLANNING
Foil GREAT is..V,
Although the people of this state
have been the recipients of entertain
ment In different municipalities dur
ing the past six months and festivities
iave been common throughout Ore
gon, there Is still an event approuch
Ing which bids fair to surpass any
thing In the way of entertainment and
amusement ever arranged so far. It
Is the fifty-first assembly of thd Ore
gon state fair, which opens at Salem,
the capital city of Oregon, on Sop-
tember 2. It is no more than proper
1 iiat me state event should lead in
I ' iitertalnlng the people of Oregon
: :nd other states In view of the fact
It Is maintained by the citizens of 'more of her eggs in jiro'ess of lucu
the state and Is strictly a state-wide Nation.
Institution for the benefit of all.
Such an array of stock, poultry,
i agricultural and other products, In-
! eluding special entertainment, fea
ture events, races and free attractions
as has never been se.-n before will
i be at the pleasure of the patrons of
j the fair this year. Hy dint of hard
' labor, careful Judgment and study.
the State Hoard of Agriculture this
j year has assembled free a'tractlons
sures the public that there will be
ample fun and nmusemeiit on hand
doting the week both day and night
for everyone. In addition to the free
attractions, the officers of the fair
have arranged a shooting tourna
ment, wbbh will be Interstate and
probably the largest shoot ever held
In this state. A dog show, which Is
also Interstate, Is Included In the pro
gram, while the races this seasson
will no doub' go down In history ns
being the best ever held In the
northwest. There are more horses
and faster ones at the track this year
woo 1.
GRANTS PASS HEN
LEADS LAYING RECORD
"Miss Corvallls" and all the other
contenders for championship honors
In the egg production business, must
go away bacji ;uul get on the perch.
"Ijuira T." a White Rock bred and
owned In Grunts Pass, has set a new
mark In this hen marathon, and the
chick that beats her has got to get la
the game with more tnan the 'regula
tion one egg u day.
"Miss Corvallfs" was the famou
Barred Rock hen, owned by the Ore
gon Agricultural college, that passed
away the other day, having literally
laid herself to death. It was the per
formance of this hen that had set a
standard in the state, toward which
all the fanciers have striven. "Miss
Corvallls" was 29 months old when
she died. At nine months of age she
laid her first egg. ami then followed
that up by producing 90 eggs In the
first four months she was on duty.
That Is a good record, it brought
the speckled cackler before the pub- .
He, and she attracted much atten
tion when exhibited throughout the
state In the demonstration car sent
out from the college during the
Bprlng.
Hut "Laura T" has moved the
mark up about to the top of the col
umn. She was there with an egg ev
ery day for 109 consecutive days la
the first four months of which a rec
ord was kept.
"Laura T" Is owned by C. U. Fow
ler. She was hatched ou June' 11th,
1911, and was a pullet eight months
old when the fact thnt she was a re
markable fowl was first noticed, and
she was penned by herself with only
a chesty White Itock rooster for com
pany. The keeping of her record
was commenced on February 12th,
1912, and during the 17 days left in
the short month, including the extra
day for leap year, she shelled out 17
eggs. For the 31 days of March she
added 31 eggs to the basket, and
enme back just as strong In both
April and May, with a grand total of
109 cackles In 109 days. For a like
period "Miss Corvallls" produced 23
egu's the first month, 2o the second
month, 19 the third, and 20 the
fourth, a total of ninety for the four
months.
Following the remarkable four
months' performance of "Laura T,"
she laid 2.1 eggs In Juiw and 17 In
July, tln'ii bi'caine broody ami want
ed to add more of her kind to the
Fowler yards. She is now in moult.
This hen having been kept In a
pen away from all other hens, there
Is no opportunity for dispute as to
her performance, Mr. Fowler beiug
oomnve that the figures given are
correct. He has now 24 chicks hatch-
e.j from the eggs of this hen. with
Again I It proven that the
Grunts Pass district has the world
beaten as a chicken country.
n: mm: oi noti:
ARRIVES IN THIS MTV.
There arrived at the Wells-Fargo
office Tuesday night froui Los AiiRe
les, a battered wreck of a sijlt case,
one which would not attract passing
notice were It not for the fact this
Identical wreck has traveled thous
ands of miles from east to west and
north to south, a fact which U attest
ed to by scores of tags, stickers, lab
els anil dating stamp Impressions.
This case Is put on the train and tak
en off at stations ns suits the whim
of the particular agent Into whose
hands It falls, a "Wandering Jew,"
coming from nobody knows where
and with no fixed destination, travel
ing month after month with no end
of the Journey In prospect.
Xc Fvldeiice Agnint lrl
Judge Jewell, who heard the juven
ile case against Jessie Conant Tues
day, derided that there was no evi
dence to warrant holding the young
girl on the complaint made by Mrs.
Jefferson, who had charged her with
taking a 120 gold piece which she
had lost. The Judge held that the
evidence did not connect the girl
with the missing coin.
Judire Jewell nnd the county com
missioners go to Williams creek Fri
day to view a bridge site.