t VOL. XWlll GRANTS TASS, JOSEPHINE COrXTV, OREGON. FRIDAY, AIGIST 9, 19U. XO. IT. ROOSEVELT HEADS 3RD PARTY TICKET gov. joiixson or t u ni:i IS Kl X N1NG Siatk. CONVENTION HARMONIOUS Great EiitliusiiiMii Present m Meet iiig of Hull Mimiso I -!' Kitte.s in ( liicnnu. i : 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 ?.? naturally ' bje-- ,.;ri .. -... 7-.j V 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.