FRIDAY, AlfilST 10, 19i
WEEKLY nCGl F. HIVI'IT fOfT-IFH
PAGES EIGHT
Tf vnn want iH.
All RPH V.
.Mr. and Mr. (;- H. Tubbs made a
lri;i tj (irai.t Pass Tuesday.
Mmiri- Mif.rltfln luff for l!iiselilll
" ..... i '!!: fir..iin .- i (i;iil:ii'tt-H reported fa-
laM wet k i 'i in- none ludetmiiely, hav
ing e,ured work there. iorably o,.ti,e f..l! lug labor rUn.-.
Mr. and Mis A. Court r.ud flirt on lamim: on le 1 and :t r t i- ',.
and .Mrs. K. S. Lahlbern re unit-1 j t lu- report was adopted. :i!id warrants
from a few dab' outing Sunday, i , ,, ,;,., drawn f,,r lhl. v,ra!
Monday morning the follow Ins
j. arty i ft f ,r a trip to Cratvr l.ai.f :
.Mr. and Mm. Will U-ith, .Miss Anna
bel Leith, .iibs. ha Mi-Arthur, Eln.er
Ciln.ore and I.. M. Mithchell. They
expei t to be none ten daje or two
ut-ek.
The following .:u ty left for an
oo;;, on tl.e headwaters of Thomp
hun cwk, Monday: Mr. and Mrs.
Kd. Hantiutn and son Carl, Mis
Kathleen Plppy, Bert Plppy. Arthur
and Wlllard llannuni, llbkinan
Woodson, Hob. MrCrlMn and Wll
hud GlTinore.
In a letter to friend at Murphy,
Wheeler Osborn writes that there Ih
only three weeks more of baHeball In
tl.e Tri-SiaU' league, including thlH
"!!.. After which he Is elated to Join
.l( I'reedlc's iliib again for the re
li.ainder of the yea son.
Mr. and Mrs. Alee Carson, who
have been ilsltliiK the family of A.
II. Carson, expert to leaw for Oak-
land. Cal.. tlielr former home hood
, .. i .. iiii, i.i i
as they have derided to Ko Into busl-
ncss .'main in that city. Mr. and Mrs
Carson have made many friends here
w ho renret to see them no.
Thf outlook at tin' Michigan mine
Is very encouraging at this writing.
Superintendent Tuhly was fortunate
In securing the services of an effi
cient mill man In the person of Clay
lord llllbertel. of Rotilder, Colo., who
Is netting very satisfactory returns
frni'.i the or now being crushed. The
company is contemplating adding
fV - additional stamps to their mill
i.r. ! I'lsu putting In a nlnht shift of
miners.
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CONsiMRs I Itlx STRIKE.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Aui:. 1 I.
The eoininlttee on subordinate un
ions of the International Typographi
cal convention, In session her-, today
considered the strikes of pressmen
on Hearst papers In San Francisco
and Chicago.
II. N. Kellogg, labor ciiinn.i.-sioiie-from
the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' association, appeared befor
the convention and openly charged
that officers of the pressmen's union
delayed a referendum vote en a tlve
year waco agreement, so that organ
ization would have no contrat when
til' pressmen were called out on
strike last Maw He further charged
Hint only a.nmi of the ;3.oou mem
bers of the pre-sincu's union voted
on t!u agreement, asser'lng some of
th returns were withheld Kelbr-: 1
denied 1in' the Chicago trouble w.Vs
Btarted In an attempt by the publish
ers to Ins'ltnte the "open shop" sys
tem rfiifi.s 111 it i : i i:x to
CROSS I . S. ltOKDI I!.
EI. PASO. Amu 1 I Six hundred
ilexb an rebels arrived a' I'aloin.is.
(pposlte Columbia N M . today,
where they threaten to cross the line
and attack Aiiom leans Troop D. of
the Third 1'nl'ed S'atei cavalry, ar
rived at Columbus to !'t-iifoi ce the
Vorder patrol
Reports re elwd here s.i that lloi)
rebels were b inrious oer L'no fed
erals jesterdav near (jlnig:
H. S. WOODCOCK
Independent ( iiiuliibile for
COMMISSIONER
Joephliii County
ll.n b.vn servinn the coutitv as com
nilssioner foi the past two eius.
ECLUS POLLOCK
of G run tit Pnt, Ore.
Rt'K i'ar Republican Nominee for
ASSESSOR .loSEPIUN ?,
COUNTY
Present Incumbent.
W. M. CHESHIRE
n( Gruim Ore.
Regular Democratic Nominee
for
Kllu 'r In slierlJ of five as
deputy.
All XV i.iims allowed
i;v i itv mrxt "
amoun's:
Hubert II
Creamer, auditor's
offi. e
I.. I.ilLe, stret del. a rt trent
Win W lliox, meet depart
t.l
nil
S S. Carton, street depart
ment GT.r.O
- !V. F. Wesson, s'reet depart-
ment 1 ("'. l'T
' !! Motion seiondeil and larrled
tliy following labor claims wt-re al
l',vu'd and warrants ordered drawn
for the several amounts:
J. R. I'lumley, engineer's de
partment $104.o0
R. A. I)ean, engineer's de
partment IS. On
Alfred Ilobson, ennineT's de
partment 57.. Id
iliavid Ilobson, engineer's de
partment IS. 00
The claim of W. F. llowen for
I plans and spe Ideations for the rity
i1 '
I hall amounting to $0Sfi.2r, was read
j.Mr. llowen being present stated that
he would take $4 43.1 5 In settlement
of this claim, and on motion seconded
and carried, the claim was allowed
In the'Biini of $443.1 5, and a warrant
ordered drawn on the treasurer for
(said amount.
A communication from the city en-
Kln'er showing that So per cent of
the completed work of M. C. Anient
on Lnwnrldge Avenue for the month
of July amounted to $7.13. fin. On
motion seconded and ea tried a war
rant was ordered drawn for such
amount.
A communication from the city en
gineer showing SO per cent of the
completed work by Albert Anderson
& Co. for the month of July on Eve
ln Avenue amounting to $iSfi.17.
and I.awnrldge Avenue. $ 2 . 3 S . 0 S ;
on Washington Iloulevard. $1,541. IS.
On motion seconded and carried war
rants were ordered drawn for the
j several amounts
The following claims against the
city wer- read and referred to the
finance committee:
Fashion Garage $
A. S. Green, repairing vault .
Grants Pass Iron Jt Steel
Works
C. Williamson, impound
ing stock
W. R. Rannie. repairing
fountain
(rants Pass Fire department
1 St. Fire)
Grants Pass Fire department
(II St. fire)
C. G. Plant, printing signs .
Cramer Pros., supplies
California-Oregon Power Co.,
.1. - u
. 7 5
3.i0
5. no
l.iol
10.no
10.00
10.00
3.12
street lights
Archie Richardson, work In
railroad park
3t5 2.50 j
jo. 00
W. F. Wesson, labor 10.1
Rogue River Water Co.. wa
ter fire hydrants
Postal Tel. Co., telegram
Coron-Rooth Hdw, Co., sup
plies
Jewell Hardware Co., supplies
Oregon O'ltient Sewer t ipe
Co , sew er pipe
W. P. Counts Son. feed
Grants Pass Feed Co.. feed
Rogue Rover Hardware Co.,
supplies
Grants Pass Lumber Co,
lumber
Cook & Jennings, blacksmith
Cook Jennings, blacksmlth-
Ing
Oregon Observer, printing
Earl V. Ingels. nssayer
P. P. Proctor, printing
IS 4. 00
.4.1
s. in
n.3s
1 7.e0
4 20
32.7S
10. on
17.5D
15.30
31 00
25.25
A certificate of W. F. Rowen: ar-
ehltect, slating there was due M. J his war 011 grafting police officials
Clark, for otnpleted work under his ber today, when it issued an order
contract for the construction of the,, New York banks enabling Whlt-
new city hall, the sum of $1.5eo. It
was moved by Everton. seconded and
carried that the same W allowed and
a warrant ordered drawn for the
amount
Call Dr. Restnl. the ve'erlnsry s ir-
Keon. Phone 2 22-J
i
I EL PASO uc i:
j depredations on mei
i 100 Mexican n-Ms
5-14-tf
To pi event
an soil lo ,1 -assembled
at
I Palomas. across the border from
! Columbus. N M . Colonel Steevc
'this afternoon dispatched a d-Ma'h-!
ment of the Third cnvalrv to Col.itn
i bus The revol itlonists st.irted g.rh
iering at Palomas when thev ,'iy
1 driven from the north l federal
jtroo'H The rebels tlre.itene to
j crosd the border and .'.ttack Vmer!
can ranches
GAIL FOR 3RD PARTY ORGANI
ZATION IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY
A lull for a meeting ot the ...!
l..-r Mi of the new progl esedve, or '.'.n
party, has be-n circulated and gen
erously sign'd, the meeting to be
.ailed Saturday. A'l-t'.ist 17th. at '.'
p. 111., in t lie i I'lirt hoti.-e.
The i all and tl.e names of tl." :-c
whir had sillied i' up to the ho':r of
the Courier going to press, air a
follows: "We, the undersigned, believing in
the prinilpbs of the progrelve
party, unite in calling a meeting to
lie held at the court house In ('.rants
I'ass, Saturday, August 17, at - p. in .
for the purpose of organizing Jo-e-phine
county under the progressive
movement, and to appoint a sta'e
committeeman who will represent the
county in the state organization
which meets in Portland on August
:7th, 1912.
' ('.. W. Sturgeon, I.. L. S li I in in . I..
.1. Perdue. L. II. Hall. C. H. Dematav.
(,eo. K. l-undberg, . L. Churchill.
M. II. Sliinn. W. ,. Ingram, Win.
Atchison. F. I. Strieker, Isaac I'.est,
(J. Swayze. C. L. Hobart, M. J. An
derson. S. II. Kiggs, Harry Randall,
A. C. Lewis. E. I). Shook, C. V.
Anient. R. M. Robinson, Carl W.
Stutenroth, Ceo. S. Calhoun, J. A.
Wharton. K. K. M Kibbon, V. II.
Ilodkinson. Fdw. O. Harris, R.
Thomas. Sam II. Maker, C. F. (iar
Iwr, J. C. Handle, II. C. Waddell. M
C. Anient. I. A. Roble, Wm. R. lirow
er, (ieo. W. Kearns, Horace C. Hall,
moi: t o has i;w 1 ir.w.
MONTREAL. Aug. 14. Despite
the wireless assurances of Captain
Cook of the steamer Corsican, which
struck an Iceberg yes'erday, It i-
rumored h're today that the steam
er Is more seriously damaged ib ni
supposed.
It Is reported that government sig
nal service men learned that the Cor
sican is today near the spot where
she strink tl'-' Iceberg, and that tln
Canadian PiKinc lines Lake Chai"
plaln Is standing by.
RWDIIS LOOT ROAD HOl Si:.
DALY CITY, Cal.. Aug. 1 1. Dep
uty sheriffs and police here today
are on the lookout for four bandits
who entered the lonely ranch home
of S. Bo and company, truck farmers,
handcuffed the seven occupants and
looted the place of $25'). The rob
bers escaped In an automobile.
Employes In outhouses heard cries
for help, and with t lie assis'ame of
Constable James Parker and a cold
chisel, released the victims, who had
been securely handcuffed in their
I beds.
I W l( KI RSII M RF-KLIK TI.D
DEI I (i TE FROM Al. sK .
SEATTLE
Aug. I 1 .lames
progressive, has been
Wlckersham.
eiecieu a delegate
to CO!UI'e-s in
Alaska, according to returns re ci veil
here today.
Wickefsham look par' iti the. iv
cent progressive convention at Chi
cago and is a supporter of Roose
velt. Tl'.e total vote of Falrbans. larg
est city in Alaska, was Wicker.-liam,
progressive. :'. 1 ; Kraucziinns, so
cialist. r.'T: Gilmore republican.
120; Jennings, democrat. Sn.
I i: RIN(, HOI m: ASSISTS
. Y. (l!H T ATloRNI YS.
NEW YORK. Aug I I The. pow
erful New York cleaving bouse got
behind District Attorney Whitman in
man to Inspect the accounts of every
member of the police department.
Whitman jumped at the offer and.
assisted by IVteitlve Wil'iani J.
Burns. Immediately started to work
'on the accounts of the men whom he
suspects of profcitig through the sys-
tem by which police higher-ups are
1 alleged to have shared in a irly
graft estimated a" J2.Oi'
Whitman ar.i'.oiui' ed to,)t the
Identltv of tbe-e men is knevn
him and sutt'oient ev leu v a gains'
them, lie said, had been submitted t )
'he grand Jur t make it pri t:al!y
ertaitt tli.it at '.east sewn indict
incuts will le returned V.-n the
gt.ind .'c.rv a-se '.'hies tot'iorro
Pain! w I'll a "
li s S-:n Pri of
-j car -:ar.ir,' I'.it
s .'Id utilv bv ('r.rner
V. C. Tnis.-ler. W. W. Hale W. I.
Shetland. I. S. Tompkins. F. M.
Lewis. I.. W. Carson. J. M. F.llsworth.
(1. W. Lewis. L. I). Corbett,- V. M.
Hannum, F. J. Leibolt. K. S. Smith,
A. K. Cass, (' F. Harmon, H. N". Par
ker. Al Tea!.". M. Miner, A. K. Voor
hies. A. F. Knox. ti. F. Knox, I. H.
Matney, Fdwaid Knox, d. L. Wool
tidge, Frank Knox. C. K. Phillips, J.
'(. . Calhoun, Jose X. Xelson, James
Martin. John A. Hale. F. W". Reid, A.
C. Hob omb. J. I. Franklin, J. H.
jcroxtoii, Tom (ialvin, J. L. Scoviil, E.
ill Harback, Earl Webb Dr. S.
i.onghridge. Dr. Fliulley, J. ('.. Riggs,
C. (1. Anient, L. L. Jewell, F. E.
Mix k, Martin I.. Lilly, J. E. Hair, W'.
II. McArthiir, F. M. Huyler, W. S.
Wood. LeUoy Curries. Clark Xicker
soti, Fred Roper, J. C. Williams.
Frank McLean, W. W. Wilcox, L. R.
I.amphear. I. S. Minns. Robert Me-l.an,.-'.
(!. Curtis. V. S. Grout, A. T.
Martin, Y. A. Griffin, If. II. O'Neil.
W. A. Paddock, I). J. Manuel. A. M.
Huston. Eugene Wright, Harvey M.
Darnall, J. R. Elder. 15. C. Dunlap,
R. A. Williamson. M. F. Ranks, Geo.
C. Sabin. G. M. Stidhani. V. H.
I
jltandle, J. F. Wolfersberger, A. W.
j Scott, J. L. Myers, Mort Luckett. J.
R. Tanner. M. T. I'tley, G. E. How
jland. L. Wieland, Bruce Stephenson,
jEarl V. Ingels. II. G. Kinibley, S. W.
j Phillips. Alva II. Gunnel. C. E. Sel
; le k. E. T. Topping.
I A NAM A POLK i; HEAT
I P AMi:i!l( A Oi l II EKS.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Advices
received here sav Wllliatu H. McMas
'fers, American vhe cons'il at Carte
eena. Colombo, has been murdered.
'Tb 1 rime Is believed to be the work
iof lz-bels.
j The state departmer.r hns orilered
a:: Immediate inves'Igation.
REPORT I' ROM COI.OMUO
OF I i: t ONSl I. S MI RDER.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 14. Mrs.
Charles E. Greenfield, mother of Viv
ian Greenfield, the eight-year-old
child, who was murdered yesterday in
a Venice lodging house, today re
ceived a letter from her husband,
which the police lieliev.-. establishes
that Greenfield murdered the child
and then either took his own life or
sought to create that Impression.
Greenfield in the l-nter acruses his
v!fe of breaking his heart an 1 tells
ills intention to make away with the
child and end his own lif-;.
1
GREEM IFI.D SLAYER
j OF His oi. ( HILD.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Be
cause congress h:s ';'. 1 to make the
; necessary appropri.ir:- Imi.uc.i war
veterans are todav without their
! quarterly pu.ion aiiowani es. which
were due A u : t r 1. The 1 .'") , it 1 11
due the veterans ' an not be dis'.ribut-
' ed until congress passes a new pen
sion bill or continues th appropria
te 11 under the o'.d bi;;.
I EAR No ( Tio o
PAN' AM V AVAL RILL.
Peter Olson. E E. Blatrhar! G. It
Bywater. Geo. Hamilton. Whney
Adams. Win. Habennan. Ir. Swvnev.
E. A. Rathbun. John Robinson. Will
Scovi'le. R. u. Tcrner and J. W. Tor
ten. 1 The orchards which these growers
! are developing run as large in some
Instances as twenty-five to "hirty
! acres, and when the small orchard of
mature trees owned by J. F. Burke
i within the city limits of Grants Pass
I is considered, a line on the produc
I tion of the valley In a very few years
i can be had Mr. Burke has one block.
(of 39 eleven-year-old trees from
; w hich he has already delivered to the
packinghouse 204 picking boxes full,
'this being equivalent to no less than
i 220 standard picked boxes The crop
I.' not yet one-half harvested, so that
tho total product of this miniature
orchard will be close to 4 40 boxes,
approximately a carload
t XI.1FORN1 CANNERY
( IISKD RY STRIKE.
FRESNO. Ca'... Aug II Thirty
Japanese Imported front Loa Angeles
by the California Fruir Canners' as
sociation at Selnia for the purpose
cf repl.i. ltu the 9 e:np'. )' cs cow on
strike there, quit today when they
'.earned that .1 strike was on. The
plant lit now closed.
! W IRE BK1EFS.
I PORTLAND, Aug. 15. Chinese
iGods a.e starving to dea'h and the
;chlntse tolony is wild with rage.
I Market Insctor Singer l ondeniiied
i as garbage food prepared sonic days
'ago. The Chinese asserted the C.clo
! liked It so.
' SAX BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug. 15.
'Startled hy the strike of a trout,
j Chief of Police Mespelt fell Into 10
feet of water, whence he was hauled
I w ith difficulty by friends. The trout
was saved. It weighed 3 pounds.
( PORTLAND. Aug. 15. Two pret-
!iy young girls stopped J. W. Christie.
71, and told him of their poverty.
While Christie listened the girls Im
proved their financial condition to
j the extent of $so.
SO FT II MEND, Wash., Aug. 14.
A woman bargain-hunter at a $1 hat
sale laid her hat down on the count
er while she selected another. She
left and another woman bought her
nat for $1 and refused to give It up.
I OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 14. In
jspecting a suspected nickel, William
T. Hopkins, coniluctor, tripped over
a woman's foot and plunged his arm
through the car window. The nickel
was good, but Hopkins is in the hos
pital. LONG BEACH, Cal., Aug. 14.
Joy to epicureans who are fond of
chicken and who invariably find six
wings in every portion. A chicken
raiser here Is exhibiting at a poultry
show a wingless fowl, which he says
i he will breed henceforth.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.1. Provid-
,injr for the creation of an industrial
I relations commission of nine mem
1 hers to inquire Into the general con
ditions of labor in the principal In
dustrie?, including agriculture, the
i Hughes hill was passed by tin? sen
i ate today.
' The purpose of the bill Is to sug
gest the means of bringing about a
'f-tter relation between capital and
: !: bor. The commission must report
I - ithin two year. A special inquiry
:::to smuggling and the illegal ?n
of Asiatics is also provided for.
The bill already has passed the
house.
TREASl REU S CALL
RANTS.
FOR WAR-!
Grants Tass. Ore.. Aug. 13. 1912.
SECOND AND LAST QALL.
All Josephine county warrants,
protested prior to January 1st, 191b.
have been called. Bring or send
ti em in and get your cash.
J. E. PETERSON.
-K-?t County Treasurer.
I fwgT'MritiVT)m"' T figHMg' 'iJJ,
FARM
OREGON
Price 50 Cents
GIVEN FREE With each new sub
scription to the Courier, or where ar
rears are paid with one year in advance.
It Contains What Every
Farmer Should Know
Laws of Agriculture, Crimes Against rropeily, Crimes Agalust
Public Health, RorueMlc Animals, Eeuitlom Airnlnst Ex
ecutions, Fence and Fencing. Fire Pruv.iiu.., Horti
culture, Mlfcellaneous, Public Vnj, A. ti. r for
Trespass, Yan lwm. ?Ik tt. ,,i.
urcs, Wc.
Ibis Is one of the most rweful lwoks jniblWi.! for tbe Ore
B"n farmer. It Is a nevesslijr for every nMo-lHte farmer. n '
ihouli! be worth many dolbii. Get It FREE
I
crops one naif use our lan t.
I VI M'("
; Cement Producta Co., oppoa!t s. p
CnlluikU. Aek4amie mi tl.n..,.. . ,l'-'t.
Mlllc. Art. Iloc.u. 0,mn,Vi4m,M,
For ctloddrel llt sISTUt M M b,
OfnrJSC. Helen. Ia LRI,"t
CLASSJIHED ADS
I OR HAtJi
ALL DENTISTS' OFFICES In Grantj
Pass will be closed on Thursday
afternoons throughott the suo.
mr- 5-10-tf
FOR SALE S. C. R. I. hxna. in.
quire North 10th street. C. R
Drechtblll. Phone 224-Y. 7.5.4;
FOR SALE Nine-months old, hi,
blood bull calf. Price $23. Write
J. L. Scott, Glendale, Ore. 7.5.3,
DO YOU WANT treesThiTaTTtrew
to name, clean, thrifty and veil
matured when dug. You may be
sure of Just that kind of stock if
you deal with the Mlltoa Nursery
Co., Milton, Ore. J. C. Duetcher,
Agent, Grants Pas. 7-26-13t
FOR SALE Choice 5-acre tract la
Three Pines fruit district, land
mostly cleared, two room house.
Address Chas. Bee, Three Pines,
Oregon. 8-2-4t
MI3CELLAXEO! - "
WANTED Fifty tie makers, also
pole and idling cutters and twenty
teams. Tie cutters make $4 to JT
per day at 18 cents per tie. Steady
work slimmer and winter, two year
job. Address A. F. Estabrook Co.,
Bandon .Ore., and 245 California
St., San "randsco, Cal. Free fare
from San Francisco.
1
(WANTED 300 hop pickers wanted
at Flanagan & Cornell's fiopvard,
seven miles below town, picking to
commence September 1st. Inquire
Dr. Flanagan, Grants Pass.
RANNIE, the plumber, Is read; 11
any mlnuta to repair your plumb
ing. 609 H street. Telephone
10.R. 4-M
EARL V. INGLES, B. Sc General
assay and analytical work. Cement
and asphalt testing. Best equipped
assay office and testing labora
tory In Oregon. All wor'.- guaran
teed. Calvert-Paddock block.
MONEY WAN'TE $5000 wanted on
long time, Improved Income busi
ness property as security. Will
give 7 per cent net better than
raining stock. Address Rogue Riv
er Courier. 4-12-tI
LAWS
OF
JS RMliient tnd Dy School fr Oirl."
r. hrge of Hutxra of Si. Joha Bpti,t,i '