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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1901)
9 ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Published Evry Thursday. Subscription Ratssi On Year, In rdrsscc, ' Hit Months, Toras Months, - Hingis Cojnea, 11.25 .6 . .06 Advertising Rates Furnished on sppllcation tt the oftirs, or by mall. A. E. VOORHIES, FRED MENSCH, Pkopr. A Mnor Editor Entarsd at tbs pout office at OranU Pin, uragoo, aa ascona-ciaaa mail matter. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1801. A new ((lobe circling record Las ben made by Cliarlea Cecil Fiflroorrls, ersnteeo year old schoolboy of Chicago, ssut around tbs world by W. R. Hearit H made the trip in 60 W days. Tbs dutancs ii given as 20,545 miles. Pre vlont records were held by Geo. Francit Train and Nsllls Bly. A British stesmablp captain, lately arrived at New York from St. Helena, is authority (or the statement that only 17 per cent ot the prisoners of the Trans vaal wsr are Boers. The remaining 83 per cent are foreigners; Scandinavian!, Germans, Italians, Ruuiana, Iriab, Americans, Greeks, seemingly every nation nnder the sun, and be declares that this proportion it repreaenlativs of their entire srmy. Agnlnaldo, it is reported, is becoming Irritated at his long detention at a pris oner. He will not sign bis nains with out adding the word "prisoner" to his signature. While it may seem hard on him to keep him in detention alter he hat taken the oath of allegiance to the United States, the authorities can not afford to take sorinnt chances on bia good behavior, as his record shows that there is little dependence to be placed In blm. Tbe Sampson Schley controversy has broken out afresh and in a new for m. A history ol I lis naval operations has been produced In which Schley Is accused of rank cowardice at the battle of Santiago. Many think the Sampson faction to have a hand in tba protection of this book. Tns latest development In the case is the application by Schley to Secretary Long lor court of Inquiry. The requeat was granted and Admiral Dewey baa been selected as the brad of tlis court. 25 cts. A lot of ladies' desirable SHIRTWAISTS Are being sold at the Red Star Store for 23 cents each. RED STAR STORE, W. E. DEAN, ft CO., Propr. Front street, oppo Depot, 4 p let tea their infantile fmncv, to the serioos peril of their playmates and peril more or less to the whole commun ity. Ontsideoflbe dsnger of guns in the hands of irresponaibls youth, it ie a wrong sort of training to teach thrru der atrortivenea. A bov who goes hunting for tbe mere plearure of killing Is taking a course In cruelty which ia likely to make him a less desirable ruir.-n than he would otherwise be. J Tbe protest against the present system of timber "protection" Is becomins ideepread. Indeed, the fact Is appar ent to all thinking people that allowing highly Inflammable matter to accumulate In the forests Is Increasing the dsnger year by year at compound Interest. In a few years more, the ugly liJe of the matter will be much more apparent than at present. The intense beat in the eastern state still continues and is a rerd breaker for length as well as severity. In Kan- , the recent promise of re let from the drought did not materially and the prospects for crops at present are very discouraging. In contrail to the sweltering heat prevalent all over I lie eaat, our summer has tlma far been very cool and pleasant. There is no season of the year In which ws cannot congratulate ourselves on onr climatic favois. Our buainees menaud clerks say that already they begin to look back on the late doting regime as to galley alavery days or something of that sort. Buai neas hours occupied their entire time so that tbey had no time for recreation to apend with their families, or even to think their owa thoughts. The time so spent seems blank and barren to them as though some years ol their life had been wholly loat; dropped out bodily. The inconvenience to the public by early closing Is to small that It Is nothing in comparison to the benefit which results. Appreciated favors are seldom grndged by the givers, and in this cane the good nature and willingneaa with which the public accepts the new order of things is appreciated in the nvit sincere manner by the businesi men and clerki of Grants Pass. The reckleaaneai with which fire arms are uted by youngsters is something alarming. Only laat week, a boy reck leaaly shooting with a 38 calibre ride shot into a residence, narrowly missing s child. This occurred within the city limits. In the outskirts ot town many have beard shot rattling on the roofs or agatnat the walla of their houses and maimed cattle and other flock are too frequently found (or the pxace ot mind of the subtirhsn farmera. A hoy when he goes gunning, ilioots at whatever bird or other game be sees. That any thing else may be In range of his gun does not occur to him. Young boys are mnre or less irresponsible creatures, but their lack of Judgment ia supposed to be aupplemeiited in some degree by those who have authority over them. It is the height ol cilminal tolly to turn an Inesponeinle person loose on tbe community with a deadly weapon in bia bands. A gun is not a good plaything (or a child and ia not made lor that purpose. i.ven the little air guns have harming power enough to maim men or animala and they- are put in the hamla of toddlers barely out ot skirls to pop away indiscriminately at whatever Fish Levke Ditch. Some 10 miles of the ditch have been completed, begining at a point on l.iltle Ilutle Creek about 3') miles from Med ford. The company will aoon begin the work of converting Fiali Lake, which ia 40 miles from Med ford, at the base ol Moniit I'itt, into an immense reservoir covering 10,000 acres, with an average depth o( 60 feel. The entire length ol thia ditch I. to be 05 miles. The width at the bottom will be 10 feet, and the capacity about 10,000 miners' Inches. About 12 miles from Medford tbe ditch will have a fall of about 100 feet, tbe 3000 or more horaepower which will be be veloped by this ditch tu be need for the purpose of electric-lighting, protection againat Sre and other commercial par poaea. The company ia at present employing about 100 men and about the same num ber of horses. Construction of tbe ditch ia proceeding at the ntte ot about one mile per week. It ia expected that by the'.beginning o(;next year enough of the ditcb will be completed to irrigate about 30,000 acre ot Rogue River Valley land. The ditcb will be of great benefit to farmers who hsve properly in the region travel ml by this ditch, there being thou sands of acres of land, which would be very fertile if irrigated, and which are at present slmost useless. Tbe Fiah Lake Ditch A Irrigation Company is Incorpor ated under the law ol the state ol Ore gon, but no atock baa been or will be offered for aale. Fortune Mining Company. The Fortune Mining Co. has filed articles ot incorporation with the secre tary ot alate, capital stock, $50 000. O. 8. Goodnow, John Ward and J. L. Wig gina are the Incorporators. . The Fortune Mining Co. is doing sub stantial and buainnsa like work in de veloping a number ol good quartz pro perties indifferent portions of Southern Oregon. The Horseshoe mine on Foots creek, where a five stamp mill ia now in process of construction, is one of the ir properties. Kodak Films at that Courier office Woodmen of the World Excursion to Portland 7 7 5 Runi1 Trains leave Grants Pass Friday, Aug. 2, 5:30 a. m. Returning leave Portland Friday, Aug. 9, 8:30 a. m. Daylight Ride Both Ways Procure tickets from GEO. SLOVER, C. E. MAYBEE, II. V. MEADE. Bsvnd Concert. The following program will be given by tbe Grants Pass band at the Kail road park on Friday evening, July 20. Marcb "Bean Ideal" Se'ection "Robin Hood".... Overture 'Zethua" Maiurka "La Csarine".... "II Trovatore" "Carmen Waltaea" "Get rgia Camp Meeting". . Sousa .tie Knveo . . . l'ettee . .. .tianne Verdi ....Roane Mill Notice to Settle Accounts. Notice is hereby given to thoae In debted lo me to come and make arrange ments for settling their accounts thia month. I will garnishee the wages of' those who tail so to arrange. Hereafter I will sell for cash and at cash prices. No more credit. Thou. Butts, Placer, Oregon. Notes From Merlin, We are having very warm weather at preaent, 90 in tbe shade. Peaches and blackberries are ripening fast. Mr. Judaon Cochrane and family ar rived laat week from Michigan, on a visit to bis brothers, J. C. and E. R. Cochrane. Frank Crow and wife, accompanied by Misses Laura and Josephine Crow and Master Ord, started laat week for Cres cent City (or a two weeks outing. There wil! be a Sunday school picnic on Wednesday near Pleasant Valley, four.Sundsy schools taking part. Mrs. E I. Jordan ' Cohursr ia viaiting friends and relative m Mrlin. Coring tbe warm weather our Sunday school will be at 10:30 a.m. instead ot 2:30 p. m. Grandma Crow Is viaiting with her son William Sandera, at Tunnel Nine. Mrs. G. A. Guild returned from Port land a few days ago, where ahe has been viaiting her mother. Hugo Items. Miss Ethel Akers cams Iroin Gleoda'e Saturday to visit her abler Mra. Strong. Miss Hulbertof Grants Pass ia visit, ing Mrs. Martin. Mr. Tom Haven ot TnnnelOwason the streets of Hugo Sunday. Miss Minnie McKlroy went lo Granta Past on Monday. Miss Grace Ogle returned to Granta P.se on Monday's ten o'clock express. I regret to learn of Mr. Moss' illness. He is a good friend of mine. All people at Hugo are reported ell. Mr. Henry raises the finest rapberrlee 1 ever ate. There will be a dance at Merlin Satur day the 27th and supper at the section houae. All are invited. I take a great interest in what Boh aaya about the widows and girls of Le land and I am tired of bacb lor life sol think I will go over some Sunday. II any of the ladies with lo correspond with tbe intention ol matrimony I am tbe lad. Write to me at Hugo and address "Dick", There is going to be a wedding at Hugo, ao we jut aa well make it double. Miaa Carrie Farr and Mrs. Dixon are viaiting with Mra. Crockett. Dick. Lelfxnd Sifting. We sre having nice weather, although quite warm. At thia timeof the year we must expect warm weather. Gardens are doing nicely. We are receiving some immigration from Montana. One gentleman who ia living in Leland with his family, In taking a sarvey of onr country, made a trip np Tunnel 9 creek. He stopped at Uie Cbapin A Moss ranch, and O. W. showed bim around at the different points ol interest. He is well pleased with this part of Oregon; he says G. W. baa the nicest blackb- rriej be has ever seen. He aed G. W. hoa long he bad been living there. When told, he was surprised that they coul I o soon con vert a wilderness into fine ha j fields and also produce auch nice fruit and such gardena in so short a time. I am not a farmer but I can see bow any man, es pecially a man witb a family, alio ought to have ambition could do the same. All be needa is Uie ambition. We bear of a rich strike on Greenback mountain. Tbe parlies have annk only a tew feet and one side of the ledge has decomposed rock that ia very rich In tree gold. Leland at present seems te bare its share ot immigration of miners and moat of them are quarts hunters. Our Sunday school (ormerly under the efficient management ol Mrs. Benjamin aa superintendent, 'was discontinued for a time, some confusion being caused by some of the members. Now it is con tinued, Mrs. Adams is superintendent, and Mrs. Will Light Bible class teacher, so all goea merrily again. As we se3 Kinneyvil! people quite often, we can catch itema from them. Kinney is making quite ex tensive im provements, lie talka of organising a company for the purpose of boring lor gas or oil. Both, we think, abound in this vicinity. ; We are glad to see that the Hugo writer haa again taken up tbe pen, bnt if any one wants scenery, he should come to Leland. Mies Culp was the guest of Mia. Geo. Chapiu. Aa she has .regained ber health she has returned to Merlin. 1 No sick ness reported at this writing, , Bob. Closing Out Sale OF SUMMER GOODS. You will find some rare bargains in LAWNS, DIMITIES, FOULARDS, SHIRT WAISTS, CRASH SKIRT, LADIES' and CHILDREN'S BONNETS. It will pay you to look them over as we are making rrreat reductions on the above lines. On the Double Quick Wc arc making it so lively at the Store of R. L. Coe & Co.'s that everything is going on the double quick. When we inadeour first appearance last Saturda v ... ... 1 aLA , f-. i ! .... . a tm ii 1 . . . ..... . . J the cash from the 1 have full possesion of R. L. Coe & Co.'s store tor 30 days and you'll miss the greatest event of the year if you fail to attend the big : are maKing u so nveiy ui uie more 01 it. i,. kak x io. s mai evcryining is going on tne double quick. When we inadeour first appearance las wc made the acquaintance of a big crowd. They call us Bargain Reckoners, but we're a whole lot like porous plasters. It we can't pull tli right out of your pocket it will be because you're broke. Where did we come from? Well, we don't mind telling you. Most of us are tr mills and factories. We got left behind when our fellows were shipped out because our owners overestimated the demand. We're to ha Say There, Lady ! I've Got Something Interesting for You Amongst our odd lots wo have some nice goods in Mercerized Dimity, Lawn, Challies, Draperies, Cali cos, Gingham Shirtings, and some All-Wool pieces that are going at less than half price. Don't fail to see tlio BAJlG-VirV COUNTER when you come to our store. ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR BARGAINS? We offer you Crash and Duck Skirts that sold at $2.00 and $2.25 for only 98c i Men's Socks, per dozen only K as A Ladies' Wrappers. Only a few that wo place on sale, so do not wait, as wo offer them to you at ,5.9c Shirt Waists. Wt place our entire lino of 75c, $1. $1.25 and $1.50 Waists to close out at 23c and 49c h in' & (WW - '.i n v a f 39c r Tii ? " i 1 irraiL ii - u Some of us were Picked un chean because we were short lonpth or "ml.l lut " fm.i ...i i . . time we were coins. Rut sav! Don't cet the idea that we're not un-to-d at, for r, . ... " .uc masl of thc season, tags are so small that everyone crabs at us on sicht. So don't wait till we're nil aim.. ur. 'I!01"? l,uick f?r the looking ones are taken first, and thats' the way we'll go. Rut there's quite a bunch of uS so vou'U Vt 1, courting girls. , v uu it a um!hc r you come early. and its now prices on the The best CTTJST LOOIT -A.T THESE PRICES; If you are looking for a chance to bo cheaply shod, I'm your huckleberry. Ladies' Trimmed Hats GOING AT THE RECKONERS' SALE, 48 75 98 $1.25 $1.74 -d $2.50 Sailors at 19c Men's Hats. Don't overlook this department when at our store. We've taken from our big assortment some odd lots and offer them to you at the small price of 29c 39c 79c My Form is Perfect And I can make yours the same way. Here's the interesting part -we've placed on sale some broken lots in skirts, to dnt 89C IF YOU'RE UNARLE.. to come in, send your money ajid we'll gladly select any article wanted and send it to you. MoovoIoxm 4c Kach. Yours for Quick Benin 8111 Beckoners, I'm a Suit i that will suit any any fellow that can be sjited. f Only $4.58 Suit uargam rani, p 79C, 89C 1 L' V We. have placed on sale 300 HTS of Mon's Women's and Children's Shoes i he very best make in all styles and qualities it 79c, 89c, 98c, $1.19, $1.33, $1.87, $1.99. Headquarters at the Big Store of Vi t V-1 R. L. COE t. &