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POGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Published EvryThurday. ' Subscription Rates: One Yer, In rdvaoce, Mix Montln, Tbree Months, - (jingle Uomea, 11.26 M ..V .06 I- l. l . -. !,,.. ht nn Tilt V f 1W2, the subscription rat of the (oiama will be raised to ll.fiO per yw. Anywtao pava their subscription now get the ben utof the cheaper rule. Advertising Races Furnished on application at the office, or by mall. A. E. VOOKHIK3, PROl'H. & Mnor Entered at the post office at OranU Oregon, aa second-class mall matter. THURSDAY. JUNE 12, 1U02.- On-Ron won tlie liiKlii-Ht Jx-rocntiiKe of prizes at the Clmrlciiton eximidtion of any state in tlio Union. Ttiia in productive of a fccliiiR of a;ret satis faction but not aurjiriKo, for Oregon in alwaya a prize winner. Tlio Oregon exhibitors received 2.V) mi-dula and di plomas. Many of the farmers it is said, voted wrong on the liojj qnestion. The proposition read "For swine running at large yen no. " Home voted "yes" that the awino miglit run; others said "no" that the swine, might run, voting against the measure. The bogs, howhever, are not to be Imprisoned this year. This spring for the first time in ninny years, tlio report that "the fruit is all killed" lias not been in circula tion. Often spring frusta thin the fruit crop more or less, liut the fruit never was "all killed" in this country and probably never will be. For one season at least wo have had a relief from this perennial falsi' liood. The connty lilgli school projiosition carried by a good majority, though It is uoticeablethat some of the precincts gave majorities against it. l'rotmhly the question was Imicrfectly under stood as the county high school is more to the advantage of the out of towu people than those wlio live in town as it gives all the students of the county equal privileges in the high school, while heretofore, they have been required to pay tuition. It ia said that Governor (leer will probably call a B-clal session of the legislature in order to place statu olll. ccra on flat salaries. The nowlyjcloot ed legisltors do not look with entliu aiasm on this move as they wish, or aro supioscd to wish, to have the honor of this ooriitlon themselves. The people generally do not share this feeling of opiHwition. They want the salaries flat toned and the quicker the butter, and aro not particular who dooa it. They would Ik) glad to see itjdone as soon as )osslble, for prom ises in this matter have been many and results have been few. 1 I The foreign immigration this spring has been very largo and the most of the immigrants have been of II1IIIV uuiirniini'iv n-.,,, .., Hungarians, l'oles, Italians and jicople of llko nationality, while the iion-cn- tagn of Germans and Scandinavians has decreased. This problem of foreign immigration is one which de luaiids attention anil it is also one of wbich legislators stand in awe, as the foreign vote Is a potent political fac tor. Tho Chinese do not vote, there fore they can bo restricted without political peril. Other foreigners, who ofteu begin to meddle with the gov ernment Ix-foro they can understand the language, are allowed to come at will. As a matter of fact, the I'M ni'so are amoiing the least troublesome of the lower class of Immigrants. They attend strictly to their own business, do not try to meddle with the government and are quiet and peaceable. Only numerically arc they worse than other races. The lower class of Kunqnaiis are turbulent, riot ous and rcstlciis. They are trained to consider their own government with enmity and they bring that spirit with them when they come to this country. r Queer It seems queer that many buy poor Stockings when tlicy can get Black Cat Hose which surely will wear well, and cost no more than common kinds Sold at the RED STAR STORE. V. II IISAIV. COL. i Front street, oppo Depot, DRAPER AT CRESCENT CITY. When CoL T. Wain-Morgan Draper was in Crescent City some weeks ago, he promised us that be would return in a short time, and would then be prewired to let us know the require ments of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Co., should they build a road from Grants Pass to this place. As a fulfilment of that promise, Col. DnlT came over the mountains, by tirivute conveyance, arriving ai mm City on Tuesday forenoon. ri met at Gasquct by J. B. Endert, Hon. Thos. Duffy and Ie D. Windrem, -.I.,.-, flie Hoard of Trade, and 111(7111 l " Mr. Wetherton.an engineer in the em ploy of Mr. Draiierjaud associates. These gentlemen escorted the Colonel to town and s-nt the afternoon in showing him around the City and adjacent country. In the evening Col. Draper met the Conference Committee of the Board of Trade and discussed the railroad proposition thoroughly, explaining all doubtful points and all necessary imestions in regard to the survey, ter , i IT.. anlA ll.iil liic minais ami m . ... ..... . ..rneiM Urunt ulmtlt 20 HCft'S 1 ytllll JJM11 J Tfms " " of land upon whic h to locate their de- smelter, side tracks and other LELAND SITTINGS. We are having nice growing weath- CHAMBERLAIN STILL AHEAD. George E. Chamberlain still leads his republican opimncnt, W- ! Knr- uisb,' for Governor, although bis vole is shrinking. With olflclal returns from 21 coun ties and complete but unofficial figures from tho remaining nine. Chamber lain is 2M votes ahead of Furnish in the race for governor. There is still a jiroHjiect of Cham berlain's lead being wiped out, but this hcqst is entertained by few. As a rule the republicans say that while Chamls'rlain's lend may lie reduced materially, they do not believe Un changed made in the oflicial count can overcome the democratic majority and give the office to Furnish, the repub lican candidate. The latest comity to lie heard from is Wasco, which lias reduced Cham berlain's lead from SMI to 2.,lt. Counties still to lie heard from officially are Multnomah, Grant, Jack son, Iiake, Lane, Malheur, Morrow, Polk and Sherman. The vote In these districts Is known unofficially, but the figures on hand are subject to slight changes ns errors are discover ed. That thu unofficial figures differ materially from the official count has been shown during the nst few days by the slowly decreasing lead of Cluun-Is-rlain. pot, STRIKE IN BOHEMIA DISTICT. A rejMirt was sent in Sunday that a very rich strike has just been made on Helena No. 2H. The coinny has b"cu drifting for some time for the main lead to its No. 2 prnix-rty. The width of the vein is not known, but the crosscut shows three feet of sloid galena ore. There is a very heavy capping where they started the new drift and were obliged to run qui (em distance before they struck thu main lead. The tunnel is wide enough for two cars. The find is a very iinjxir tiiut one for the Helena tropic, as it shows they have a continuous lead for many thousand feet. just warm enough to Is- favorable for growing crots. The miners are busy cleaning up; gold dart is coming in at a lively rate. Busy times with wood cutters and haulers; the cars are taking wood away at a lively rate at the Kium-y Short Line. W lieiir- of a rich nmirt. strike at Hugo but v.e have not heard the lr ticulars. Some new quart, ledges an being discovered. We hear of one prom ising ledge that is hams-red by some of the neoiile who object to the tail ings running onto their ground. The telegraph otierator at this place is to have a night man. Business has so increased that one operator cannot do all the work. It is surprising how Leland is forging ahead, but it is the beginning of a new town as we see the future, for with quartz, mines on both sides of us and extensive placer mines also that will last for ages we are sure of a growing town. We have heavy blue gravel channels running Grave Creek that are from WX) to 600 yards wide and from W) to 100 feet deep that are rich from the anrfaee to bed-rock. We need, and I u ill i.uvn ii uiiii lter ill the near future, as wo have so many ledges that carry sulphurites. We hear of a failure "of the fruit crop in tin rth ; in this vicinity all kinds of fruit is in good erudition. All fruit will have to be thinned CONVICTS KILL THREE GUARDS. Two desperate prisoners, ..- 1 1 Tracer and David axerrm, sentences of 20 and soectively for assault necessary appurtenances and won in want rights of way through farms and other prinsTty in or near the City. A committee of five members of the Board were apxiutcd to negotiate for terminals and rights of way. Colonel Draper returned to Waldo u'.j ..,.,.;, t,nr will lie ill " I ... ,., ., I. ,..111 ll.o r-liv uiin iii about tWOg-KU, lul me in, - Ml' ST THIN FRUIT. The orehardists in this section are now making prcmratiniiH for thinning their fruit. At the very least esti mate, one-lialf of the fruit that is now on the trees will have to be removed, and in numerous cases two-thirds of it. Thinning work was Is gun on the Yellow Newtown apples. No frosts have liceii exis-rieneed yet, and the fruit is in fine condition. Peaches are very plentiful. A large amount of money will ls exi-uded on thinning the fruit In-fore the trees will lie st rung enough to licar the weight of the fruit. Warm Weather Is here, and so are our Lines of Summer Vnderwear For Ladies, Men, and Children ' in Natural, White, Black, Hrown, Pink and I'.lue colors. See Our Line of and Crescent weeks. The preliminary survey will be com menced immediately so that the right- of-way question may be settled in good season. Mr. Draper and his Conqiaiiy do got ask that the title to any land Is; de livered to them until they are ready to begin construct inn work. In view of the fact that we are bad ly in need of this road to develop our great resources, and the futher fact that a. smelter located here would in crease the commercial importunce of Crescent City, it is ardently hos-d that holders of real estate will lie reasonably liberal in disponing of rights of way and terminal grounds. It can he said, however, with much gratification, that no barriers of this nature are apprehended. C rescent City News. THE DRY DIGGINGS DAM. A big crew of men arc kept busy at work by the Golden Drift Mining Coinimny in puttting in the dam across Rogue River. ; The sawmill employed by the com pany, on their own grounds, has al ready cut over H."0, 000. feet of lum ber and tinils-rs, which is nearly enough for the construction of the dam. The mill saws from HO00 to 10, 000 feet daily. A crew of surveyors am surveying the route for another irrigating ditch down the west side of the Rogue. This ditch and the one alraedy sur veyed down the east side will reach all of the farms and orchards in this section of the Rogue River Valley, as well as all jmrts of Grants Pass. Two gasoline engines, with cable and drums, a derrick and wow have Ix-en installed to do the heavy work of car rying out and placing the large crib timbers. The cribs will be 100 feet wide on the lHittom and SO feet wide on tup. A llsh ladder will be put in to allow the passage of salmon This will be four feet high, eight feet wide and SO feet long. It will Is-as large as any fish ladder in t hi state and twice as large as the law re quires. The dam will Is- completed by the arrival of winter rains. Water will Is- flowing through the irrigating ditches in time for next season's crops. fruitgrower take the time to do It. What is not marketable can be used in other ways. 13 years re and robbery from Multnomah County, nuide a sen sational outbreak mud escaped from the penitentiary Monday morning, after killing three guards Frank Ferrell, a shop guard, and S. R. Jones and B. F. Tiffany, leucemau. The prisoners had just marched into the factory for work at 7 a. m. ,when Tracey suddenly apis-an-d armed with .rifle and shot guard Ferrell, kill ing him almost instanly. Ingram, a life prisoner attempted to take the rifle from Tracey when Merrill shot Ingram through the leg, shattering it. Tin, other urisoiiers were forced at the point of a pistol to take a ladder to the wall when the two armed men escaued. Getting outside they shot ,.rH .Tones dead at a distnace oi low yards. wounded. and followed the men, shooting at them, when they turned and killed him. The prisoners then escas-d in to the woods. A tiosse of 40 men is out after the nrisoners. and has them located iu the woods half-way between Salem and the Reflirm School. The men are des perate, and a battle is expected. The jsisse is li d by Sheriff F. W. Durbin, Sheriff-elect B. B. Colbath and officers from the prison. The prisoners are armed with two rifles and two revolvers, which are believ ed to have been thrown ill over the fence Snndav night, or by Iiienos among the excursionists. Ingram the wounded prisoner, was sent up rnred for Drl of the musical tlrciona and the programe for a rousing, old-time ...lut.rntinn will be conip'e'e. Harrv i serving STREET CAR'S WILD PLUNU,. I ... . . i.. nn.,i One hundred alio ten pi-opie i-.,um themselves fortunate to be alivo to day, as do also tho mottorman and conduductor of car No. -II, of the Mount Scott line. Laden with this unusual burden of jiassi-iigers, car 41 ran down the grade from Grand Ave nue to the end of the Mndiscn street bridge tracks the incoming Southern Pacific passen ger by onlv two seconds. The load on the street -car was too heavy for the tbrakes and motors, so that the vehicle ran wild on the down grade. The motormail and conductor worked the brakes at both ends of tho car and stood heroically at their posts while the car plunged down the grade and onto the tracks ahead of the ap proaching passenger. The cars leav- Guard Tifflany was shot and ing Lents Sunday evening are always it., ii.,d off the fence crowded, and Iso. -n lasi uigni I.. . ... particularly so. its motors are u..i strong enough to enable it to make schedule time with an ordinary party aboard. The cargo of Immunity that so narrowlv cscais-'d destruction hist night is estimated to have weighed 11,000 pounds. Oregi man. GKlNiEi). The dew-drop at this place is doing r()m Lin1 Comlty fr tilling hii 10 for summer. E. C. DTXON Shoes and Furnishingdoods a good business as a certain class of our lopulation thinks tin y must have cool drinks. The election passed off quietly wo are satisfied that if we had put up the right men on the republican ticket they would have been elected tollman, but as long as certain factions control the convent ions tlif eople will lie dissatisfied. If Furnish had been more of a Western Oregon man he would have carried the day as it was he was little known ill the western rt of tin- slate. Hut as the repub licans have got the state officers ill the main, the state will be run on repub lican principles. Our roads are in qujte good order as they have ls-eii well worked; sui-r- visor has done his duty ill the road making line. Our butcher is providing some fine beef, as the stock has access to good pasture in this vicinity. The Hotel Virtue is doing a good business. Archie Virtue is the pro prietor and he spares no ains to make his hotel a pleasant place for the guests. His boarders are always glad to return to bis table and to enjoy the salubrious air and cool, sparkling water that Iicland ossesses. G. Vi. Chimin was seen on our streets Jlnst week selling vegetables and strawberries. He has tine ber ries. Bob. brother in 1MI1. The wound is serious and the leg must be ampuated. TllONE IRAN HIS! At Ihe regular ineeiing oi il.e Medloid city council, ihie eeik, ihe uty gisninl leu yeais' franchise io the hmifet lele. phone Company. The company pun 0 s year license and luinithis the city with telephone coniniunii-ationi- belwem the c-ly electric pUnt and pmrp elalion nd t-iiy hall, and the city grains the company use of iis eiei tne light poles lor wiring purposes, ii'isin nuep.m to be a compromise in ihe suit now pen. ling between the cunpjny and Mi-llord. SOCIAL AT WINONA. The box d upper si Winoni last Tburs- I day evening, given by Ihe Union SuiuUr Schnol was a auccess, tonally and financially. Every one wa well pleapiii and bad a good time. Samuel Bennett vas a msseuger on Tuesday's south IhhukI overland, on his way to Colorado in search of health. WILDE K VII.LK ITEMS. The farmers are busy cutting their first crop of alfalfa and clover. Go to J. ('. K. Mcl'anns' for dry goeds and groceries. Born To Mr. and Mrs. lien. Bull, Sunday, June Stli, a daughter. Miss Elbe Vcrdin and Mrs. Mary Ilryau are visiting their father, J. Verdin. Died at his home near Applegate, Saturday June 7th Grandpa MeCalis ter. He was well known through the valley. The svinimthy of all is ex tended to the Is reaved wife anil child ren. Rev. Hixlgi rs preached at Murphy schiMil house , June Mil, at ' :'M. The Children s Day program at Wilderville was enjoyed by all. The children had their pines well learn ed. The progaui cont inued alsiut one hour and a half. After the forenoon program a box dinner vms served in the grove and at 'J o'clis-k there was s'akiug iu the church. .alioiii. Strsnskv steel ware at Cramer Urns. STATE FAIR FEATURES. W.H.Wehruiig, of Hillsboro, and M. D. Wisom, of Porland, president and secretary, rcsiK-ctively, of the Oregon State Fair Board, are iu Salem this week, on business connected with this year's fair. President Welirung mv inn Koeciul features of the 100- eTimsitinn will Is- the livestock de tainment and county exhibits, the present indications pointing to in creased comis-titioii and more credit able displays in both departments. The two escaped convicts entered Gervias late Tuesday night. Secur ing a buggy and team they drove out of Gervias but lost their way and were compelled to abandon the rig They have been traced to the saint wood choppers' camp wheih they visited Tuesday. A large kissi still hot after them. The officers an very positive that the escaped men an hiding iu the timls r about two mil from Gervias and are only waiting for the arrival of officers from Port land when they will be rushed. A re port from Aurora at 11 o'clock Tues day forenoon says the convicts jiasse through that place on wheels going toward Boons Ferry. 1 he very latest portrait nf Tolstoi and a very interesting one isj.nl lished iu the June magazine mi m In of tho Outlook. It was taken quite recently ill the Crimea, where Top stoi went to guiu strength after his severe illness. It was sent by a niein-Ix-r of the Tolstoi family to a friend in this country, and iu now printed for the first time. It was from the A HAPPY CHILD is one who grows, without in. terruption of health, from a baby up-except the inevitable diseases of children. And Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil has done more, in the rossing the Southern Pacific 2g years 0 its existence than without a stop, and missing any iioji-uutcu umcr tilings, to make such children.' It keeps them in uninterrupt ed health. .It is food that takes hold at once, whenever their usual food lets go. We'll und you Hull to tiy, II yon like. 6COT1- S liUWNE, 40, pearl Mreel, N Yotk. Tooth Brush Topics..... Sanitarily considered logically lead to the conclusion that SLOVER DKUG CO. keeps the best stoi.k of Tocth Btushes in the county. Our stock is selected with the utmost cate with an tyt single to the quality of the goods we offer. We have Tooth Brushes from 10c up. You buy the 10c kind on your own rt sponsibility. . From 25c up, we will guarantee the goods. The bristles in a good brush will not come out. A good brush will outlast half a dozen poor ones. i 3 MKIiKOKD COAl. WOKKIXli. Wuik is going steadily forward 011 the Southern Pacific; coal prospect, east 01 Medloid. Lust eek iln woikmnn spli ced on i'.Ol) fiet ol adttional eaiile. Hie quality of coal is nol yet of a guod mouth giaile lo foretell il it will pay lo mine it 111 an cxienpive sea'e. It is in xt d i h slate, ranaing i-hnkeia. and mnk'ng it unlit lor locomotives. lint Ihe fact that more ii.b'e has been uhled is evidence t hut Ihe prenuteiB intend making a iIiuioiikIi lest before giving up. It is claimed one i f the inleresled panes bought a va'naoie sei 01 inru -Hire, and ia lookin;;'aroiind w.th a view il inventing in Medloid pioper y. This louks ei.couraiiing, nioie eipuialy in he face of a rtp .rl that the niii.e was to be abandoned. Sloyer Drug ft, Prescriptions. Opposite Depot. Cri 1111 a that Tolstoi sent bis just pub lished letter to the Czar, urging him to elevate the jieasaiitry, give them rcprcscntnt ion, and grant a constitu tion. The sume number of the Out look contains striking ortraits of John Mitchell, the lalsir leader, and the late ISret Ilarte. JACKSONVILLE WILL CKLKIiKATK. Preparations are under way for an elaborate celebration of the Fourth of July at Jacksonville, to be given under the auspices of the file company of that town. A fund ol $700 lias already been rsist-d whiih w ill insure aeuccestful cel ebiation. Sume of the features of the pregrain have been outlined and include a liiiseliall game fur a purje of (100. Ileluuin's orchestiaof Aslilau 1 and the bisss limi'l of ('irmi'n I'm hv b -en Be- RAILKOAD FOR COOS HAY. It ia now very positively stated that a railroad will be built between Em pire City, on Coos Pay, and Uosc burg, and the construction will be be gun by Si ptemls-r 1 at the latest. This, it is said, will la' done even if the pra ject for a railroad between Salt Lake City and Coos Hav should fail. Chief engineer L. Ii. Kinney, of the j Great Central Railroad Company, is authority for this statement, and he says arrangements have already pro gressed far enough to make the Kru- pire-Kosebnrg Railroad a practical certainty. As the matter now stands the trans continental interests back of the Salt Lake-CooH Ray enterprise have first call 011 the railroad to Coos Pay un til August 1."). If those interests shall not deem it expedient to carry a trans continental line that way, they will then be out of it, and the local road will Is- built by capitalists interested iu the tinilKT of the Coos Hay section. It is not left indefinitely to the tim bcrmcu to get together and contribute money for the railroad. A large tract of the timber is now controlled by men working in harmony with the Kmpire Construction Comimny, the austetisible object of which is to build the Great Central Railway between Coos liny and Salt Luke City. If the larger railroad project shall languish, the construction coiniany will build the local road and develop the lumlier ing industry between Rosibuig and ( '00s Pay. I'.lue Print Paper by the yard or rol at the Courier otllce. DR. FENNER'S KIDNEY Backache CURE All diseases of Kidneys, Bladder. Urinary Organs. aehe.HeartDlsease.Qravel. Dropsy, 1 einaia irouuiea. Don't become discouraged. There li I Cure for you. It neetsMU-y write Ir. I entier lie lias su....t a life time rtirlnit Jnt uk casesusymirs. All cousuliutioii! Free. "For year I had backache, severe palm across kidneys and scalding urine. 1 could nut net out of bed without hill). Tlieuwot Dr. Fenuer'a Kidney and Backache l urere suirud 1110. O. WAliONER. K nobsvllle. Pa." Drinrelsts. SOr.. 1. Ask for Cook Hook-Fret S.VitiJSTANK&.rFJer!!a!S PORTLAND SWIMMIS-i IUTHS. The Portland free swimming liathi will be ready for use lune 15, according to Mr. Supple, at whose yatds Ihe four pontoons aie now receiving the finidiinj touches. Thene pontoons are einip'y flt boats, upon which the neceesary tir pi meter has been erected. Three of ihem areFtipp'ed with private hoxss, where tin wearing Bpparel of the buther niiv be placed while the owner is taking Jtp. Snap and towels will be provideJ at 1 nominal charge of 5 cents lor those wbo desire ihee extras. RUNAWAY AT ASHLAND A serious runaway accident oecurreil on Sunday morning to the stageon Ihe Anle laud -Klamath Falls route on Keein ; Creek Mountain, 14 ini'ei enstof Ashland j As the stage, driven by Robert liarretl, I was coining down the sleep mounts"! grade, the eingletne broke anJ the horses took flight and made a mil ulnnjs down the heavy grade. The driver was thrown 10 the ground, striking a li'irt bolder in the fall. lie was b.elly cut about tl 0 face anJ neck, and internally injured. He was taken lo Ashland lor surgical treatment and is in a eeriool condition. R.L.COE&C2 ..Big Clothing Sale.. Saturday, June 14, to Friday, July 4. our jzsits on your JiivcK txciuK the t(irmrnU art tno oniy period cx p o n e n 1 1 of Ihe Uilor'j They fit they wtar well - they art ill wool, and worth twice price paid. . , art. Ki'l NiKX li L Big Clothing &C2- Sae ... f Saturday, June 14. to Friday, July 4. 20 PER CENT OFF ON for MEN Wo have it most ooinplott' stock of olotli'mr In fact, wo Imvo too many poods on our counters. Tlu Soason lias boon larkv unl, luit wo aio tlotonniiml to rotlnoo our stock, even if we liuvo to sacrifu-o to tlo it. Our loss is Your Gain You will bo able to buy a pod, Stylish Suit for vory littlo monoy if you attoml "R. Ta. Coo & Co. Bie: Clothing Sale. We shall include in this salo all of our stock of Men's fine HIGH ART CLOTHIIsTG- one of the best line of Men's ready made suits manufactured in the United States. All new, styl'sh, up to date patterns and materials. You can not a!Tord to buy a Summer Suit, until you see the values going at R. L. Coe & Co. Big Clothing Sale. I1