Swipe VOL. XIX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1903. , No. 32. SB u. Bannard- Furniture and Housefurnishing Goods. It would surprise! you to see the extent and variety of the stock and the moderate1 prices at which they are sold. It would be an actual loss if you buy such goods without examining at the big store on north side of track, opposite the Western Hotel. Come and see. A. Will keep you cool All We have those I Hot Welch's Top Round and Overweight $3.50 hoes for $2.95 a pair. All now up to-date lasts in Blucher or Regular cut, Vici Kid, Box or Velours Calf Single or Heavy Solo. Have other shoes that sell at $1.15, 1.43, 1.95, 2.43 Welch's Clothing Store. IS THE PLACE TO SAVE MONEY. OPERA HOUSE HLOCK. , GRANTS PASS John M. Kuiuiiiell V. M. Hummel jUMMIXL & RUMMKI.L, ATTORNEYS Sixth and C Streets opp. Court House (iliASTS P,SS, - OltKOON. C. HOUGH, . ATTOKNK Y-AT-LAW, Piurtiees in all Nliteaml Federal Court Uttice over Firt National Bank. Ci Hants Tabs, - OnsooH. H. H. BARTON, WATCHMAKER ind JEWELER. Full rtment of Watches, desks, Sil verware and Jewelry. A tiissl Assortment of UriM-ek'ts and Heart Bangle, Clemen.' Drug Store. SWEETLAND & CO. FRESH and SALT MEATS. G' PllONI 21 N. E. McGREW, PIONEER TRUCK and DELIVERY Furniture and Piano Moving GRANTS PASS. OREGON. The papular barber ihop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Street Three chairs Hath room in connectfcn 7l PARKER S I J HAIR BALSAM J'-ic . u4 twr Mat 1 B '.WtL I Oi w -tJ2 to 11a ToriMu! C-,.-. g U. Bannard - Wea.th.er lOTiflNG Those Two Piece Summer Suits for Closing the warm days. The very choicest of colors'. wool fabrics and made to wear. $ S.00 suits sell at $6.00 9.00 7 00 10.00 " " " 8.00 BROAD RIM UP-TO-DATE $1.50 kind sell at $1.15 2.00 " " " 1.63 2.50 " " " 1.S5 Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. fAlU VP CAPITAL STOCK Transact a General Hanking business. Keceives deposits subject to check or on demand certificate. Our ettslonieis. are a-snred of courleom treatment and every consideration con aintent Kith sound banking principle. Eafety deposit boxes for rent. J. FRANK WATSON, 1're. R. A. BOOTH. Vice-Pre. L. I.. JKWKI.I.. ( a.bier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. CAPITAL STOCK, . . S50.UOO OO. Receive deposit snbjf-t to check or on certificate parable on demand. hrll aiiftit drafts on New York (an Francisco, and Portland. Telegraphic transfera aold on all point in the I'nited hUWs. Special AltenUon diven to Collection and general business of our ru-toiuers. Collection made throughout Southern Oregon, and on all accessible point. MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS J. B. PAD!OCK, Propb. I am prepsred tofurniih anything in the) line of Cemetery work in any kind of MABBLE or ORANITE. Nearly thirty years of experience In the Marble business asrrsnti my saying that I can fill your orders in the very beat manner. -Caofurniab work la Scotch, Swede or American (Jranite or any kind cf Maib. . J. li. PADDOCK, From Street, Next to Greene' Oaf.ahop. FRUIT AND SHADE TREES I am still in business and can furnish almost any kind of I'rult, Hhndo or INutlriM-Mii.nl lli-l(( plant Herry plnntai et". as cheap if not cheaper than any one else and will order anything that I do not have in stock. Will order from reliable nursery and not one who is in business here one year and some where else the next. Give your orders early. KLAMATH LAKE LAUNCHES New Bocus Recently Placed xnd Another In Preparation. Two gasoline launches which were built iu Portland for the Klamath Lake Navagation Company, arrived Mon day in charge of Captain S. V. Short and W. H. Woodbury. The small boat, Tale, was launched at Kono and made the trial trip np the river Mou day morning, arriving here at 11 o'clock, covering the distance of 24 mild in leas than three hours. The Ewauna was brought through by team and wax taken to Hie upper lake, where it was launched Wednesday. This boat will be used to take sound ings of upper ,Jake to determine whether they can ubi a propeller or will have to put iu a stern wheel on their big steamer. This boat will be built here and will be a two-decker, able to carry 200 passengers. The con tract for a 130 horse power boiler lino been let to the Portland Iron Works. If they put iu a stern wheel they will probably use two 60-horso power engines. Klamath Republican. Men at HATS. VJiJ OOO (). R. A. BOOTH. Pre. J. O. CAM I'UKI.I.. Vice Pres. II. I.. Ull.KKY, ( a-birr. Out Sa e.. See me at Slovers Drug Store. J. T. TAYLOR. Chants Pass, One A GREAT MINING STATE Such la Oregon and She la Bo coming" Grottier. J. IL Weber, a noted mining export who has just completed a tour of the mining fields of the United Statos and Canada, is now in Portland and doea not hesitate ' to say that millions 0 dollars of undeveloped mineral wealth lie within easy reach of this city. The. time is rapidly approaching, ho says, wheu outside capital will take the necessary steps to convert this rich hoard into coin, and he urges the people of Oregon to forestall such effort and keep the -wealth for themselves. -To the Telegram, Mr. Weber said: "After three and a half years tour in the United States and Canada, visiting tlio various milling cam and studying the, mineralogy and geology, one must bo prepared to judge, of conditions. "Last year I made a comple te tour of tho Mother Lodo iu California from Madera county ou the south to Tuolumuo, Calaveras, Amador, Eldo rado, Placer, Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Triuity and Siskiyou counties on the north, and theu to Ashland, Jackson ville, Gold Hill, Grants Pasa, Galice Creek, Merlin, Bohemia and Blue River iu Oregon. Last mouth I came again to Oregou to study this wonder ful belt of mineral. I find that iu California we have the older andesites, but that in Bohemia, Blao River, Elkhoru and Quurtvzlllo we And tint moro recent uudesitcs; such as are; at Cripplo Creek, Cola I understand prospectors aro opening up very good prospects at Mount Hood. I saw some of the ore, and it has the same characteristics as the ore in Bohemia, Blno Kiver and Quartzvlllu While looking over the map one cau readily see the trend of tho ore chutes. I be lieve this wonderful belt of low-grade ore extends for hundred of miles iu Uregou, and that somo day this state will awaken to the fact that millions upon millions of dollars' worth of minerals are. lying dormant at the very Kick; door of Portland. "Today I inquired who was the Oregon Statu Geologist, and I was informed you have none. Think of a state that is crowding hard many of the Western states in wool, hope and agriculture, and which bids fair to lead, being without a State Geologist ! "In an experience of very many years aud an examination of thous ands of mints and their formations, I am frank to say that this andesitie How, wit!, its dikes of basalt,' trachyte, phouolite and uieta rhyolite is the reKisitory of very great riches. "Thirteen years ago, when the mines of Cripplo Creek, Colo., were discovered, the mineralogist and geologist said that gold in paying quantities could not be found iu a basaltic region, but today Cripplo Creek is tho richest mining camp in the world, producing over 'it, 000, 000 annually. "I believe that Some of the great future gold lields of the world are to bo found along this licit in Oregon. Such fortunes as the great Ctunstook, in Nevada, made for Pair, O'Brien, Muekay, Flood anil others, will be made along this belt. "While visiting these camps I saw failuro after failure, because un scrupulous experts and promoters urged, after a few tons of free-milling ore were exposed, tho erection of a mill. While it is true there is some free milling ore 011 top, the base sul phides soon apiicar, and then the pros Kct is abandoned, and the stockhold ers aro nut, aad uuolher failure is re corded ugaiiiNt a district, whereas, had a scientific metallurgist liecn consulted who would have recom mended either smelting or chlorlni tion, today these prospects would have been dovcloisd into dividend paying mines. "Over seven-tenths nf the ore I saw was concentrating. These concen trates can lie treated w ith ehlorina tiou right at the mine, as chlnriua tion plant to treat eight or ten tons of ore can b" erected at the mine for flO.OdO to f 12,000. Tho cost of treat ing will not exceed $7 is r ton. On I ho Mother Lode iu California, where wood und water are honght, concen trating Is being carried on for less than 7 per toil. Oregou having plenty of wiod und water, especially along this K it, surely can do it as cheaply. At Colnrano City, Colo., chlorination is successful for less than ." i r ton. "When Oregon shall bo laced and interlaced with railway a Colorado is, thheSR concentrates will be ship s d to smelters. Portland being a common center is the place when. large smelters should be en cterl ; for here the flukes are near, the coke cheap, aud a smelter mnst succeed. Ill some districts the ore has xlne, silver, gold, copper, lead and iron, arsenic and antimony. None of these are detrimental to chlorination, but are to eyaniding. "While ro'porting to a London banker the other day, I estimated if the ore went "i per tou iu gold, silver und copper, a dividend profit can he made, as these three metals ail be saved by chlorination. I know whe-e there are hundreds of thousand of tons of ore that will go over V' licr ton. "Sooner or later, the eastern cap italist will come to Oregon, ami these remarkable desit of low-grade ores will attract their attention, and a if by magic cities, such a are seen iu Colorado, Utah and California, will prlng up, and then Oregou will awaken when the spoils a for t!f eastern pe.iple. Tlnne andesitie re gions beiug precipitous, are ideal places to inn tunnels, and most of the canyons have plenty of water, aud the mountain sides are covered with wood. The veins as a rule are largo, and the trachyte and phouolite ofttimes contain auriferous pyrite in paying quantities, so that with these reins and dikes, both iu pay, one cau seo at a glance that tho ore need not be high grndo to make a tremendous paying proposition. 'Very rich pockets likewise form. I saw somo ore that. Dr. Chance took out years ago, that is very rich. These rich pockets will help swell the dividends. "The ore being a sulphide, not free milling, large capital will be required to erect plants. Sulphide ore being more permanent, and tho ore chutes large, capital will amalgamate and push development and block o ut large reserves, then build thoir pluuts, thus making surety for the iuvestor, and a gain for tho state. " SALES OF OREGON LAND The Past Year Wtxa tho Liveliest on Record. The state of Oregon witnessed the greatest activity iu its history in the settlement aud sale of its public lands for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1!K)3. The year broke all records, both as to the number of entries, the amount of lauds disposed of, and the cash receipts from sales, combined with fees aud commissions collected at local land 0 dices. Puring the year just euded there were iu all IS, 744 entries made in Ore gon, embracing a total area of 1,844,- tt'JH acres of land. Tho enormous ag gregate of fuuds derived from sales, fees und commissions was i, O.V1, 3JiO, nearly four times the amount collected in 11)03. Tho unprecedented gains aro appar ent when these figures are comjiarcd witli those of 1U02, wheu there were but 11, 7!) J entries in Oregon, covering 1,207,01)9 acres of land In that year sales, fees and commissions amounted to .V.I8,2H1. These returns mean that the statu of Oregon last year con tributed in the neighlKirhood of 000,000 to the reclamation fund, or twice ns much as the state contributed iu the two years preceding, wheu it turned in more than $',100,000. Tho reclamation fund gets all cash receipts, with the exception of mono) for expeuses of tho laud service, and tho 5 per cent diverted to educational purposes. Although figures, so far as avail- ublHrMtn-not elussify the entries made iu Oregou, the fact thut over 18,000 new entries are reported is tho best evidence that Oregon is attracting settlers in no small numbers, and homo-builders and cili.ons of the de sirable class are seeking out the statu where they can establish homes under the most fuvorahlo circumstances. There is a guarantee that the new set tlers aro desirable citizens from the very fact that all entries, particularly those of the first half of the year, were most carefully examined to de termine whether the entrymeii were acting in good faith and in their own interests, rather than ill the, interests of others. WILL SHOW AT MEDFORD Rinullngs' Circus Will Be There on Saturday. ( Intense interest lias been aroused iu this community by the announcement that Hingling Brothers' immense cir cus is to exhibit in Medford, Satur day, August 211th. Several big excur sions will go from this vicinity and lis ill jienjile will bo well represented at the big show. Those who go from here should make every effort to ar rive iu time to sou the mnguillcent new free street parade, which is given iu the morning preceding the owning performance. Three miles of parade glories are divided into -10 sections, and each section is a show in itself a parade such as the world has never seen before. In this wonderful dis play are shown 108 beautiful dens, lairs and cages of rare annuals, a herd of 40 big and little elephants, Mi borws, nod over 10S) js-ople. One section of the procession is devoted to magnificent and costly floats represent ing Germany, Russia, England, I'rance, India, Persia, Scotland, the I'uiteil Slates and other o entries. The performance that follows, and which includes the superb spectacu lar production of Jerusalem and and the Crusades, is the most magnificent display of an nic wonders ever pre sented by the amusement enterprise iu America. The menagerie is filled to overflowing with rare boast snd birdH, including the only baby ele phant bred and successfully raised in tho United States, the only rhinoccr OQs in captivity and the last living pair of giraffes A Woman Killer J. A. J. Montgomey, Puxico, Wayne Co., Mo., writes "I have little tw in girls, wlio have K en bothered with worms all their lives. I have tried everything to relieve them which failed until I used Whltt'a Cream Vermifuge; the first two iliw-t brought four worms from one of them, the next two doses, twelve, one of (hem measuring twelve inches; the other child was only relieved of foul worms. It is most excellent modi cine. " White's Cream Vermifuge is good for children. J not only de stroys worms, it hcljis the child to perfect growth, wards off sicklies. 2.jc at Slover's Drug Store. Blue Priut Paper by the yard or roll at the Courier oflloe. THE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT Report ol the Cre.nd Meeting in Se.n Frevnclaco. Tho 37th National Encampment of the G. A. R. at San Francisco came to a close Friday. General John O. Black was the unanimous choice for Commander-in-Chief to succeed Stewart. The report of Stewart, the retiring commander, was enthusiastically re ceived. It showed that during tho year there were gains iu membership of 8183; reinstated, 13,o73; loss by death, V35S, leaving the membership at 250,000. Iu accordance with the recommen dation of the commander-iu-chief, the encampment voted to authorize the pension cotnniittoe to prepare a bill to give all soldiers past 03 a pen sion of $12 per month. A touching incident at the close of the comiuandor's report was the pre sentation of a handsome jeweled badge of tho order to Oeuenii John O. Black. Tho tribute camo from all of tho entiro Grand Army. The National officials of the Woman's Relief Corps wero presented Thursday aud oceived with cordial greeting; also a representation nf army nurses, Mrs. Elunor C. llansoni, Los Angeles, Cul., who is 88 years old; Mrs Eliuihcth Tarple, Aurora, III, aged 74, uud Rebecca E. Frick, of Philadelphia, Ph., who is 80. General Nelson A. Miles visited the encampment and was received with great cheering. The General respond ed by a happy speech. General Miles was moved to tears by a reception tendered him by the Spanish War veterans. It was a re ception and welcome marked by un bounded enthusiasm. The other new ollleers selected are: Senior Vico-Commandor Colonel C. Mason Keeue, of California. Junior Vice-Comniander Col. Harry O. Kessler, of Montana. Surieoii-in-ehief George A. Har mon, of Ohio. Chaphiiu-iu-Chlef-Wlnlleld Scott, of Arizona. Boston was chosen as the place for the next encampment. Following its selection General Miles was called to the stand and made a brief address iu the course of which ho said : "This is oue of tho most enjoyable events of my life. There i no com pany more dear tu me than that of the brave men who served this nation. It is an inspiration to the people of this country to see their heroes moving from every quarter of this country to this grand re-union, and it lias K'eu an inspiration, a revelation anil aeon solution to you to realize thut this ii our country, saved by your valor, for titude and sacrifice. ftcver was a war so doserntcly fought, never was a war fought with such sacrifice, and never a war ended so gloriously When peace cunie, when the two eon tending arm ins had ' fought it out for tho principles they believed to be right, the hands of bravo men were iasH'd and they were brothers again and liuiiccforth und -forever will be ono nation from the Lukes to the gulf." " JOSEPHINE COUNTY HOPS This Season's Yield Good Qimllly Excellent. ind Hop picking id the Josephine county yards will Kgiu next week. Some of tie '--I'di will commence picking 011 , li i: otlni.i will shirt in at the middle 01 ,he lust of the week. At the present time the pickers are flocking lo the yards iu small armies, camps are being arranged and prepara tions made for the toil and the gaiety of the hop picking time. The acreage of hops in Josephine county this year is probably about UK) acres. About a down growers have about 300 acres In the aggregate, in tracts ranging from in to M) acres. The remainder is in smaller tracts of a few ocros each. There are two principal districts in which the Josephine county hops am grown; the Rogue river bottom lauds below Grants Pass, near the mouth of the Applogiitc, uud the Applogato valley ill the vicinity of Provolt. The heaviest grower is John P. Hnn.iu, who has a tract of oO acres III hops. Tho IJmiiim; yard has 27 acre and the loAnnolid yard about 2."i. Mrs. M. Kan.au has 2"i acres ; II. L. Itohiuson, 18; W. T. S. Pattern, I.",; and U K Jennings, l.'i. These are tho principle growers of the Rogue river district. Ill the Applcgatc district, tlie Sou seii yard has 27 acres; J. A. Rehkopf, 2.";J. W. York, 18; the Finlcy yard, 17 and the Baldwin yard, HI. Grower estimate that the yield will Is- In the main a little lighter than last year. Some of the yards show an increase, while others show a falling off. But in all case the yield is far iu advance of all exjs-cta-tions earlier in the season. The spring and summer has been excep tionally dry, but this condition stems to have affected the yield bul little. As to quality," the hops are excellent at:d the picking will be much cleaner than the average. The vines, w hile thev carry a gratifying quantity of hops, have only a ajursn growth of leaves. The hops are free from lice and a very excellent crop for this see tiou is assured. The Oregon Fiio Association of Me Miunviile insures "li" clas or brick tractures. in which genera! merchan dise, bank, drug store, public hall, etc., are run at just one half the ex Mie of stock loiiiisuiie. The Me Miiiuville Co. y their losses promptly- Thomas B A R Gil II S Refrigerators at Cost Ice Cream Camp NEW GOODS Thin Whito Dinner Waro Ewcra and Basins New Glass waro, Jollies, etc. More New Furniture, Book Cased, Iron Beds. Furniture hoc Curtains Mattissses Cots Linoleums Matting Mirror - EXCURSION TRAIN WRECK Terrible Railroad Accident Nesvr Chfh&lia, Wash. At 10:45 Sunday forenoon the Elks' oxcursion train was wrecked two miles below Chohulis, Wash., at the foot of a heavy grudo. Tho blowing up of tho engine caused tho. wreck. I'hn train was running at a high rato of speed. The engine, , tender and flvo cars wont Into the ditch. Two of tho front couches plunged down an embankment 60 feet high. Fully 400 jioople, mostly from Port land, were on tho train. At present two are dead and fully 23 are injured. At least four of these will dio. l'iioniuii Ijoo Doskey and Kngineer Will Green aro both alive but badly hurt. Charles Farleinan, a fruit dealer of 2,"i3 Yamhill street, Portland, Is dead. A tramp, who was stealing a ride, was killed instantly. Uis skull was crushed. A man was sent to Clio balls to summon aid. He arrived exhausted, having run all the way. Atniico a large relief corps went down from Chchalis und joined tho elfort to rescue tho injured from tho wreck ed couches A flatcar was sent down from Cliehalis and the injured looked after. All physicians in Cliehalis and Oenlraliii were summoned and at ouco went to work to dress the wounds of the injured. Another passenger train was sent to th 3 scene of the wreck uud brought ill the passengers who escaped injury. Alfalfa on applegate Firs) Grower Wev David Hop kins in the 50's. The only threshing machine on Applegate, and which is owned joint ly by Jns. O'Brien, Miles Cuutrall, Prim John, Walter and Hermann OfToiibachcr, farmers who havo the machine to thresh their own grain and for threshing for their neighbors, will be put in operation the last of this week. Them is only about one fourth the acreage that thero was formerly grown in that valley, the farmers now having the greater part of their land to alfalfa. To thu Ap plegiiln valley belongs the distinction of having tho first alfalfa field ever grown in Oregon. It. was In !S.'i8or I st:,u that David Hopkins, then an Ap plegate rancher who died some yeart ago 111 Jacksonville, got somo alfalfa seed, probably from California, and sowed a small patch. This new grass grow so well and yield) d such large crop that it became the chief forage plant of Southern Oregon, but not for several years after its introduction, for farmers at first were distrustful as to its value as a hay crop. But with in ten years after its introduction it bud become the chief hay crop of the llogue river valley, before the fanners having relied upon grain' buy. With the introduction of irrigallou In re- ent years the Applegate valley has become famed for its alfalfa meadow which are among thu finest in South ern Oregon, its farmer finding it a more profitable crop than grain and they have dropjd tho latter until there Is hardly enough grown in the valley for homo consumption Senti nel. Suicide Prevented, Thu startling aniiouii.-emcut that a preventative of suicide had been dis covered will iuterest many. A ruu down ays em or desjsjudency iuvari tbly precede suicide aud something hu been found that will prevent that condition which makes suicide likely. At the first thought of self destruction take Kleetrlo Bitters. It Is-ing a great tonic and nervine will itrcugthcii the nerves and build up the system. It's also a great Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator. Only Vie. Satisfaction guaranteed by National Drug store aud Urunts Pass Pharmacy. Till? IIOUSEFURNISIIER Freezers at Cost Stoves at Cost. THIS WEEK. Picture Mouldings Uranlteware , Tmwar Olasawar Lamps Cutlery Woodenwara THE VERDICT IS SET ASIDE Birdie McCarthy Doe Not Gel the $22,000. Judgo Bellinger, in the United States District Court at Portland, Tues day morning, knocked oat the vordlot for $23, 500 awarded by the jury re cently iu the famous McCarty-Hery. ford breach-of-promiso suit, and in tho course of .his opinion, nsed the following language : "My conclusion ii that this verdict Is so grossly excessive as to imply that tho jury acted nnder the In flueuce of passion or 'prejudice, and that It should bo sot aside. The motion to sot aside the verdict and for a now trial is allowed." Continuing, the decision sets forth that tho award at the Jury in the Mo Carty-Horyford case, together with the mortgago of 20,000 against the estate, would probably be sufflclont to wipe out the defendant's fortune, considering the nature of hi property and the results gouerally attending the sale of possessions by legal pro cess. Tho decision assume the position thut it would have been to the brat intor-'Hts of Miss Birdia N..McCarthy, ami all concerned, If she had taken the advuntugo of the second offer of uiarriugo made by Heryford, after he had been served with copy of ber complaint In the action 'against him for damages. This second proposi tion, the oourt holds, was as good a thu original offer, and that she would have been better off to have accepted it, rather than continue the suit, FELL AND BROKE HIS ARM Little Lavon Colvlg Meet With Accident Friday. Ijivone, tho young son of Mr. aud Mrs. Elmer Colvig, who live at Dry Diggings, was the victim of an unfor tunate accident on FriJay. The young man was indulging hi climb ing proHnities aud got quite a hard full, breakiug Itis arm. Mr. Colvlg brought him to town aud the fractured limb was set. Tho lujured member is recovering as rapidly as could be expected. Not Over Wise. There is an old allegorical picture of a girl scared at a grass-hopper, hut in tho act of heedlessly treading on a snako. This is paralleled by tho man who stands a large sum of money building a cyclone cellar, but neglects to provide his family with i bottlo of Chamberlain's Colia," Cholera and Dinrrhoea Remedy as i safeguard against bowel complaints, whose victims outnumber those of the cyclone a hundred to oue. This remedy is everywhere recognized a Uio most prompt and rolUblo medicine in use for these disoases. For sale by all druggists. POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE BARGAINS THE OLD RELIABLE