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r- Sitaef VOL. XIX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1903. No. 25 BIG DEAL IN REAL ESTATE J. L DICKENSON MISSING Well-Known Pioneer of Dougl&s County. HONOR OREGON GOVERNOR GOOD SHOWING IS MADE OLDEST LIVING OBJECTS ALLOTMENTS ARE HELD Big Values Willl&m Bvbeo Sells Large Tract In J&cksorv County. Wi Chamberlain Family in Reunion Elects Him Vice President. Oregon ia Ltxrgest Contributor to Portland Man Sava Art tho Juni per Trees of Oregon. Pending Status of Swamp Lands on Reservation. in Irrigation Fund. 4 The William Bybee tract of land, comprising nearly four and a half thousand acres, in Jack sou county, changed hand) last week. The Jackson County Improvement Com pany purchased 1743 acres of the land, which is that part of it known as the "Bbyee desert." The price, paid for this wag $3 per acre. The remainder of the tract, which includes the Ante lope ranch'of 1500 acres and the Rogue river ranch of 1100 acres was sold to Frank Bybee, together with about 700 head of goals 200 head of cattle and 20 horses. Mr. Bybee is now offering .100 head of the goats for sale. The deal took place at Ashland, and was the closing up of a deal which has been pending for several mouths, and by the transfer of t lie property a mortgago of 120,000, held by Vinton Brown, of Ashland, was paid. Photo Supplies at See. the Courier of- J as. L. Dickenson, a well-known pioneer of Douglas county, has been missing from the nead of Grave creek, Jackson comity, since the 27th of April when he was last seen alive by his partner Henry Zimmerman. Search has been made for the missing man without avail. A peculiar thing in connection with Dickenson's disap pearance is that it occurred in a place just over the ridge from the Douglas county lino not far from where Har mon Snyder disappeared 011 the 10th of last June and only a few miles from Coffee creek, where old man Kirk, of Perdue, disappeared nearly two years ago. Mr. Dickensou is 58 years of age, medium height and weighed about 105 pounds. J. J. Pankey, who was charged with violating tlio fish and game law, and who was found guilty in the justice court in Jackson county and appealed the case to the circuit court, was acquitted by jury last Thurs day at Jacksonville. At the sixth annual reunion of the Chamberlain Association of America, which is made up of representatives from 29 different states and many foreign countries, held at Boston last Friday, Governor George E. Cham ber la;u, of Portland, Or., was chosen vice-president. General Joshua L. Chamber lan, L. L. D., of Brnnswck, Me,, who organized the associaticn, as re-elected presidetit. After the business meeting and speeches were, concluded, tho entire gathering went to Portland, Me., as the guests of General Chamberlain. DEVOURED BY WORMS. Children often cry, not from pain but from hunger, although fed abund antly. The entire trouble arises from inanition, their food is not as similnted, hut devoured by worms. A few doses of White's Vermifuge will cause them to cease crying and begin to thrivo at once, very much to the surprise and joy of the mother. 25o at Slover Drug Co. Hot 4T Ti - We&ther .0TIING Those Two Piece Summer Suits for Men at ...Welch's Closing Out Sale.. Will keep you cool the warm days. Tho very choicest of colors. All wool fabrics and made to wear. $ S.00 suits sell at $G.OO 9.00 " " " 7 00 10.00 " " " 8.00 We have those BROAD RLU UP-TO-DATE HATS. sell at $1.50 2.00 2.50 kind $1.15 1.65 1.85 Top Round and Overweight $3.50 Shoes for $2.95 a pair. All now up to-datc lasts in Blucher or Regular cut, Vici Kid, Box or Veloui C alf, Single or Heavy Sole. Have other shoes that sell at $1.15, 1.45, 1.05, 2.45 Welch's Clothing Store. IS Till- PLACE TO SAVE MONEY. OPERA HOUSE BLOCK. GRANTS PASS jREDK. D. STRICKER, M. D. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Masonic Temple, Room 9, Office hours: It to 12 A. M. 2 to 4 P. M. John M. Kuuimell JUMMT.LL Grants Pass, Okkc.on. V. M. Itiirnmel RUMMELL & ATTORNEYS Sixth and C Streets opp. Court House (iBANTS PASS, - OKKUON. A C. HOUGH, ATTORSKY-AT-LAW, (actices in all Stale and Federal Courts Office over First National bank. liaAjrrs Pass, Oasuo. II. II. BARTON, WATCHMAKER sad JEWELER. full MwrtuiCTt of Walche, Clocks, Sil verware nd Jewelry. A til Assortment of llrfc-rleU nd Heart Bangles, Olemsnt' Oruf Store. SWEETLAND & CO. . FRESH and SALT MEATS. cr-e ,'nom 21 X. E. McfiREW, PIONEER TRUCK, and DELIVERY Furniture tnd Piano Moving- GRANTS PASS. 0REC0N. Tkt popular barber shop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Street Three chairs Bath room in connection Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. I'AIU IT CAPITA!, STOCK 2.1.000.00. TraucU a General Hanking business. Itereivea deposits subject to check or on demand certificates. Our ruKUimeis are a.ired of courteous treatment slid every consideration eon sistent Hilh sound (tanking principles. LaTely deposit boxe for rent. J. FRANK WATSON. 1'res. K. A. llOOTII. Vice-Pres. I.. I.. JKWKI.I., ( a.hier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON CAPITAL STOCK, - 930,000 OO. Heceive depoit.i subject to clin k or on certificate naval. le on demand, hell, siitlit drafts 011 hew York ran Francisco, ami Portland. Telegraph! transfer! sold on all points in the t'nited Mates. S"ial Attention given lo Collections arid general business of our custotiie Collections male throughout .Southern Oregon, and on all ac ei!!le points. K. A. HOOT II. Pres. J. (J. I'aMPIIKI.I.. Vice Pns U. 1.. (ill.KKY. I a-lu.r. The General Laud office has made imblio a statomeut showing the approximate amonuts contributed to tne reclamation fund by various western states during the past fiscal year. These figures, whilo not ex- act, are within a tew dollars of the proper amounts and much closer than rough estimates made several weeks go, which were based on the proportions of past seasons. As pro- viouly explained; Oregon is the largest contributor, having paid In 1,884,730 last year, which makes its total coutributlou for the past three years 2, 7U5, BUI). This latter amount is f&'iOiOOO in excess of what any other state has so far contributed, Ncrth Dakota being second, and Washing ton third. Lust year Washington con tributed f 1.000,880, bringing its total fund up to tl,804,0VJ. Idaho has to its credit hi the fund 91, 14S),G0T. of which (it2,2IS was added Inst year. Under tho policy adopted by the Interior Department following out the provisions of the Irrigation law, fil per cent of tho contribution of each stalo is to be cxiicudcd within that statn in the next 10 years and 40 per cent goci- Into tho general fund, this fund, of course, to ho utilized in Arizona, Nevada and other stales aud territories badly in need of irriga tion, but which themselves contribute little toward the great object. Tho total Irriugtiou hind, as now com puted, is $HI,il'.ii,K.Vi, or more, thnn f I, 000,000 in excess of the pevious es timates of the Land Ollice. Moro than half this amount wits con tributed last vear. W. P. Keady, of Portland, states It as his first opinion, based upon scien tific data, that the juniper trees of . maud from Oregon, are the oldest living objects upon the earth. Speaking of the cus tomary means employed to tell the age of a tree, Mr. Keady said : "If the conceutrate rings correctly indicate, the successive auuual growth of trees, aud I believe this to be au estahlshed scientific fact, then the juuipor is the oldest living obect npon tho earth. Its annual rings are almost as compact as the leaves of a book; the assistance of a niagniyiug glass is necessary to count them cor rectly. " lu speaking of one particular speci men of Uiis tree, the gentleman men tions its size, location and appear ance, and eud's with this startling ex pression regarding its ago : "This tree must be at least 10,000 years old, judging by the conceutric riugs of lesser trees of the same variety. Tho greatest ago accorded the gigantic redwood of California is 40 centuries old. Ill a growth of these tlio juniper would be a veritable patiiarch, surrouuded by lusty youth." OHOUP Usually begins with the symptoms of a common cold; there is chilliness, sneezing, sofo throat, hot skin, quick pulse, hoarseness and Impeded respira tion. Give, frequent small doses of Ballard's Horehonnd Syrup, (the ! child will cry for it) and a'jtlie first sign 01 a croupy rougn, apply ire qnently Hal lard's Snow Liniment ex ternally to the throat. 60c lit Slover Drug Co. In reply to a letter of Senator Mitchell iuwhic.Ii ho incloses a i!e- J. W. Hamakcr, of Klumnth Falls, for the immediate completion of the allotment of lauds to the Indians en the Klamath reser vation, Indian Commissioner Jones states that there are somo 340 allot ments already made which are held up, pending a determination by the Interior Department as to whether swamp lauds in tlio Klamath reserva tion are subject to Indian allotment, or accrue to the state under the swamp law act. Tha lotments on which patents have not yet been issued are those made under a recent act of congress authorizing allotments to Indian children who did not receive land under tlio original apportionment. Tlio Interior dcimrtmcnt has uot yet determined whether the claim of tho state is superior to the titlo of the Indians. If the lands are held to lie tlio property of tho state, new allot ments will bo necessary. If the right of tho stato 1b held to lie secondary to the Indians, tho alloted lands will bo patented and tho state will receive tho remainder. Tho slate has laid claim to 1)2,878 acres under the swamp land act. It is part of this tract that is in dispute. New Ilockcrs Now Iron Hods New Couches New Dininp: Chairs New Dressers Now Mattings Carpets Wall Papers W. F. Woodeu and family left early this (Monday) mori.ing for their new home at Portland, by private convry aure. They will travel leisurely and expect to reach the metropolis before tho end of the week. Ashland Tidings. t S 'he Awful Slaughter by the Turkish Troops Paralled in Grants Pass by the Cut in prices; at the Grants Pass Pharmacy I have just purchased the entire stock of Dr. Krcmcr in his new north side store. Having already bought largely for Tall and Winter trade I have decided to slaughter the entire stock of ::::::::: : STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, TOILET ARTICLES, RU1JHI-R GOODS, PLRlllMI'RY, TOYS, DOLLS, etc., etc. We cite a tew Sample tiarninn LVrfumetl Toilet Soap, regular 10c value, Twotonc Linen Stationery, 50c value Hand Mirrors, regular 7iic value .... Al Urintlo Hair Urush, OOe value .... Cameras from 50c upward. ALL DOLLS AND TOYS 15KLOW I! cukes for 2." cents li.i cents 10 cents cents COST sd t Sale will bein Saturday morning, September 19th Rotermund Grants Pass Pharmacy Masonic Temple Gorncr ELKS BLAME RAILROAD CO. Jury List. F U R N I T U R E Little Prices Another Big Lot of Now Crockery in prices to please the most eco nomical. Window Shades Mirrors Closing out Rofrigera tors. You ean make money at our prices. Immcnso new line Stoves and Ranges HOUSE FURNISHINGS Iiook for tlio new sign, this is how it looks. ,.Ve'ie headquarters for things for the house... Thomas ...the... iiousefurnisiier IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE" List ol Oieuorvian'a Now In the Philippine. MINES NEED ADVERTISING Oregon Cl&aaad eva Camp ol Cal ifornia by YaU. Northern P&cific Cenauretl for Accident to Excursion Train. MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS J. n. PADIlKJK, I'noi a. i am preiicred tofurniab anything in thr line of (VmeU-rjr rk in any kind of MARBLE or ORANITE. Nearly thirty jruar of eiprienoa In the Marble bmmm aarranta my iTii'tf that 1 can fill your orderi in the very beet manner. Canfurniah work in BcuUh, Swede or American (iranite or any kind if Maible. J. IJ. PADDOCK, Front SlrMi, Nest to (Imnii'i Oemhop. FRUIT AND SHADE TREES I am still in business and can furnish almost any kind of I'rull, KIiikIc or Nut trvt-a mill IIcl' plants. 1 lorry IiiIm (:. 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. See me at Slovers Drug Store. J. T. TAYLOR. Chants Pass, Okc Thf cciinniKti )) of uim aiiinti d f rem thn Klka of l'orthind to inviNtigalx tlio cuomt of thr wruk of tin; KIk' cirorriion train r.n thi! Nortern l'ariflr, near Chi halin, Auuniit 2'l, uhmitti d it n nt hut wi i k. The n p"rt Maya Unit the en uini' 1 1 i ti K "in 1 ii ui"ii train wait not a lirt clan pukI")1; that thu en inier and tin man wi re bulb extra nu n, ucitli'T of them ever before hav ing run tin.' engine, and that tlie c;iuno of the accident vcu lovr water in Hit boiler. The official in charge of the Northern Pacific Railroad the d.iy of tlio diwinter arc neverally con- d'-mm-d. Tho rert clowe by expremina , "regret that Ilrocher A. 1). Charlton, I iiosintant gemral jwimenger agr'utofj the Northern Pwific lUilroad, wa uot in lhft rity the day of the acci dent. Wo are convinced Unit, had he been In Portland or anywhere oon the main luifl of the road, condition! after the aeciih nt would hare been different ami maid euffiring and anguish of mind laved to all con eerued. " All the I'ollwing U tho lint of jurorn drnvtn for tho Ki oteinher, llgni, term of cir cuit court : A I) CuHtur, Murphy, Oregon. JaD OMwald, Ifollaud, Oregn. It A N Iteymer, Oianta Pami, On: M F Crooks, Dryden, tlregn. J T Hurl ley, William, Oregon. (Jeo McKimineuM, (JrnntH l'a. Ore. Clarence MeaMiigcr, Kuhli, Ore. (i M Savage, Uraut I'lttK, Oregi u. If J I'.iv linr, (irant I'iiim, Oregon. II A Cor 1 1 m, Grant Pan, Oregon. Wrn Heflllng, Merlin, Oregon. K Krii knonn, Wlhlerville, On iron. Jow-ph Fetner, Grant Pan, Ore. M M Humn.age, Grant Pan Ore. K. M ItobcrtMm. Wihlcrvill. Ore. JoKeph Vi'olke, Grant Pa, Oie. J M Iloolli, Grant Pa, Ore. J II Ahlf, Grant Pu, Ore. J W Kiikk. I1. Murphy, Ore. W U York, Kuhll. Oro. Kdward Light, Graw, Jre. Geo Hinipkin, Merlin, Ore. J K White, Kerby. Ore. P P Payne, Kerl.y, (Jre. A. C Kp rly, Waldo, Ore. Wilbur William, Grant Pa.Ore. Kobt Iiunlap, (iraut Pa, Ore. Pat Flauugan, (irant Pai, Ore. J Kkeetera, AlthoDw.Ore. J J lirown, Wlldervilln.Ore. II. A Undnay. Wildervllle, Ore. ASHLAND'S PEACH CROP Larger Thi Vear Than pa. ted. Anllci- lalet Cramer Broa. gum aud rifle at A aplendid line of Koyal Charter Oak Rangee at Cor on '1. A the Anhland fruit hi iikoii riai hen it meridian, it ia bcco-iiing at parent '!.,.( II.,. iu.u..l. ...111 1... 1 1.-...V ..... ,.-(,, 1,'T l.lll'l than anticlled in the minniii r, .if tlm Tiding. The .Muir, 'which lire now nearly all gathered, oierran early eHtiuiate, anil the output aiuount'-d very clom-ly lo u half croi. On Monday 1,000 bote were hlp'd to Portland the price ohtaiued l-ing from M to 65 cent r box, which were a falling off from thomi rccciw-d earlier. Tlm couditioii of the Port laud market, and not the iuahty oi the fruit, fm the canoe of thi Iump ill price. Iit Thursday three cur load and 2,000 Ih.xi by teauier of California Salway were received in that city, which glutted the market for the time being. Tint entire output of Kurly Craw ford were Mild at from TO to 7.'i cent per box. f.alo Crawford are now beginning to coma in. Cling am a fairly good crop, and are wiling far from CO to "i cent box. The Sal way, which bring up the rear In the Kacremioo of k-bcIi varieties, in the cction and are couidcrcd one of tl cholcent, will proluhty lie morn than a half crop thi year, but will not lie in for a few week yet. Tho HI employe of tho government ervioo in the Philippine from Ore gon nru located and employed a fol low : Olliro of tho Improvement of the Port of Manila J. F. Case, cl . 1 en gineer, appointed July 12, 1U0J; salary f 1000; olllco at Manila. Department of Comineron ami Police Ilureau of Post: O. B. Franklin, clerk, appointed Aiigut 1, I8IIU; sal ary, aiMiO; oilleo at Manila. W. O. Johnston, iOMtiuastur at llaoolod, Proviuco of Occidental Negro, Islaud of Negro (oo also Povlncial Service) puid by fee. llilldid Prison-Ueorge N. Wolfe, warden, appointed June II, 1 Host ; salary tlilKKI; oilleo at Manila. iKiren Day, asHialnut warden, appointed March 1, 1001 ; Hilary ilHOO: oflleo-at' Manila. Deiuirtineut of Fiuatico and Justice liuivau of Customs and Innnigra- tion :UorreKioudenco Division Lillian M. S. Murray, stenographer, apimiut ed July 1, 1003; salary, 000;. oilleo at Muiiila. Frank I). Coyne, first elans examiner, appointed June 30, lnOU; salary, 1100 ; ollice at Manila. Coast Inspector A. W. Bodlny, coast district iuspecdor of customs, appointed April IV, l'.HX); Hillary $1400; oilleo lit Maui hi. llun au of Insular CohUSIorugo and Ice Plant Lewi Stewart, watchman, upiHiinted March , 1002; salary, 7H0; ollice in Mauilu. I)i irliiieiit of Public Instruction -Kilucatioual Force: M. Hopkins Gale, teacher, appointed August 7 1001 ; salary, 130(1; in the city achool of Manila; address, Manila, Island of ,u on. Proviueial Service: Occidental Ncgros Willin u C, Johnston, chief clerk, aps)iuted Heptcnilier I, 1001, salary, (I'.'IK). lie I also postmaster at llacolod Proviuco of Occidental Ncgros, Island of Negro. Municipal Service of Manila Deiiartnieut of Kngiiieeriug and Public work : Thouiu Conner, huililing lnsiclor, apisjiiited Jan miry 15, 10(12; salary, f 12(H); oilleo in Manila. Ill pal tlm lit of AssesKiueut aud Col lection: Hugh McKen.ie, chief market iussctor appointed Deccmls-r 20, ll'.i'.i; salary, 1IWM); ollice in Manila, (iuy Single, clerk, appoint ed September fl, 1002; salary, 1200; olllcii in Manila. I)eiartinent. of Police: K 1). Mc ('lure, Imtroluinn, appointed Decern- her, 1002; salary, f.MXl ; on duty In Manila. I,. M. Wagner, patrolman, appointed March l'l, 10(11 ; salar.v '.ioo; on duty in Manila. While It appeal from the various source of iiifnruiaion that the uhovn urn all who are credited to Oregon, it i not known how many of tlm "unknown" may belong to her. This can only he ascertained hy a ubmisou of nainci. ami a personal search through the records lor llniii. Many of tho Ilk above referred to givo Hi) clew a to what state tiny came from, aouie siniplv saving "American." and other " l iiited Suites," etc., If any of our reader having friend in the Philippines, from O'cgnu, desiring to liariiof them, will addresa thi paper, the matter will Im taken up with our corn Hpoudeiit, who will be. glad to aixt in finding or accounting for t In-nt. Telergam. A HKM AKK Alil.K KKCOKD. Chaiutierluin' Cough Itemedy ha F. II. Colpitt a man who baa been lu nearly ovory atate of the American Uuion, gay the ipleadld mines of Oregon are almost unknown outside her own borders, , and need to be ad Tortised. As proof that he speaks the truth, Mr. Colpitis mentions a specific instance where in the mineral collection of Yale College the state of Oregon is referred to a a mere mining camp. "Oregon is uot known as a mining slato throughout the F.ast," lie said, "aud many of the good things of this state have been accredited to California. Years ago the only means of shipment to (he eastern centers was made through Caifornla, which la one of the reasons why many of the good things roniiug from Oregon have been allowed to stand in California's name. To show how little is known of this state as a mining community I have only to cite one instance. In Yale College known throughout the civilized world for it educational fac ilities, is apiece of Oregon ore labeled i "White Bull Mine, Oregon, Call- foruia," thus representing Ore goon as a littlo mining camp in the state of California. ' What yon want is to advertise. Ilavo the statu known a a mining stato. The legislature should foster aud nurture the miuiug Industry, and tako the slate of California as a criterion, where appropriation is made annually for advertising that business. hopu to see some aotlon taken shortly iu that direction, as its bene fits would be far-reaching." i Mr. Colpitis lias but recently return ed from a trip to Nova flcotla, wbeie ho looked over the gold section of that province. Ho is now examining ouio property near Albany, Or. lie state that many buslnoss men are taking np the subject of mining in vestments vory rapidly, and the east ern 'ople look apon that line of busi ness not only as being protflable, but legitimate as well. In conversation with tho Telegrsm representative, a few days ago, lie said : 'There has never been a time in tho Industrial history of America when so many of our most intelligent and conservative business men have turned their attention to the miuiug iudustry'a at present. " WAS ACCIDENTLY KILLED in remarkable record. It ha been use for over 110 year, during which time many million bottle have U en mild and Used. It ha long been the standard and mailt reliance iu the treatment of croup In thousand of homes. Whi n given as soon as the child Is'come hoarse or even a soon a the croupy cough appear, it will present the attack, It contains no opium or other harmful substance and may bn given a confidently to a baby a to an adult. For sale hy all druggist. Get Thomas prices on Kcfrlgcrator. By Companion While Out Hunt ing Near Ashlaind. A most deplorable accldeut happen ed iu tho mountains east of Ashland last Friday, ' which resulted iu the Ideal h of George W, Woody, an es timable young farmer of Phoenix precinct, at the hands of his friond aud hunting companlou, James Dally. The two, with Oscar Btinson, were out hunting for deer, five milna east of Gri.ily prairie, when Daily Jumped up a deer aud fired twice at it Tho bullet missed the mark aimed at but one of them struck Woody, whom Daily supposed to be on the opimsito side of the point, in the left breast below the collar bono, went straight through and cat the sub cuivin artery, aud Woody surviv ed thn wound leas than an hoar. Woody, who with his young wife, her sister, the Misses O'Toole, and Oscar Stinson, wore on a camping outing when the sad accident happen ed, was a uative son Oefjackson county 24 years of age, and highly esteemed. He was a member of the Phoenix Lodgo A. O. U. W., and his funeral took placo Monday afternoon at Mod ford, uuder the auspice of that order. Coroner F. & Picket of Jackson county held an inquest Sunday morn ing. The jury found that the shoot ing was purely accidental and that no blamo attaches to anyone for said accident, unless it is be a possi ble carelessness or lack of cautiousness ou tho part of both parties concerned. See Voorhies about Kodaks and Supplies