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I- in fcOol'R fctVER COURIER, GRAFTS PASS, ORKGOK, Fl.BRt'ARV is. W ROGUE NiVER COURIER L'0!'0 GRANTS PASS, OkK'iON. Published Every Thursday, Subscription Rates: One Year, In rdvauce, riii Moulin), .... Three Muutlia, .Single Copies, .40 .06 Advertising Bates runiWied on application al the office, or by mail. Obituaries ami ri-Miluti.ti "! m- dolent-e will be charnl leir at 6c per line card of ltiat.k.i iAK, A. E. VOOKHIES, I'ltol'R. & MN'iR Entored at the post ollice at Grant l', Oregon, as e;oiiU-cla man iiiauer. TH0USUAY. KKIUIUAKY 18, 110.4 Tliu Japs aro iloiiiK a "UuhMh" This U tlm 8'iamni 'f tlio ('bluese new Tear wlieii (lie Olehtial cast ucwi of will be forthcoming so soou as correnriouileiiUi can overcome the- ceinwimliip, which may only be ac.'oniplliilied by irksome Journeys to outlaying cities freo to a 1.50 certain extent in the tranHmlnsion of . reiKirta. Recent dii.jiatclie.-i from Maurliuria niukn mention of the efforts of the Ameri.aii coimal, Henry I). Miller, at Nin Cliwaiiji, to prevent ill treat ment of Jajiaiiem) reingers by Kuimiau soldiers. Mr. Miller is an Oregon inn, and befori Ills appointment to the cotiaalnr service ho vat a resident of Ormita 1'bks. lie was appointed about two years uk, upon the recom mendation of Senator Simon, and about year ago, lie returned to thin country for a brief visit. According to the dispatches, many Japanese refuges in Manchuria had been ar reted by the Kuhdimm and CoiikuI Miller has made iutt-r"usiun iu their behalf, with good proi: t of secur ing their release. aiddu hi" can s and worries and goes in for a si-asou of perfect itijii nieiit Thrum who visit tlio ChliiefO during this season cannot In lj being iiu- iircwicrl with their spirit of the time. which is ouo of generosity and good will to all mankind. A lata dispatch from Washington siivs that Secretary Hitchcock has notified tho Oregon remitors that neither ll.'celver Jiiioth nor Register Bridges, of tlio Koseburg land oftlee, can bo re-appoiuted His opposition to Booth's ri.-apiointmeiit if well known but he has not le en eoiinlibreri' unfavorable lo the nppoiuliiii'iit of Bridges. Ma y of tlio Japanese laborers who have been employed in the I nited States, aro going home to have their part iu the war. It is one of the advantages which Japan jiussensK over KukhU that the Japanese are deeply patriotic and eager to light for their country. The Kumiau soldier may be a Cossack, a 1'ole or a Tartar and his patriotism may range from indifference to subdued hostility to liis government. Commissioner of Pensions Ware lias subjected himself to considerable deserved criticism in his manner of liani'llug claims lor Indian war pen sions, lie has been rejecting claim 1 right and left aii'l in a test case was rucontly overruled by the secretary of tho interior and the ts'Uainu granted. This commissioner should be replaced by ouo who knows how to give fair treatment to the few surviving Indian war veterans, a class of men lo whom the cliuntry owes a debt that s pet mouth will scarcely cancel. During the week has passed the an niversary of the birthday of Lincoln, a man esteemed more and more as tho years go by. In his life. Lincoln was not appreciated nor understood It required I lie distance of years to make the greatness of the mail apnr eut to tho popular view. In his lif lie workeil coustaully against abuse, censure and criticism and must often have considered his task as thankless. Not until after his death were bis wisdom and worth appri tiateil. 11 was tho man for the time and was brought forward to meet the time. John 1). iSli itroth, lor eight years a congressman from Colorado, a demo crat, voluntarily reliinpiishi d his seat on Monday and asked that the con testant, a ri publican, be sworn in. Hhafroth's election had been sieun d by fraud in which ho himself had no Jiart. W hen cuiivitii'etl of this he re signed. Instances like this are re markably rare in political life mid si it Is lo be hopml that Shufrolh's ex ample w ill be of service in furtle ring the priuciploi of honesty iu political circles. Secretary of Agi ienlture Wilson of Iowa oiico resigned a seat to a contestant but that was d lie for the furtherance of apolitiml ur Jtttfce and tberefole his example has not the brilliancy of Slialioib's. BANK CAVES ON A MINER John Vlrgwm'e Leg Broken at Stre-llon Creek Placer. Republican Committee. A mcrtii.g of the republican slate cen.'ral committee was held ill Port land Friday. The most inijrfirtaut business transacted was fixing the time, place and representation iu tlio coming state convention. It was decided to hold the con veil- i tion In Portland on Thursday, April II, this ass iiiblagii to include ll'II rneiiiiRiM or delegates representing ine jounties of the state. It is also rec ommended in the call issued therefor that primaries be held iu tho voting precliieis mi Saturday, April J, ami louniy conventions on Thursday, A;r.l 7. Arc You Kotlcii if Niht Aud harassed by a bad cough? Lse Ballard's I fori hound Syrup, it will secure you sound sleep anil ciicci a prompt ami radical cure. 2.V and 11.00 At Slover Ihug Co. MX- John Virgum was seriously Injured on Tlirrdayat the Stratton creek placer mines. He had left Orauts Pass on the early train the same morning to beirln"work-at the mine and Uaa been on the ground only about half an boor, when he was injured. He ua nmkiiitf an examiuation of the around near the bank which was only about eight feet in height aud to which he Tjuid little attention. Catch Ini liim unawares, a small cave of earth fell from the bank. Virgums foot happened to be in a hole in the bedrock and was imprisoned by the faUiiig'tarth and ruck in such a man ner as to break tho leg just above the ankle. Virgum was taken out to Mcr liu on a stretcher and was brought to Grants Pass on tho night train. Si ration creek is a small tributary of linime river coming ill from the north side about two miles above Gall.-o. COMING EVENTS Feb IS, Thursday Jessie Shirley, opera house. " A Modern Magda len. " Feb. III. Friday Supper served at I. i. O.K. hall by Huptist young people. Feb. Ill, Friday "Tho Deacons IJaasdit'ir, " "I r. house. Fid). 20, Friday, afternoon ' Rip Vail Wink le, "Kvening " The Blue Oras of Old Kentucky,' ojsra house. Feb 22, Monday Knights of Pythias anniversary ball. I Feb ill. Tuesday Social at Chris j tian church parsonage. Feb. 2H Frioay Musical Recital by Miss Ethel Palmer at ojiera house, auspices Womail's club. Oliver Plows at Cramer Bros. M ilViPORTANT NOTICE. i i , Wo don't intend to curry over ono dollar's worth of tlio following winter goods if tlio power of jirico cutting will got rid of them: Ladies', Misses mid Children's Coats and Jack ets. Ladies' Ojient Shawls, Square Shawls, Scarfs. Ladies' and Children's Golf Gloves. Ladies' Flannel lotto Gowns. Ladies' Dressing Sacks. Ladies' Furs. In fact all small and broken lots will be closed out at a great reduction. Nothing hut Strictly High Grade Goods. No old, shelf-worn and out-of-style goods at our store. We simply don't want the goods rather have the money, Yours for good goods at popular prices. KILLED BY n. CATTLEMENiNUGGETS i OF JACKSON MA.ked Men Kill Sheep bv Thous ( Bi Pieces el Gold F ound There, und... ! To- The following report comes from) iin article in eiic it.......... .... Silver Lake: The herder for tli Mi- gram, several nays ago gave me ....u. Kuno sheep came in from the sheep matiou that a f Id nugget found at camp near Christmas Lake Wednesday the Jewell-Hayes mine ou O-car creek bringing the startling news tliat tlio josi pniue count - camn had been visited by five masked I bad ever been prn.lurel in the county. men the night before and the larger The Rogue Kiv.-r Courier thereupon , ,.t ,iu, l,a..d of shecD were 'published a list of I ig nuggets found ., ... i 1 in that ccunty rangiuj! from a 3U0C soium' i en. i - The five masked men were all h. avi- one f.mnd on Althouse creek in the ly armed and proceeded to do their early days down to f .u. ineie e,. . . s'.s.....n. . . lnui unrl oil nivni work in a deliberate way. J lie Inrri er was first taken care of and while one man guarded him. the other four proceeded with their part of the work. Tho sheep had been conaled for the night and were easy to get at. They. took the night for their work, using knives, clubs anl gnus in the wholesale slaughter. With the ap proach of day they took their departure with the parting injunction that other sheep using that rango would be treat- d ill a similar manner unless Ihey were moved soon. They had done their work well and only a small remnant of a band of over 3(X)0 sheep - were left. X. pon re ceipt of tho news, Uny MoKune came to this place and telephoned Sheriff IJunlaj) who will make thorough in vestigation of the nITair. W hile only a meager account of the killing can b had at tins time, uocgh has been learned ihat the Kill ing was iloue uy live uiasnen m' u ami rtain parties are suspected and startling disclosures are expected to take place iu the n ar future. The cause for the killing is at tributed to tho fact that the sheep were on range used by cattlemen. While tho amount of sheep reported killed mav be over estimated, it is a hard loss to Mr. McKuue and he will leavo nothing undone to bunt down tiio parties who did the killing. FAIR STAMPS ORDERED Ou S&le in All Post Offices the Flral of Mav E. C. DIXON, SHOES AND FURNISHING GOODS. AN INDIAN FIGHTER DEAD Cept. Nolan. Fought in Rogue R tver W n.r Senator Maik llainia, admin, d bv frleuils and foes to be one of the brainiest men of the age, ln ,1 Washington ou Monday of tihoitl fever. For seme time priwtms it Was known that be could not live and a prcmaturti rcpoit of histlcalhuas circulated tel lhls plenell"l,V Sena tor llauiia vas one id the teivmosl le aeleis of the r. publie an paitv tun' ail admitted piesoleiii ial .ostbilny. Htt wit all intensely stiottg and tgni oits iiiait. In bis loMio o us inanagcr of the llrsl V.tKillleV c.ut.aiglt, he Was subjecled (it 1 s't'llll ol llbilse ! 1 1 I Vilification kfah Hit lias sel.b in fallen ft) the lot of any i tiblie man. l'l ttt so itiauspit'ious a b'a:iiiniitg bin put lb career has been a leinai UaMc leiuini e ami at the time ol bis ihiult, he in joyed uhiio.t uuneis.illy (be ria-l and appreciative t sieem of his ee toil i e . THE LATEST WAR NU1ES II IV Miller irt llie MulM of Ho The Hill. 1 1 he following lines were written by Mrs. F. M. Wert., mother of M. A. We rt., who is HO y,ars old and has Is-eii all invalid tor 2.'i years. From her window she has a lovely view of the mountains surrounding Orients Pass hills, C.i lain P. C. Nohind, prominent fanner ami Lane county pioneer, i ilied at bis hoiim at Creswell, Feb! . .... . , , O, the lulls, the ruitry 1', I'.iol, from stomacli and I lulls, bowel troubles. The funeral was held Where the abb rs drink Wednesday. laughing rills, Mr Nolatid was horn in Missouri, I Where the seiiirre'ls chatter St pie ntber '.''.i, IVI0. lie remained at moonlight 's glare. heme until he was 1(1 years old, v. hell And fragrant flowers ivrfumo the he ciili-ti d for sei vital in the Mexican Hir' I love llu. bills, the lieaven kis.-etl the glailsouie from tiie iu the Advici ic , ne.l trtiu tin! far e a 1 v let i ellllirill the . er lie at l't 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 it r, I'el'.td al Hie -into l' l ill IV rtel It mil sjh eial t ei l i sj , .t , t. i 111 W N llllil U. il III. el' Was belli e d III be i ol ti el the' ill I le lai Li. Tlli'Mbty intiiailig ihspa rece'ivtd flout Cle fi et slatni that ll the (bird I'ngagi un m , Ki-i io lost eight i;.s. ls sunk and tune i a) I by tie se ball ft tllSl T ii! Wasliilie il ond. it i t it i ! ll.e I,M, l,,t I ii .ell Was lei I i mini nt last J At ii I ine , s, nt t nt tin ! al, but wl...l. n et en.-. t Oct wen lUrell It 1-. 111-.. Sl.,ll patch thai imc Juiatn WIU lilsaide'd and th ee war. lie se'ved IS niniilhs.after which in letiiiiutl beitni' ill IMS. In May. IM'.t, Jilting Nohuiil startid across the, idaitin fur Culifoiiilii. After a )e.iiiiiy ed fiutr iiioiitbs he reaehi'd ltl ib sliiiatiun and engaged in nun- itie lb emit tuned that oceupal ion j f. r two y 'is ninl In POI returned to ' Mtssiiiu l ia the istbntus id Panama, i III ISea be again elesseal lhediillts; w ith an exteain, taking w ith him his I an titer, Mis. Sarah M. Nolaiul, and ; Ins blelhels ami sisters. W hile t reiss iii lb ' plains the Nohind family be- I aine v paiatiel from the parly ol run-I kI ii. ts and we're lost in the mountains fei l.'daes. Their supply ofpiovis I I m is gave mil anil they nearly slterveil In fere 1 1. ev Welti found. Tills OeCltr- ii d ill I'.asii't n I ircguu. I pen it 1 1 1 i ng iii Line county, Mr. Ni.l.tiid I. i k op a donation hind i-In hi at l't' wi il and has lived (In re !.!,'. In IV. i I Misled in i-uiiiniiiy II, 1 1 i it tin it lite il i 1 e. n 1 1 1 is, and was ill. iwa'.d i b i ii d li. nti mnt for ser jet in tie' Iteglle 1 1 . r Indian war. Mr Ne'.aiid i, i i d it and be i i.i. i lies, ii ,s its eai lain Cniler bis I. eli ; -1 1 1 p. the 1 1 in) al y went back ml., s. r lee ami did ,i.nii' wink ill rulllllg ib'Wll the li belht'll t KilgllC lii. r In , i. itis ficr bis di-, barge, Captain No 1 it d li I nt ti. .1 b. uie and w as mat i li d tu Miss la ii e Sle.w.irt em .laliaaiv I. Is',' To I'.eln twii sons were Ivrn, A of lulls; Their musical echoes, my young heart mulls ; The violet and daisy mid cyclamen n il An a gitriui lit of be aut v are ove.r (belli spread. I In n come to the hills, the gladsome lulls, Their beauty majestic, the aching Heart stills. I m olT lo (he bills, the joyouil hills, lo bathe iu the ether Aurora distills Tlio spirit of Itcauty, the mountain has crow . led, In its health giving prcscui'i1, the pulse's Ik'uiiiI ; lair Sylva is robed in a velvet of brown, l.aeh little leaf embroidereel with ln 11 ; litana w inds In r horn, the huntsman Is out. Tally ho, bo, the w ild fre-e shout lin n come lo the hills the joyous I. U Is, lbetr beauty majestic the aching Heart stills. Astoi la, an, James F. '.o what e xit nt it is not known It Is further nated that l't it A-tbui ii practically lit the un u y e t llu Mikado's troops uiu may fall at any time if the K'e'ii.iiicy of the strong hold has not already been completed. Another dispute It from Tit n Tsui states that there in fierce llgh ting U twceii the Jupnii'se. tt'nl Utissiaus Hear Wl Ju oil the Yale! river. Ne' Jstriicubtrs itie idiiiiiiitl.l. but owing to the fa.t that Hie Japitiiise are rush lug troops 11 10 Mancluui.i, high officials in tho naval ni.l war depui- .meats bvlievo thai bin 1 ins. ! have I'M I ..... i s' et l r. sswell. lite tllsl w Me tin et in ls,;i and Captain Nohind was mar Ned ng tin ill lV'.i t.. Mis. M its. K I 'tee idsotl, 'Liny have one daughter, ' M ss Neva Nulalld. He' Was all t. lit le 1 of J. I), and Phil Sn veus of Ciaiits ' I'ltss. I Captain Nol tinl was a Mason and was alwav s allied w ith ll.e deinis r.tt te 1 pally He was a good ctti'ii and was ressi ted l.y all win) knew h; Judge Fakiu iu r inb ring bis tie Clsion 111 ll.e li ad case of Walletw , county li. IV Chun-hill, lietkes jelcai Ihat to e-t.il ilsh a road by I yeats ci iii intious usage re'iui'e s tl j the use shall be under a claim right ninl net nnr ly by eonunt the owners of land through which tl j travel , pisses. An iaipr-ssii'ii i t. I ill the mind- of a gnat many js o tliat ev ry e.uv pitii in tho count tliat lias Ih'i ii ti.iVi-I. tl for lei years e li '..ger is a .M' i. highway, rega Ii ss eT coinl it ions or it any color t right upon which a claim canine tablished. W albit e Pelliecral. A. F. Vo. rliie s I bote) Sn p!u s. -Oi.rUu I f level at Cramer llrus. SocIaIIsI Prlnarlr l ii . so, lalisls of Oia'tie Pa.ss ai.d vi iuily are iaviteel lo meet uf tl Court lions.- Sil.uil.iy ev. aing, Fibril arv 30, at S o'l leck, fur the urv so e f so'.tH'liug eie'legnits fe.r the Slate Con vent ion to l Held in Cortland and le make arrangements for placing a full county il'ktt tu the field for this June t ltcticu. Marcus, W Kobbiua, aec'y. An order for the first of the new Louisiana purchase exposition postage stamps, which are to be placed on sale at all poslollicrs ill the United State's May 1, has been sent to the bureau if engraving and printing by Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden It calls for the printing of W),(K)0,OIIO of the one-cent stamps, aring the portrait of Kobert K. iviiigstone ; S'Jo.lHHI.Oon 0f tho two- lit slumps, bearing the po, trait of Thomas Jefferson; T.iiHO.iXH) of flu iree cent stamps, with Monroe's portrait; il, riiio.tHiO of thu five-cent stumps, wilh McKinley's portrait; Hid t',,'00,000 of the teii-i'ont stamps. with a miuature ma) of the United States showing the territory acquired by the Louisiana purchase. Tho Southern Pacific has announced that u rate of $''.7. .Ml lor St. Louis and return and 7 a. fit) for Chicago und re turn from Pacific coast ; oinls w ill pre vail during the World's Fair at St. ,ouis. These tickets will provide or a going passage within 10 tiays and for return limit any time w ithin Ml days from the date of sale. There will be atop-over privileges in each direction within these limits. Tickets will be sold each mouth of the contin uation of the fair en three or four lays that will be hereafter announced. 'ROPOSED PRIMARY LAW Briof Synopsis of the Proposed Amendment While the proKistd primary law is not altogether unlike that which was rejected by the I.wuislature, it is very litnTctit from it iu inanv material peels in that it goes more i Ho the details and makes some ve ry strict provisions as to the manner iu which the primaries are to be h Mil and the andidatcs chosen. In the first place, these who desire the nomination for any ollice at the hands of thler particular party, must first lllo their pi tition w ith the secre tary of state or the county clerk, city lerk re'conb r or audilor, as the case may be', according to the nature eif the ollice for which he proposes to run, which petition shall Ih signed by himself, which shall bo In Id as villi nee conclusive that lie is tin candidate fir ne'tiiiiiat ion by hi- parly. All linens for state or listrie't otliee's shall be tiled with (he seere'lary of slate1, all county and judicial district cilices with the' anility clerks, ami all city oltices w ith the cilv reeonb r or auditor. I bis law in dealing wilh the qualifica tions of an elector goes a 'ittle ilce-por in the mutter of registration than Iocs the Auslraiau ballot law, in that it requires thee pci'son who registers his vote to state to which particular party he is albliatcd and cxHt ts to cast bis vote. This done it w ill be iuiH)ssible for that Ivrseiu tei ve'to for any candidate, at the primaries except those named upon Ins ticket. It is also pri scriN'd that this law shall alTe i t no political party exec t those which received at bast s r cent of the vote cast at the last Ceui gre'ssioual e'lee-tioii or g. neral e'lee-t ion. as me case' may lie. itns provision is made for the express urss' of ex cluding all such initio.' political move ments ir side' nrtiis as populists. socialists, prohtbiiiouists, etc., anil a man must either register as a re publican, democrat or Jtqulist ot w hate ver the leading parties may be, aud be can not rvgistcr as a gold re publiiaii cr a gold di inoc'at, but must be iiiii1 or llie other. In case of au ehvtor seeking nomi nation, under this law for the oltice of senator or re presentative in the legis lative assembly, he may if In chooses to place h litis. If on tve-ord or ple dge himself iu any revot, include one of two statements upon his ietiiiou; tut if lie does not do so, the secretary or county clerk, as the tnuw may bo, shall not ou that account refuse, to file his pvtititvn. fcWO nuggets fMI) ungets and all sizes ln.. l...,.a ll(r..ri mill niiii," a .lup.. .... Tho fact if, siys thu Medford Mail, f 10 pieces of placer gold we re not un common in tho early days and quite frequently chunks of tho pure metal of that weight are found even now. Not more I ban a year ago, a f:!f) piece was taken from tho D. J. S. Hearco mine on Poorman's creek, and there have been many other large pieces take n out.of which no record is to be found. John X Miller, who is one of the pioneer miners of this county remem bers; of a pieie of gold being found on Shivcly 'gulch, near Jacksonville, which weighed some $.150. This was in the latter part of tho "ids. j. T. Neir, now livinjj near Cen tral Point, found a tl'H) piero on Wagner cr ek, iu the early days. A ?'.'"iil chunk was taken out of the McDonald niiee near Tolo many years igo, and later, in 1S'.'. Judge Reed, of Tai oina, und his associates found a iingget which weight d iliO iu the same mine. Coarse gold is found ill many of llie place r mines of Southern Un gou ; but the big chunk.' are only occasionally met w ith. At tiie first discovery of tho Sterling mine, in running the irft drift o.i the properly, a piece weighing 11 was taken out. Klliott creek in the south western part of thu county, hi nrs tlm reputa tion of producing nuggets of extraor dinary size, li ii 1 inanv pieces over fl'Hi in vain,, have been found cu that stream. Save hsnr, who died a few years ago, and from whom Steve's Fork, where the (Jre Grande inrt Missouri mines are located was named, unearthed a large nugget cu this creek ill early days, the exact value of w'tieh cannot be learned: but it was worth several hundred dollars. Thirtv years ago Wm. Ilerriott found a $1,1100 piece on Steamboat, which, by the way, has produced a goodly quantity of tho precious metal, and about 10 years ago lllo late K. Kubli bought from CI. lis Lansing a nugget from the save section for iSoiKI. This last piece didn't have as much value as was indicated by its weight and appearance, and when mintel fell about $10 short of the amount paitl for it. A $IJik) chunk was picked up on Ki'di gulch, Jacksonville, in the early i'.U's by a man named Me.Mii'.len, and another piece weighing $11111 wa found al lite junction of the right ami left hand forks of Jackson creek not many yi'ars ago. It has been onh throe or four years since a nugget worth i'l'.ll was picked up ill the mud in Willow Springs jrc- cinct. T. P. Kahb rnota great while ago found a pocket piece near where lite Kay dam is, that bore down the scab s to the tune of $I'.V. While circulating aroniid, getting the altove facts, The Mail reporter 111 lei viewed J. S. Howard, tnevettrn miner anil civil :ngiiuer. Mr. How ard remembered several remarkable liinls, but said that those reminis cences were painful, " I owned a claim near Jacksonville, said Mr. Howard, and had it ahout worked out, ns I thought. I rented to a lot of Chinamen for $"i0 a year, and within three mouths tin se Chinks took out a piece worth S'-oo. For that reason, stories of lucky finds don't appeal to my s. n.sc of humor." Medford Mail. COPPER OF SLATE CREEK Ingram-rVtvmaey Mine Soon to be Active Property. Development work on the Ingrnm Sauiscy copper properly in the Slate ree k district will soon be resumed. The mine is under bond to Samuel Rowdeu. In its external appearance this bears all tho indicationa of being 1 gre'at property. While the width of the ore body has never been ascer tained to a certainty, it appears superficially to be about 60 feet. The ore gives copper values ranging from V to 22 per cent with large bodies of 10 and 12 per cent ore. As soon as the extreme wet weather is ptst, a shaft will bo sunk ou the ledge to a depth of 160 feet. Th. s property ia situated about 17 miles southeast of Grants Pass and 11 short distatico from llie Kerby road. It lies between Butcher Knife creek and the left hand fork of Slate creek. The point of operation for prospective development is iu tho canyon of the latter stream. CORRESPONDENCE. Democratic Committee. The Democratic state central com mlltee will meet iu Portland on Feb ruary 23, iu order to determiuo tlio time of holding the state convention and to fix the basis of representation. The call for the meeting of the com mittee was issued Tuesday by tho socretarv, It. W. Montagu), acting under instructions from tho chairman, Sam White. PUBLIC "WAGON ROADS Inexpensive We.v to Keep Them In Good Condition. CLASSIFIED Ar Vt ANTED. TRUSTWORTHY ladv ,Tr to manage busitiess jn and adj. ining territory i,5 of solid financial standing straight oath salary and J paid each Monday di,3 headquarters. Expense isoL vanced; position permaami. dress Manager, f,05 Monon 1 Chicago. 1 FOR SALE. ENGINE 2'af H. P. Lazier Engine. Brought from Bnt Y. Never used, aud is bru" A bargain for cash or nv ments. E. L. Cass. ,. In an article published recently In the Plnttsburg (Mo.) Leader on the use of a road drag tho writer says: "Our people are noted for being a conservative people nnd have to be shown. I wish it were possible to bnve every progressive farmer and up n dnte citizen in the country bore in Platte township today. We would give them nn object lesson that would convince the most skeptical. But, be ing convinced, would they take the personal interest to take bold and help? "AVe have been uslug what Is known 09 the King road drag, nnd if used at SAW MILL A good saw roi' to sell, capacity 15,000. Silt," tho heart of a good timbered near mouth of Powell I Teams, logging outfit, hm W0 worth of lumber for ),000. ; Enquire at tlii, 0. vre Lelivnd Siflings. . Frank Fletcher mado our burg a visit last week. Mr. Fyfleld's boy was very sick last week, but nt present is all right. Dr. Bowcrsoz of Glendale attended the hild. Wo have no other sickness to report. We ure having severe stoims for Southern Oregon. No wind to drive the rain In sheets, just a little sleet, then Euiisliiun, then for a change an easy rain. As soou as It. G. Virtue has time to consider his speech, he will present tc the people of Lclaud a speech on the issues of the (lay in tho light of the lepubliean lamp. Stock is needing littlo attention at present. Puoplu have feed for all Mock. Hay is being exported where as a short time ago feed was import 1 d. The balance sheet is being turned, The stage from Leland to Green back got stuck iu the mud. The team, in trying to pull it out, broko the same, so there ic is. Our supervisor has forgotten to look over tho road aud fix it up iu a few bad places. We hear the Gold Bug road is im passible. If Ihat company had built a road from Leland with one-third of the cost, tho road wonld bo good iu the winter, with a littlo fixing, as the country is solid road bed and not red mud as at the present location. Men are coming from California looking for work, as most all work has shut down in that state at present. The demand for laborers is large iu this viciu.ty. A part of our wood cutters have covers to work under while it rains, so they don't lose any time, while sawing. A man slopped off here to look nj the socialist order. lie wanted to organize a socialist club, but ho could not find any material to form a club, so ho said he would go on to Hugo where there are a few believers 111 that, doctrine. Our people here are solid republicans, with a sprinkling uf democrats. A man stopped off at our town during the rain storm. Ho asked it rained like this all ot the time in I.i Ian 1. He said he had heard that Oregon was tho wettest, stormiest stale 111 the Union. We told him he was laboring under a great mistake In fa t, Southern Oregon was uot in eluded ns Oregon when wo took iu the rain fall of the state. If be want ed to seo rain by the month, ho inns go to tl.o Portland country. We only got thu tail end of the rains hero in Southern Oregon. "Well" he said "if this storm is only the tail end what must lie the body up north. lie said ho had gone far enough north as this climate was da nip enough for l.iin. Wide Awake. A MODERN MAGDALEN Jessie SKlrlev Plavs Hero Thrcn Nights. There is no actress before the Aiuei i'. au publie held iu higher esteem than Mis Ji s.siei Shitley, the' cons,., qui nee of vv Ii toll is that Miss Shirley's bank account will be swell ed by several thousand at the end of the presi nt season. Hit success during the past year lias bet 11 vt ry pin tiouieiial. Through out the principal cili'S of I'mh, Montana, Washington, British Columbia and Oregi.u, In r prog'ess has been a triumphant ovation, playing everwyli.-re to the capacity ot the biggest opera houses. Miss Shirley begins a three nights' engiige. incut al the Orauts Pass ope ra he'use, oiH iiing Thursday in her latest mot-ess "A Modern Magdilen," Piiday "The IVacu's daughter," at the Matinee, Saturday "Hip Van Winkle'" and Saturday evening the grent An orient! play "The Blue Grass of Old Kentucky. " Colli e ruing the play " . MHlern Magdalen," an 1 xi-hange says: " The success i f '. Mi.,b rn Magda len' i. as a play assure, 1, but it is unq. stioiiable iT in ,'thei hands than Miss Shirley's the measure ot success would be so preiicuiie.d, f.rclcv, 1 actress that she is-she is also 1 h v . r enough iu a business way lo surround iieisi 11 w un an t i'eiicut company and while in costumes Miss Slurb v makes no advertising of ilieui, vet si.e eiiubl wilh. ut hos'.ile criticism ta'.l atte ntiou to the. t l, gime of :r various gcwiis. Nothing mote m.ig. nub-cut b'ing -on ou 1 hp b't-al stag,.. To Mr. Harry W. Smith, It, r man ager, all prii-o is due, in not only aecuring the play, but brings direct!, fre in New Ye rk the entire seruerv and furniture of the original prceluc t ion. " IV: seret Kviiiing News. Miss Shirley and l r eompanv are favoniisai Grants 1 ,-s andalwan thaw big b. uses. The 1 lay f"j Tbursdav night 1, ". M.-d.-ni Mag. ilalen " Km! iv night, " Vbe lkacoVs I i-aughter. " on SMiurd.iT tw-.i t,.r. foriuance, will be g,, n-" Hip Vat, Business me ns' lunch S t.i A :i0 Keh. I . . M i ". ."'Ji"" " "T in. i a o. r. i.a leTeuiug. iX Kentucky" in th, 88 acres, all improved chard, 8 in hops, two liouseiit barns, 8 miles from town all or part. E. W. Turner,' " Grunts Pass, repi 3G0 ?"e fr,u,U and "neb Si from Grants Pass, njj cleared' 10 in Orchard, fair buildup ruit soil, plenty of water and tiu,u ' the beat outside stock range in Jo, wl...... 1 im f 1 w per atii"e n.. - - . " . ... v.. to ure. LTiessuiore, j, pAKM FOR SALE-twomile, W ' hll. 1U0 anres-Hlioni so . ' bottom land, 125 acres in cullivaiioi bouse and barn and about 50 sera fence, hidance of land suitable fop, or pasture. For further parties dr ss W. M. Crow, Merlin, OreKot' J Tl 200 M'K.E ""fb. good r,.' apple orchard, small abundance: water for ink-atiim . springs on every 40 acres: eenierw, range country; two dwelling huu. harn, every thing complete ; well from frosts, good mmim; nm-lot half mile north of Tunnel a, j,ri i,,ui,o ft. .,111, ui.ieaj. FOR RENT. FURNISHED KOOMS-Howart 4th aud D streets. Hoard if 4 FOOIl room lionso nnd onus for rent. Inquire of G. H lower Fifth St. uuaiigi.no a 110 ad. the right time one limn nnd three horses will do more nnd better work with it than three men nnd six horses can do with nn expensive road grader, working, ns Is the custom, at the wrong time. Suppose wc figure on this a bit. We will say there is a farmer 'every half mile that has sulllcleiit civic pride to want to see our county in the front rank instead of the rear. The mouths of March, April, May nnd June are the ones the roads need the most at tention. September and October they will need some. An overage of one drugging for every ten days for those six months would be eighteen drug gings. We will allow thirty minutes to each dragging of n half mile, which makes nine hours, or less than one day. As a mutter of fact it only takes about twenty minutes to go the half mile nnd back, nnd we have found that we usu ally have the team harnessed anyway. If not, the ten minutes allowed in the above calculation is ample time. "Then we will say that the nbove mentioned progressive fanner wants to see his half mile of road clear of weeds nnd set to blue grass. The blue grass will get there nil right if we keep the weeds cut 11 couple of years. The weeds won't make a very rank grow th in blue grass sod. Wc will al low one hour to mow the lmlf mile twice, nnd that makes nn even ten hours, or one reasonable day's work. That will leave $1 of poll to work to help keep ditches open and culverts fixed. I think It would be n good policy for the road commissioners to ullow one day's work for man and team for ev cry half mile of road kept In order by the nbove way of working. "In our vicinity we commenced drag ging the roads tho 1st of March. Some have been faithful nnd drugged when ever neeeled, nnd I can say without exaggeration that when It Is not too wet and slippery It is a fairly good bicycle track and all the time n good road to drive or haul n good load over. It is now free from ruts, nnd two bug gies or other vehicles can drive side by side with greater case nnd pleasure than one can drive over the streets or roads In or near either Plattsburg or (.11 moron." SEVEN room bouse, hot, ant water, baru and woodshed, ft and furniture for sale. Jlrt Schmidt, O St., seventh lioc Gilbert Creek. LEIEIS sell- PRl ii Slate Creek Items. I he stage between (ii'iuils Pass aud Crescent City could not ctnst il streams Monday and had to lay otr, The farmers have put 111 a good por tion of their crops, but tiie slorm lus stopped them from work for tho pros cut. The snow is reported very deep on the mountain this sole of Crecsent City the mail being carried on horse back. W. II. lie vore expects to do snuie butchering as soou as be gets his boat built, which will .liable him to get to his pig pell. We hear it whispered around that there will be another wedding in Slate creek vicinity shortly. It seems t.) be contagious. We understand they had another debate at Wiledrville on the question of Woman surlTage. Wilderville won iS'iate er.ek wasn't represented) aud it was decided to let women vote if thev wanted te. The hardest rain storm of the season is now eai. Slate creek was higher this week than we have seen it fot y.n.rs. The high water has done con- sid. ruble damago by tin. in s an 1 fence s. The re was no school Mouday rm at'- I count of high water. The school is getting; along y, ry uuJ,,r ,,. charge of J. H. Austin, the attend nice b nig larger than iu the past. Several will giaduatti this term. Several of cur farmers are making I r. iar.itions to set out orchards this spring. Fruit tr. es do well ju tl,,, section aud it is a wonder that th. not boon gone iuto more than it Is at nn sent Putt, r Cup. P.uy tickets for Mis, Ktlit.1 Palmer's "vital, which tak.-s pa lee Frithiv, the -Villi. washing away Itch Ringworm. E. T. I.ut as, Wingo, Ky. , writes, pin .1111, r.io.': "fur 10 to 1'J years 1 had lieeu allliele.l with a malady known as the 'itch.' The itching was most unbearable; I had tried for years to find reliif, having tried all remedies I could hear of, besides a number of dot tors. 1 wish to state that (ine single' application of Pal i.iru s snow 1. ilium nt curou me com plitelyaml pi roiauently. Since then I I ive used the liniment 011 two separate occasions for ring worm and il I'lireil completely. -.'..c, otic and fi.oo pottle at Mover Drug Co. 1 ourt of I he State of llie lounty of Job, notice of final settlement. In The County Oregon, For 1 1 1 i Ml-. Ill the matter of the estate of John P. liuiiau, deceased. S Notice is hereby given that the final account of John l.any.au and Sarah .-iiioch, inn executors of the estate of jonn r. ii:in..iu, deceased, has been rendered to saitl court for settlemei t and that a h tition for a final distri- oiilion ot tiie (.state has been filed with said account, and that the lst, day f '. a . . ' 1 " 0 clock, A. u., nas nu n run.- apisnuti'd by said ee.eui .or ine si tin mint of said ....... ntaring satti petition at which time any person interested in vein t-iai,. may apjs-ar und tilu his ejt. . 110ns, iu writtng.to said accouut, mil contest the same. Hat.d Februarv lt'.th, p.104 JullN liAN.AC, SAKAH SMuCK. Executors. busin. ss has 'Xtctlsive'la I ' ' ii-vi-MigT-ii "'-iTirn E. A. WADE DRY TiOODS, rNl.KRWKAIi, NOTIONS, Ktc. Front Street, west Palace hotel GRANTS PASS, ORE. Drugs W and Books opp. Opera House WEEKS P.rcak Up a Cold TABLETS as- Bl Modern Scientific Remed; Colds and La Grippe. Your money back if you wi ' Slover Drug. ( Soi,k Agents. A.U. BANfNAF Will sell during the tnontts. of February, at his Bif h Store ou North Side, a loi of J Carpct-s and Remna: at Greatly Reduced Price 0 Also Remnants of Matting E the results of our latge Nik Take advantage of this opportunity to buy cheap. t i I THE HIG FURMTl'L and HOUSEFUL MSHEPo STORE. J 5 an re it ei A.U.BANNAR Granls Pass. OrcgonjJ 1 To Cure a Cold in On Dnv joke Laxative Brorao Quinine Taiiets. js This sisnatnre,viv- STjCfr Ore Crip Sarvca VS&on koica told b fait 3 month. b Two Vrft. i on every box. 256