Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, October 20, 1904, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextROQUB JllVBa COUaiBtt, GRANTS PA88. OREOON, OCTOBER o, 1904. ROGUE RIVER COURI GRANTS PASS, OREGON. ER Published Every Thursday, Subscription Fates I Ons Year, in advance, riii Months, Three Munths, Hingis Copies, Advertising Races Furnished on application at the office, or by maU. Obituaries and resolution! ol con dolence will he charged (or at 6c per line; cardol tbankaWo. I1.NT O !0 O M 6 YOU MAY WANT THEM WE HAVE THEM VERY PRETTY TAILOR SUITS Strictly up to-date NICE STYLISH JACKETS A. E. VOORHIE3, PROPR. Entered at the post office at Oranta r"e, Oregon, at aeoond-claaa mail matter. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1904. Oar city election will occur in De cember and mar be a more exciting event to Grants Pass than the preal dential election. The voters most bear this lo mind and should not fail to register with Auditor Maybee during the present month. The Grants Pans Mining exhibit Is growing steadily, new ores and ex hiblts being brought In from time to time. The leading room la progroas ins In popularity and the visitors are many. This Is one ot the very beat public inatitotions ever inaugurated in the town and should have the continued support of all the citizens. Leas thao throe weeks now remain before the preaidcntial election which will be hold on November 8, and the political atmosphere ia hardly rufllod. In Oregon wo aro obliged to apur oar niemorice in order to realize that thla is presidential year. It ia aunonced, however, that a legion of siiellbiudvra will be tamed looao lu the slate soon to apnr up the republican enthusiasm and bring Rooaevelt's majority to 80, 000, which la the mark at which the committee ia aiming. Another great battle has occurred near Mukden and again the Japanese have been completely victorious The aggregate loanes are said to have reached 70,000 and though this It probably an exaggeration, there is little doubt that thla will have a place among the moat sanguinary bat tles of lilatory. The Russians fought with the the utmost bravery, but the reaults of the battle prove that the Japs nose outclass them in the field. They are fiercer and faster fighters and tholr gonoiala are quicker too sue and profit by advantages. The later reports that the Russians are again offering a stubborn resistance to tho Japanese advance, but the j geuoral expectation la that the reault will be In line with those of the pre ceding battles. The capabilities Kuropatkln aeein to be taxed to the utmost to extricate his army from positions of extreme peril, resulting from the confusion of his dufeata and In thla regard, lie haa beeu time far soooeaafal. Extra well Fitting and well Made LADIES' SKIRTS PRICES REASONABLE. RED STAR STORE. W. E. DEAN & CO. 0 Provolt llems Miss Ella CYuVy of Provclt. made Grauta Pass it pleasant call Wednes Martin Pcruoll and Mr. Grub of Bridgeport, Applegate wers at Pro volt Thursday hunting cattle. Remember the dance Thanksgiving at the pa b lie hall, Williams, Oregon. Numbers. $2.00, L. W. Smith ia the giver. There was neat little A THOROUGH PROSPECTOR Lew Browning's Success Is More by Knowledge Than Luck. NO VOTE ON PROHIBITION Petition Filed Falls to Requirement. Meet Josephine county will not vote t'. ia year on the prohibition iasuo, aa has been expected ainco the passage of the local option law last June. The next eleoliou at which the qoeation may again be ralaed will be In Juno 1906. The reaaou that the question will not be voted upon at the coming election is that the preliminary re qoirumeuta were not complied with accurately enough to meet the do mancla of the law. The frieuda of prohibition clrco luted a petition and supposed that they had secured enough names to have a vote on the qoeation, 10 per oent ot the votca cast at the last election being required toj secure this result. The petition Lore ovr 200 sines and the required number was 184. On checking up the names, however, It was fouud that many of them either were not regiatered votera or had regiatered In precincts other thau those deaigoaled on the pet I (ion. inese names would not psas .outer under the law and conse quently bad to be alricken off, which ao depleted the petition that it fell below the required number some five names. There being no time to cir culate a second petition, the saloon question in Josephine county was ta bled for lie next two years. A. V. Bann&rd Undertaker. Wlldervllle Item. 'Emma McCann has beeu on the sick list the past week. P. M. Corom'a aiater lias been visiting him the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bams have moved iuto their new house and the old resi dence ia torn down. We have tjeu having fine rains and people are rushing in their fruit and grain preparing for wiuter. Mr. Roberta' children, who have been having quite a seige with (lie whooping coagh are reported better Some of the young folk went over to Mr. Armatrong'a last Saturday evening to a party. All report a good time. Our new pastor, Rev. Mr. Clark preached au excellent sermon Sunday at 11 a. in. and also at 8:30 p. m Ilia wife la with him. There were aeveral men worked on the parsonage Wedneaday of tbia week ; aa wiuter la coming on the par sonage should be finished. People ihoold be interested enough in the gospel to prepare a place for the miuiater and family to live in. The young folka met fat W. S. Rob lnaou's for an apple outing and aa the weather was bad they turned it iuto a play party. They reported a good time. Zanoni. Some rare bargain In secnnd-liaud typewritera of all makea oan be had at the Underwood Typewriter Agency, 65 Front St , Portland. Aak for earn plea of work and pricea. MONDAY EVENING'S FIRE Office Occupied by Wright Son Gutted by Fire. A fire occurred on Monday evening at the building occupied by W. P. and W. O. Wright, on Sixth street just north of the Josephine hotel. It la a one atory Iron and wood build ing ocouplod by W. Q, Wright with assay office and laboratory and by W. P. Wright with engineering and drafting olllco. The origin of the fire la not oortainly known. It started In a small room usoa as a store room and it appears likely tti at it may have been caused by the Ignition of chemicals. W. O Wright and II. W. Kirchoff had been workiug in the building but tho fire started at too remote a olnt from tholr operations to have possibly orig inated there. Thoy had beeu workingat the furnace which U fed by gaslolina but no Ignition of this inflammable fluid occurred even v. lion the fire waa burning most fiercely. The fire company responded promtly to the alarm aud the Haines were mainly confined to the room where they crlgluated. The damage by water greatly exceeded that of the flames. Valuable iers aud uiais be longing to W. P. Wright were flooded aud rained and instruments are mi lug and cannot be found. In the assay detriment the apparatus was gener ally displaced and demolished. Due or the most serious losses waa that of a largo map of the county which had been completed by W. P. Wright who waa making prejmratioua to have it lithographed and to have copies on sale. W. Q. Wright had insurance on lib apparatus to the amouut of ?oa V r. wrlglit had fiOO iusurauce and there waa i:i00 ou tlie building. These amounU will probably cover the losses. Uu Saturday the final payment of flHXX) waa made to A. M. Orson, Whereby roster Qunuell become tho owuera of 67',' acrea of mining grouud on Oscar Creek. Thia ia a valuable piece of pinperty lying Imme diately below tho famous Oscar creek placers owned by Jewell A Hayes. A consolidation of the properties ia among tho possibilities aa such a com bination would greatly facilitate the operations anil make possible much more systematic and cffloieut work. HARDMAN PIANOS. (Iu the advertisement iu thene columns last week the following de scription appeared uuder the head ol the Hamilton. It should have been headed I lard man. ) Have a new improved stale, with full metal plate, elegaut figured cases with paneled ends, doubled veneer luside aud out, artistic pilasters aud trusses, paneled fronts, top and bot tom. All mouldings are solid. Top jauela are artistically carved by hand, full frout swinging niuato desk, and rolling fall with continuous hinges on top and fall board. Pateut mouw proof pedals aud guards. Three unisons, overstrung bass, latent re peating actiou,, with brass hammer butt flange, ivory keys, and polished ebony sharis and seven and one-third octaves. Could any piano be con structed better T HoM in Oregon by A i litn jtr fiitiu..a - i .. CLOTHING FOR THE LITTLE MEN We want mothers who have boys to clothe to know all about the preparations we have made for the little men for the Fall and Winter seasons. We have everything for the boy who wants things like pa's, and for the little fellow who has just stepped Out of dresses. Suits, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Sweaters, Hose, Ties, Suspenders, etc , etc. We make a spe cialty of clothing for boys of all ages, aud EVERYTHING THE BOY WEARS IS HERE Very few stores are able to show a better variety of boys' wearables than can be seen here. Our prices always please, for they are never extravagant or unreasonable. It's seldom, if ever, that a mother brings her boy here and does not find exactly what she wants, at the price she wishes to pay. E. C. DIXON DRY GOODS AND SHOES. beef cattle 60 head passed through Provolt on Friday eu route to the Wintroot farm to be fed this winter. James Flowers of Grants Pass was at Provolt Thursday. lie will t ut in 30 acres of hops iu the spring on the Williams Pernoll farm at Applegate while the reat ot the" farm will be put in hay. Cliarlea M. ' Rexford, one of our prosperoua farmera ia engaged hauling baltd hay to Grants Pass. Hay is atill holding ita own. Loose hay ia $10 per ton, baled l.av, 15 to $16 per ton. There has been some bought for 8 and good grain hay for (9 pet n u. ii.e heavy rales t at have rrwe have fonnd lota of hay down In the Aelds through the (alley and also In the stack! waiting to be baled. Thi hay will probably be damaged to certain degrje. S. Provolt has about 13 tons of clover hay iu the field which will be damaged and probably ruined before the -rain ceases, aa it has now been raining for five daya. Thoa. Lewman has been baling hops for the past few daya for Louis Loesch of Provolt. Mr. Loesch's crop tbla season was good. Ho will have 16,000 pounds this year to put in Hi market, of which half are contracted for 20 cents per pound. The rest will bring near 80 cents which ia the higheat price paid since 18H7. Hops were then $1.00 per pound, which will probably never be seen again Richard Vinlng and brother of east ern Oregon have purchased Ethe farm of Amoa Hhrlmp of Laurel Grove, for the sum ol $1600. Tbero were cattle, farming implements aud also a good water right in tho Laurel Hill Ditcl Company'g big ditch, which flows from the Applegate river through it in the bargain. Mr. 8. will aoon leave for Loa Angolas, Cal., where they win muse ineir nome in tliu near future. Sam Neaa of Grants Pass was out the first of the week to the Rehkopf hop yard oo business aud to see about baling hops. Mr. Neas will act aa mauager since the death of J. A Kcnkopr of Grants Pasa. We have learned that the farm recently pur chased by Mr. Rehkopf will be put out in hope aa planned before the death of Mr. Rehkonf. The vnrd will contain 20 acrea and will be pnt out iu 1905 If nothing prevents t-. 1 . .. 1 t- . : ... , . ounnru r.ana win De employed aa manager. Why la Provolt au industrioua little burg? Because it has one oftthe bjst localities in the valley. It is the head quarters for the mining industry of the Williams oreek valley and saw milling Industries, also a number of farmers from the Applegate make thia tholr trading quarters instead of Grants Pass or Jacksonville. Thoy have in the summer and airing baso ball and croquet goiug every Hunduy and Ice cream and cake for lunch in the afternoons each Sunday and a live oorrespoudeut to do thuir writing each week. W. M. Sonaon of Provolt wont to Grouts Pass Thursday with a load of fine potatoea for T. B. Cornell of that city, rotatooe aro selling at $1.60 per hundred at the present time an iu a short time will probably be $3.00 for they are scarce lu the valley thi season, although there was a quantity planted, but few that came up or di uy good at all. The scarcity of a tliiug Is what makes it carry a good price, so that ia the reason potatoea are high thia aeasou at Provolt and other small towna throughout the Applegate aud Williams valleys. "Lew Brcwning has made anot'ier rich etrlke, " Is the word brought to Portland by his brother, John Brown ing, who ia now here for a abort atay. Lew Browning, although atillayooug man. baa the reputation of being one bonchofjof the most successful and .lucky Burdette Organ for Sale. A flue Bardette organ, walnut caee, high top and mirror, f jr aale at a bar gain, ou time. Mrs. Lura H. Grout, 1221 South Fifth street. pocket-hunters that ever climbed among I he gulches and mountains cf Southern Oregon with a pick aud goldpan. A few years ago, in com pany with Ed Hannum, he discovered, the prospect that haa ainco become the Greenback mine, considered the best paying property iu Josephine County, or eveu in Southern Oregon, a depth already having been reached of 1200 feet. The discovery was made within a milo of the home where Browning waj born and raised. The two bo j I had been prospecting for a month or two with indifferent snccesa, and had been following traces that indicated the presence of gold iu that locality for several days. They dug down fot two or three feet uud came to a small etringer of rotten, rusty looking quartz, that appeared to be almost half gold. For a time I lie quartz was pounded np in a mo'tnr and washed cut in a gold pan ; and finally the stringer developed into a good-sized ledge, with well-ndefintd walls. An old fashioned arrastre waa constructed, and abont ? IS, OCX) or 120,000 waa grouud out. Lew Browning has been in compara tively reduced circuit stances for the past two or three years, and his frieuda will be pleased to ktiow that lie Iiu8 made another atrike that gives promise of being something good. I'e invested his shure of the prcceuls of the miiu In other lines of business, but his ventures weru not successful. He bad never done anything but mine, since lie was old riiongh to work, and waa ont of his element iu another liue. He waa liberal, and gave away hundreds of dollars. If a friend asked him for money lie could not refuse. According tn tho story of John Browning, his brother has made the new discovery only a few miles from tho Greenback, in the same mineral district. When a boy lie pat in consideniblj of big time working iu his father's placer mine, while not engaged iu prospecting. Telegram A picnic for the primary classes of the M. E. Sunday school was held at the grouuds of tho Newmau M. E. church last Wednesday afternoon. nudor the supervision of Mrs. Ora Hood aud others. Thore were some S little folks in attendance to whom the eveut furnished a season of un qualified joy. Rerfo-huieuts were served aud were received with most appreciative appetites. The crowning feature of the picnic was a foot race. i-'li is foot race is au annual affair and ha competition therein is ulwavs very keeu. Lvelyu Piko was the ictorioua contestant Tho picnic wua thoroughly enjoyed by all. It begiua to look a if the Under wood Visible Typewriter had a cinch on the highest awa'd at the St. Louia Exposition, and it ia well placed If ao awarded. Thia same machine took highest honors at the Pan-American Exposition and the grand prize in the Venice Exposition of 1901. Agency for Oregon at 65 Frout St., Portland. ORGANS. . We are getting loaded np on organs takeu on exchange and till October loth we will eutertain any reasonable offer ou one to close them. out. Pianos' are coming right along and organs accumaaltiug too so its ab solutely necessary that a few organs go. If anyone wants an organ now is their opportunity. The stock com prises EBtey, Packard, Chicago Cot tage, Story & Clurk, Burdette and one piano case organ. Any organ or $5 paymi nts. Allen & Gilbert-Kufnuker Co,. L O. O. F. Bldg., Grants Pass, Ore., J. M. Ward, salesman. Model Drug Store Successors to Slover Drug Co. Drugs, Stationery. Toilet Articles, House and Floor Paints. W. P. Fuller 'aints at cost As long as they last. Former price $1.75 gallon Now i -. . 1.45 " National Drug Store J. C. Smith. M. I)., Prop. Agents for Patrick & Co. rubber stamps. Big Among the late arrivals of new goods at BANNARD'S Furniture and House Furnishing Store are AXMIXSTER and VELVET CAW PETS and Rlifx Largo line of new styles Portieres, Fine Pie- tures, Picture Frames and Mouldings and the u whole stock is most complete. Come and see it, you cannot afford to pass it by. , i' Goods sold on tho installment plan Furniture repaired. I A II RANNARrv Opposito Western Hotel. If you wish to reduce your wood bill, buy 4-foot lengths aud have 0. O. Lund saw it for you at your door. CLASSIFIED ADS. WANTED. WANTED A partner in one of the bett paying stores iu oity for money iuvfsted; either a one-third or two thirds interest for shIh. If vnn have not ut least, fcJOO do not on-1 Lots Of swer aa that ia wbut it takes to ! buy a one-third interest. Store pays about U a day clear money . now. Answer at once; 110 exper ience needed. Address "D" enre of Conrier. WANTED ? Dry Placer Ground. If yon hura any write to McCliulock & Sou, Bnrtcn, Wash. I . WANTED To Invent :M to f2.'i00 and services in a good legitimate business. Address II. G. , Care Courier. SITUATION wanted by experienced camp cook and baktr, Uerinan, Julius Kirsten, care of Fctsch, south west corner Sixth and J street FOR. RENT. OFFICE to rent and furniture for sale. Inquire of J. P. Tuffs. FOR. SALE. FULL BLOOD registered Holsteiu bull Address J. H, Croxton, Grants Pass. FOR SALE-2000 Cedar posts.-L. B. Alters, uraocs runs. I.'AKM KOK 84LK two miles from Mer lin. 1(50 ftlTAM Aktnilt Hi in... nt wwl bottom land, 25 acres in cultivution. small house and liarn and nhmit M mm. n,,,Ur fem e, balance of land suitable for orchard or paxtare. For further particulars ad dress W. M. Crow, Merlin, Oregon. prune and all fruitK in OHO ACKE ranch, good apple orchard, stun abundance; water fur irrigation, besides springs on every 40 acre.'! center of a good range country; two dualling hnuses, big ham, every thing complete; well sheltered from frosts, good miiiinr markets, une balf mile north of Tunnel 9, price I2,.m Inquire at this cilice. Reading Matter For 10c The brightest ntory miipHzino in the West is THE TELESCOPE Published in Seattle. Sixteen puirca euch month, filled with storien of lore and adventure, aujigcHtions for the home, etc. Intensely Intoretiting from cover to cover. To build up a big cir culation in the West The Tklescui-i will be sent to any address for one year for one dime 10 cents. Send today to THE TECESC0PE Room A-1 Hancoek Bldg. Seattle, 'i'ah. School 8ooks AND Supplies At CLEMENS opp. Opera house J Sells Drios clerk IN BUYING A PIANO ts All in the Full, Swelling Tone. Rich OIL FOR COUNTY ROADS Clackam&e County Will Try Ex periment Next Summer Buy your piano at bottom price. We aave you all uunecessary protfla. Our plan of purchasing ;W0 pianos a year from our distributing point and of concentrating at one poiut the pur chasing power of a business tnklug lu six atatea, haa been reccgulzcd aa the oheaiiest for the couaumer. Aud right now In Grants Pasa you have the fulleat benefit ot our "PUR CHASING AND BULLING SYS TEM, "aud ran secure a satisfactory choice here aa well aa lu Portland through our "order system" if you dou't like anything eu baud. We are more careful each time we order for any of our many stores, a ahipnient of piauoa from any one of the 90 different factories we repreaeut. Yea, we are more careful thau we would be if purchasing an luatruineul fur our own home. Now is the time to purchase your plana With the long wiuter even ings coming ou, you'll need music. Allen A Uilbert-Ramakrr Co., -O. O. K. Blk., J. M. WARD. T. r. Kyau, Clackamaa Couuty Judge, who hadbeen to California with the Kulghta Templar, and amongst other things had inquired Iuto the advautauea of oiling roada lu that state, waa Interviewed on hia re turu laat week by the Oregon City Euterpriae. Judge Ryan aeema to have been favorably impreaaod with the beueflta of street olllug, aud atated that next year the Clackamas couuty court will ell two mile of road aa au experiment. The oust of the oil ia only f 150 per mile, and it la said that road ao treated will bear three yeara of hard travel. It ia ueedleaa to aay that the Clackamas experiment will create general In terest lu Westreu Orcgou, aud If It Is successful it will solve mauy oiffl culties that couuty officials have to deal with. A Question of Te.cka. Auy reader of thla paper, sending 25 cunts In silver, by postal note or one aud two ceut atampa, will be sent THE DAILY JOURNAL one mouth ; or THE SUNDAY JOURNAL two oioutha; or the SEMI-WEEKLY JOIKNAL three mouths or the WEELKY JOURNAL four months. and lu addition a match aafa tilled with tacka, postage prepaid. Addreaa THE JOURNAL, Portland, Orcgou. L O. Sandberg laat woek purchased from H. W, Wheeler the McKluuey place about three miles north of town on the Orualte Hilt road. IWa Trill T We offer Oue Hundred Dotlara Re ward fur auy caee of Catarrh that caunoi be cared by Hall's Catarrh Cure, K. J. CHENEY A Co Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have knowu K. J. Chcuey for the but 10 yeara. and believe him perfectly honorable iu all busiueaa transactions, and llniicialy able to carry out auy obli gationa uiatie by hia firm Welding, Kiufau A Marvin, Wholesale Drug' gists. Toledo, O llaU'a Catarrh Cure ia takea iu ternally, acting directly uproi the blood aud mucous aurfacea of the system. Testimonial sent free. Price, .So per bottle. Sold by all Diuggiata. Take llall a Family Pills for con atlpatiou. ' Lele.nd Sifting. T. J. Mat-ken haa a new Business la improving. We have had auother rain, ao for fa-ming purpoaea it la aufllclent Mrs. O. W. Chapin and relatives have gone to Cottage Grove to visit relatives. The nlrau quartz mine at Placer has resumed work. That mine was idl-' for quite a while. We have had a pleasaut fall for work, 110 wiud, uo frosts, yet. Black berries are iu all atagea, from blooms to ripe berries. The late raiu will retard wood hauling, but, aa the wood contractors have had a long, dry spell to haul there should uot be any kick coming. Uuo man picked ff0 nugget on VI t. Reuben creek reutntly. The miner are busy fixing on for the iuter. Mining news la scarce, thia week. Last week gave ua some light showers of cloud Juice, aojhe farmera can plow. Tho weather ia cloudv with the promise of raiu. The late rains have started the grass, so the outlook for the stock ia good. Wa have uo aickneas to repel t Times are good, boaiuen is stimulated by tlie action of the republican par:y. lo talking with soiuh democrats, they say that Roosevelt haa brought aud maintained prosperity, ao they don't any need of a change, so will vote with the majority. How we reuieni ber when the railroad Co. aeut oulv a few freight teams over the road weikly; now they are doiug a big business The Lucky Queen quart mine ia puttiug up a quarts mill, aa the amouut of quarts and also the values justify I le erection of a mill. The ojmpany haa been hampered by parties owuiug ln1 close to the mine. Report aay they wanted a large price for the land that was of little value, so the Lucky Queen mine bought ground cloee by ao they can have ample room for tuiioel and bulld'ug purposes So they are independent. Wide Awake. Don't fail to examine the Hue of Alr-Tigbl Stoves at Cramer Bros. The ladies of the Christian church ill give social at the rarsonase Wednesday eveulug. October the HtUh a co. BIG STOCK OF LADIES' MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S L. C0E Cloaks and Suits Ladies' Tourist Coats Ladies' Cravenett and Cloth Coats, full length . . . Ladies' Short Jackets, corset, box and half tight fitting Infants' Long Coats Children's Short Jackets ChiMren's Long Coats .Misses' Jackets MisseV Lonj Coats $10.00 to $22.50 7.50 to 24.50 5 00 to 15.00 .75 to 2.50 100 to 2.50 1.50 to 5.00 2.50 to 10.00 3.50 to S.75 The largest assortment ever brought to the Every garment new and up-to-date. city. Don't buy a Coat or Suit unti, you the llig Stock now on exhibition ee at R. L. COE p. s. & CO. THE BIG STORE. -JUST RECEIVED: 10 Dili I adUV Dress and Slrcct Skirts. Elcguur T.ilorcJ. all 0ol and big value, at ... . $3.50 to $15.00 All are Invited.