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s r- VOL. XX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1904. No. 31. OREGON GRAIN AND HOPS CITY COUNCIL MEETS 0. A. C SHORT COURSES 1 feAs I? -i. t OUR HIGH Relieving that the very best obtainable wi.uld be none too Rood for our many, patrons in Ready-to-Wear Clothing, we have constantly been on the lookout and find that HIGH ART Clothing is the best that can be produced by any Amer ican manufacturer. All HIGH ART Coining possesses that touch of good tat te and good style that is required by the well dressed of any commun ity. It will be to your advan tage to give us a thought before you buy. - SHOES - For Ladies, Children and Men Hats. Caps and Furnishing Goods WELCH'S uLOTHING STORE, OPERA HOUSE BLOCK GRANTS PASS , - OREGON. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. i'Alll IT CAPITAL STOCK Transact? a (lenerol Banking business. lleceives deposits subject to check or on demand certificates. - Our ciiNtoineis are as.ireel of courteous treatment and every consideration con si-lent unit sound hunlung principles. tarctydono.it boxes fur rent. J. KHANK WATSON, Pre3. K. A. BOOTH. Vice 1'res. 1.. L. JKWKI.I,, Ca-hier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. CAPITAL STOCK, ... $30,000 00. Hprrive lppoits puMert to rheck or on certificate payable on demand. Sells niizUl dratts on New York tSan Kranciaro, anil Portland. Tclej-THphir transler.- sold on all points in tlie Tnited States. Special Attention civt'ii to t ulle turns and K'nerui bu-iites of our customers. Collefiuu.s maile throughout outherti Oregon, and on all acceHHihle points. K. A. HOOTH. Pres. J. C. CaMI'HKLI,. Vice Pres. 11. L. tilLKKY, Ca-hirr MARRLi: AND GRANITE WORKS J. B. PADDOCK, I'roik. I am prenrred to furnish anything in the liue of Cemetery work in any kind of MARBLE ur GRANITE. Nearly thirty years of experience ill the Marble businees warrants my Baying that I can till vour orders in the very best manner. Oanfurniah work in Scotch, Svreele or American Granite or any kind ol M.iib. J. IJ. PADDOCK, Kront Slrcel Neil to Cireenr'a Qur.sliop BARGAINS ...Real Estate... J. A. TURNER & CO., 1'kont. Sti-ket. natgnins also in SECOND HAND FURNITURE at the Auction Room. Sale of New Goo'ls Saturday, October rg'.h C. E McLANE, Proprietor. I REAL ESTATE i J I -BUY AND SELL OWN YOUR OWN HOME No. 245. 2efl acres; NO acres cleared; 13 acres in alfalfa: 100 acres in iiraiu ; 2" acres in pasture. Good water right, and good house, of Dine room. 13 irn 40 X SO feet. Orchard with all varieties of fruit Price, $20 per acre. No. 244. 80 acres; good water right; DO improve rueuU. Mast be old soon, t axi) $'). No. 223. I'M) acre a about 13 miles from the city. Good house co-t about $11.0. Abont COO.UUO feet of good saw timber. Will aell for $1000. Stop parinz rent 10 down and $5 mouth will purchase a lot iu almost auy portion of tthe city. Call on or aJdrexe JOSEPH MOSS Headquarters for Ileal Estate. OiEce on E Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. AIM ART . S25.00U.0O. BARGAINS ESKXTil - REAL ESTATE KING THE BRIGHTNESS OF EVERY NOME made Mfe and .tire with little work if I "3 laOne" i used. . I o 4JJ " tlMBi and polishes the P tVVs l n rooicest orcaeapest furni ture. Remove the stain and coil from expensive piano cases. Btinga brightness to gntl work, hardwood floors ail drubbed surfaces. snt.9 keeps clpaa and prevents ZfJtilsMS rust on faucets, nickel work on staves all mtUl surface in the house or out of it. -i oils eTerythintr; sewing &Jtt JC machines, clocks, roller skates, fine tools, bicycles, guns, hinges. Free from acid. One bottle answers thirty oil uses in any home or office. Cbeap, too. - W. A. PADDOCK, Grants Pass, OregO'. HIGGIHS & PHILLIPS Assayers and Chemists CHARGES: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, $1 each. Gold and Silver, $1. Each and every unsay tlono with the idea that it may be checked. II C FIXDLEY, M. L. Practice limited to EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT. Office hours 0 to 1'.'; 2 to 0 Evening Injurs Tuesduvs ami Fridavs. 7:30 toll. Telephones 2eil and 77. Gkants Pass, OilEOON. JRED'RI). STRICKER, M. D. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Masonic Temple, Rooms 2 & 4 Grants Pass, 'riiotie633. Ohkgon. G. II. DOUGLAS, M. D. Physician and Sikckon Ollice: I'L'Uev'rt re'sidem-... i'nr llth and E streets. Day and night plume No. (131. Grants Pass, Ore. I). P. LOVE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in Williams ltrns. lli L nn.r Grants Pass Grocer. Residence Phone 411. Ollieo Phono 141. Gkants I'.iss, . . . (Jiikuus C. HOUGH, AITOKNKY-AT LAW, Radices in all Stale and Federal Courts Ultice over riret National liauk. 'iHANTS Pass, . . Okkuon. SWI'LTLAND & CO. FRESH and SALT MEATS5 Puox 21 N. K. McGRI'W, PIONEER TRUCK and DELIVERY Furniture and Piano Moving :CRANT3 PASS. OREGON. The popular barker chop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Street Three chairs Italh room in connccilnn E. A. WADE DRY GOODS, I'NDKUWEAli, NOTIONS, Kte. Front Street, west Palace hotel GRANTS PASS, ORE. Palace Barber Shop J. H. MULLEN, Proof. Shaving, Hair Cutting Baths, Etc. Et ryhing mat and clean and all work First-Cias. Iu the Pa'aco Hoti-L October 27. 2 and 29. Through tha efTorts of the" Gnat Northern Railway, World's Fulr re cursion tii .i ts will be aold on October 27th, 2ith, and th in ad li tloo to October 3d, 4th, a:id ith. For full Information (ppljr to anj Grat Northern Aftent Ask yonr dealer for Ko-ue KiTer Creamery Potter made at Mcdford is now C, ceiiti rcr two iOQD.1, joare lull weight. Farmers Res.Ilze Over $20,000. 000 From Ciopa This Year. More than $20,000,000 is the est I mated valuo of tho crops of grain and hops itilred in Oregon this year. The figures as to grain aro based on the government crop report; as to hops, on tho best information 'obtainable fr iin private aources. The valno of the crop is reckoned at the present market prico of each article quoted The following table shows the value of the various crops : Wheat fU.llft.SM10 Corn 218,500 Hops 8,100.000 Kve HO, 758 Oats 8, MO, 740 Barley l)2rt,95 Total valno 120,113,858 The state has 704,000 (teres of wheat land ou which was laiscd this season practically 12,070,000 bushels. Last yoarjtho yield was 13,438,827. The acreage this year is larger aud aonie of tho counties, especially those iu Eastern Oregon, had more bountiful crops. Tho Willamette Valley alone showed a rumarkablo shortage iu this year's crop owing to the lack of rain, a calamity which very seldom strikes this portion of (he Mate. This year has ticcu n very prosperous cue for the Oregon farmer. Counting tho present average prico of wheat at 87 ceuta per bushel, it innkcs tills year's crop worth 111,1111,900. Next to wheat the hop crop ia the most important in the stato. It is valued this year at $51, 00,000. The crop of hops this year was very close to 85,000 bales, which average 200 pounds each. At 30 cents, the pres ent market price, the total valuo of tho crop is $5,100,000. Outs coma third in importance in tho gruiu crop of the state. The latest government report gives this state 242, (XH) acres, which produced (1,514,000 bushels this year, with a net valuo to the grower of $2,070,740. In tho W illume tie Valley, the oat crop this year has been very light, but Eastern Oregon has supplied enough to make np this shortage As n l arky pro lacing state growers say that Oregon is unexcelled, but only 01,701 acres were planted this season, which produced a crop of 2, iUS,4;:i bushels, worth about $02,l(i5. ltyo is perhaps tho emallott of Ore- gnu's agricultural products, and 11, 247 acres were planted in this state during the season. The yield, ac cording to tho latest advices, amouiit- d to 1," II. 707 bushels, valued at $0,- 753. Portland Journal. SEA MONSTERS HAVE FIGHT See Lion Eals Vp Him Antagonist a Devil Fish llio keeper and assistants at North west Seul Rock" Light Station, near Crcsccut City, recently witnessed a unique ua fiht, in which a sea lion and a monster devil fish were the com tK.la'ils. The first intimation they had of tho struggle was seeing tho water near by violently agitated aud churn ed into foam as though a submarine demon were venting his leen Uhju somu denizen of the mighty deep. Soon lifter a aril they saw a largo sea lion conio to tho surface iu the deadly grip anil embrace of the much-dreaded octopus, whose long, powerful ten tacles encircled the eutiro body of the sen lion, thus apparently render ing futilo all efforts on its part to escape. Filially, after repeatedly divlug mid trying in vain to free it'clf, (he sen lion was seen to bend back its massive long neck, opcu his cavernous mouth and seize one of the tentacles of his fne mar its body, which mini- her it mapped off mid devoured with avidity. This opciution was repeated n nt i 1 tho cctupus, bereft of its ten- tilths, had perforce to let go, where upon the si a Hun proceeded to feast upon the body until satiated after which other sea lions who had hither to held aloof although laboring under gnat excitement during tho battle fell upon the carcass and ate up tho residue. The cctupus wus fully 12 feet iu diameter uml would never have re leased his intended victim had not thee sa litn acted as above stated thus vanquishing a foe that is fe ared by all lend lent. 11 ly few. Special Announcement. Wo. have Just received the liue of ,. n, I !e and fashion plates from (.'has. e. Stevens & Pros., Chi ago, anil are I re pared to lake orders for ladies linn cloaks, cruveiiuctts, rain coals, tourist couUanel jackets of all de nrrip tiotis; fine tuilor muelo suits including the new Norfolk and Put:lier coat styles, also the new fall styles in silk shirt waist suits; ikirts, waists, furs and other wearing aprel. The styh-s aro eirrptionally pretty, being tho newest, most practical and most beautiful ever shown. Cl.au A. Stevens & Proa, have truly tnainjaincd their reputation for handling ouly the best grades of iner handise at prices for which the lower gradii are usuuliy sold. A Sis cial Feature. Exclusive styles in flno tailor made suits and Walking tkirta mad to your special trder, from your own eh-ction of materials aud your choice of liuiiigs niadu exactly ae-cording to your tuvasureitieutr, and a perfect fit guaranteed. Mrs. K. P. Long, agent for Chaa A. Stevens & I!ro., Chicago, will be at Josephine Hotel, soon, watch for date. Alto agent for Grams Pax territory. Bills Ordered Pe-id-Jos Trimble Resigns. Council met Thursday evening. All members present. ' The petltiou of G. W. Scott for sldo. walk on south side of D street was road and referred to street cotnmtttoe. Petition of II. V. Mondo aud others for sidewalk on west side 7th street Referred tottrcet committee. Street committee rocorn mended the opening of B street and the construc tion of bridge. The same was adopted. The special committee on tho sale of lot 1, block K, J 1) addition, reported to sell same for $73. The matter of allowing repairs to be niado to the Harth building- on tith street was.refei'1-ed fo the chairman ol tho flio committee, with power to act. The resignation of James Trimblo as councilman In the 4th ward, to luku place Jan. 1st, was received and accept ed. Tho mattor of bids for the itrjet lighting came up and but one bid was presented, thot of the Grants Puss New V. E. & 1. Co. It was otonod, read and rejected. Uuildiug committee was instructed lo buy wood for city hall. The city attorney turned In $70 50 to apply on the ehortago charged up to for uier Mayor J. F. Ilashor. Tho cotiu. cil ordered same to bo credited and in strutted tho city attorney to collect tho balance. In tho matter of the registration of voters of the city recorder decided ho would spend two hours per day at City Hull, from 3 to A, until Oct. 31, to regis ter voters. During tho balance of tho day Mr. Maybue will register voters at his olhco in tho 0iertt House block. A now graiiPu sidewalk ulong tho north side of A steot, from 4th to (ith was ordered built; ulso along the west side of 5th street, from A to F, ordered built. Fire limits corrected lo leave out south half of blocks 411 and 47 and to permit steel fronts in briik buildings, passed . Following accounts were ordered paid: Geo. Finch, expenses $ 1 Ml G B Ward, ssst city, eng 1 25 Oi-ognn Ohssrvor, printing 70 00 11 1; rrKins '.. day asst city eng 1 50 O ! Furman. 1 " " " " 2 50 lll'.l 115 152 78 3 50 112 25 21 00 40 00 37 50 Bit 55 8 00 12 10 22 50 II 40 17 05 10 80 37 50 15 00 7 60 Hair-ltieleile Helw Co, melso (rants I'lfs Ilelw Co " J C Smith, nieeliclne Andy (irunos, labor on atrivt. . . Goo Ilartman, " " " ... Goo Snow, Dick Patrick. " " " ... It It (illlillan, " " " ... ( II llrown, " " ' ... Chas. Snow, " " " ... A K Cansley. " " " ... V E Stacy, hay Cramer Hios, hardware Mrs. Miles Meet, hoard piisoners D E Duncan, II rum a 11 Anely Colvin, " Arthur Alfred, " Waller Harmon, Arthur ill son, Herman Horning, Hoy Wilson, Dick Graham, Claud lleickett, Jas. Gibson, Tom Harvey, Anely HiiKgins, II A Foster and T E Foster, $2.60 each 50 Trituulo & Cook now curty a stock of buggy mid hack wheels iu all grade's. Tint price's are right. MINES IN LITIGATION Fedoral Court ol Appeal Re verses District Court. Disputciies from San Fruuclsi o an nounce that tho fe eh ral court of ap peals has reversed the Oregon federul district court Iu the casei of A. W. Fox versus J. O. II. Guun and T. W. M. Daper, involving title to a good portion of Ilea Waldo milling property iu Josephine county. Further than stating Hint the district court has been reversed, no particulars aro given, and there is some conflict in tho news, tho dispatch says juilgmeiit has been givi'ii for Culm and Drain r. The district court decision was a judgment for Gun 11 anil Draper. A. W. Fox brought an action against DrasT and Gunu for an un divided half iuten at Iu four claims of the Wahlo group, iu 1001. lie alle ged that he aii'l Gun 1 we re purtuers in tho projicrty, whim ho aohl u half in terest to Draper on conditions Unit were nut f u Ul I Draper alleged that he bought an uiidivideel half of Fox's liitere-st for $1,000, paying $.00 down, $JtK) later, and ti iiih't ing $:!Xi at ths tiinii of the trial. A counter claim was brought against Fox, In whh h .'J 11 (in allege'd that lie uelvnaied $2,110 for certain poweler exiCrl- mi'titH, which Fox was to re pay, but had tint reji 1. Guun was to bold the pruerty in iiue stiun tiding pay ment, which he said ho was deling, and working it ill an economical, reasou able manner. Judge Helliuge r dismissed the com plaint of Fox, the counter bill of Gunn'a aud charge d the costs to Fox. Iu the complaint, It was alleged that the ro rty was worth $200,000, but in their answer the de fendants alle ge that it is worth only $.V),(0. Journal. An accredited ag lit of the Chinese government ia in Portland offering officers of the Ore gon Nutional Guard a 20 leer cent advance over their salaries on a war timn basis, if they will go to (.'bins under a contra' t to drill the Chinese troops and establish a guard system similar to that of this country. The sentiment among many of the officers inilii ati s an acceptance of tho offer. Poi) Yuen, the Celestial, who hut been cooking to town for a long lime, is now lo the lauudrr business and i hxat'-el at tin corner of Sixth aud I street a. Two Courses In Agriculture and Da.lrvlnf. Immediately following the winter holidays, the Oregon Agricutlural College, at Corvallis, will give free of charge two popular short courses of Instruction oue iu agriculture, the other in dairying. These courses consist chiefly of lectures by special ists from the Faculty aud from abroad, coiubiued with work in the laboratories, where stndeuta have access to the apimratus of the College and Experiment Station. The lectures are desigued for busy nion aud women who desire to advauce with tills pro gressive ago, but cannot avail them selves of tho full-four year course of instruction; heuco the course of lectures will come at the most cou veuicut season of the year for com bining pleasure and recreation with profitable study. Those familiar with the short course system of lec tures, speak of it as a rare opportun ity lor practical men aud women to faiuiliari.o themselves with tho more salient points touching their business, aud to gather such general iuforma tiou as will enable them to live that higher Industrial 11 fo possible toevery fanner aud housekeeper. The instruction, which is simple, Is adapted to the literary attainments of all; hence no educatioiial test is re quired for admission to either of the courses. The schedule of lectures will be announced In duo time. The course In argiculture will begin January tit li. aud continue 10 days. Some of the subjects to be discussed aro Horticulture, riant Mrneding, Pacteriology, Chemical Elements, Mow Plants Work, Pudding of Plants based upon Plant Culturo, Hints ou Farming, How to Conserve tho Fer tility of the Soil, Drainage Boil Moisture, Rose Culturo, Veterinary Surgery, ltotntiou of Crops, Read making, Fertilization and How to Muko tho Old Farm Pay. The conrse in dairying will cotu meuc? January SI, and continue six weeks. Students will meat for work six days of the week. Tho mornings will bo devoted to practical work In dairy rooms, two days will be dovotod lo butter making, two days to oheese making, and two days will ho spent in the dairy laboratories. Iu the afternoon of the days, except those dovoted to cheese making, lectures and recitations will occupy twn or threo hours. 1 he lectures will treat of Soil Chemistry and Physics, Feed and Feeding, Dairvlng, Bacteriology, Hrei'ils aud lireeding, and Chemistry of Dairy Products. There will bo no fees except the hreakngo deposit of throe dollars. This deeposit Is Intended to cover breakage of glass-ware iu the labora tory, and the actual cost of materia) UMi el; heucu a part of this foe will be returned in case of no breakage, Pooka will cost about $3.00. Rooms with hoard anil lodging will cost from $1.00 to $3.50 per week. It has been decldi'd in the courts that, nllhough stakes and inoiinmeuts designated in the location certificates were not lo be found by a subsequent relocator, that fact .does not Invali date tine first location if all tho other aits, as nee) 11 1 re-el by law, hud been observed by tho locator. Of course if the re-locator could prove that tho monuments and stakes had never been placed, thu question would be different It would seem to us that the decision of the federal court is good common si'iise, bicause stakes ami monuments could be removed in the ubsencn of tha first locator aud he know nothing about it. To lose his claim in such a case as this would be doing a gross injustice to the original locator. TRANSCONTINENTAL ROAD Coo Day Country Inspected by Capitalists. A Marshfleld dispatch of October 21, says: A conference of railway me n Willi great significance is taking plaee hero today. Paul Mohr, the Ihistou railrouil promoter, arrived at noon rmin San rrauciaco on the Hiiiuiie r iiri'akwuti'r. He was met at thu duck by Elijah Smith, and the two drove olT together in a buggy. Thiey aro now In conference, with J. D. Sirecki:ls Jr. and Manager Samuels of the Sprocklea steamship linn. The two latter having been 1 ere about a week looking over the country. Elijah Smith arrived about a month ago from Huston. He la president of thi Southern Ori'gon Coiniiany, and it ono Hum was president of thu Northern Puciflo Railroad. It was announced in thu Oregonian some weeks ago that Mr. Smith was camp- 1 ou tho Upper ' Coqulllu with a party of railroad engineers. The trrival now of Mr. Mohr, who has a national reputation as a railroad promoter, and the meeting with the Spreckids ticople, lends color to the belief that a transcontinental rail road liue iuto Coos Hay is under con-side-ration. Mr. Smith may have had his engl tifra on the Coqulllu to determine the practicability of a railroad due east by way of Koaeburg. The con ference with the Hpreckela people may be for a mutual arrangement iu regard to the Coos Day, Roteburg & Eastern Railroad to Mrytls Poiut. Curtis & Co for Watches, Clocks, (iold Rings and Jewulry, flue watch repairing, enirravlng. Goods sold at reasonable prices. Come and ws us. 1. O. O. F. building, Grams Pass, Ur 'goo. Homes Furnished Complete. Over 2 Car Loads FURNITURE Let us show you the New Goods Now Iron Bods Mattresses puro wool Now Couch Covers . Now Rugs Oriental and Navajo, $1.50 to $15 New Curtains, G5c to $7.50 New Portieres, $3.50 to $10 Now Wall Taper the finest 20 and 25c lino ever shown, closinvr out season, rog 25c for 10c Whiio Blankets Stoves pot our prices on Cook Stoves Heater Stoves, $1.35 to $10 Camp Stoves, regularly $5.50 now $2.75 Boom Mouldings got our prices on now goods Now Ticturo Mouldings Now Tictures Thomas Va Housefurnishers i Grants Pass, - Oregon. jj 1 rc' Column All matter for this column Is supplied ley tha Urmiln Pasa Woman's Christian Temperance I' nion. No man who does not take an aotive part in political affairs acting to the best of his knowledge aud iu accord ance with tho dictates ol his consci ence, can be classed as a true and wor thy American citizen. Iu accordance with plans made early in the year, Miss Gordou and I aro in Ht Louis for the W. O. T. U. days, Ootobor 12 and 18. Wo are pleasantly entertained by Mrs. Carrie Lee Carter Stokes at I ho Christian Endeavor Hotel. Most of our time ou October 13 was spent at tho W. 0. T. U. Booth In Hie Education Buildiug, which, during the day was visited by many white rihhoners fiom ninny states. Not alone did W. 10. T. U. come, but othors who manifested In terest In our exhibit. I am glad to announce, that onr commissioner, Mrs. Ingalla, has just been Informed that the grand prize for Uin best tctuporauce exhibit has been awarded lo the National W. O. T. U. Among the callers at the Booth ou October It) was a professional nurse of St. Louis, who looked thoughtfully about and expressed appreciation of the work, saying that she never realized tho great need of tompcrauce effort until alio bocamo a nurae and had so many pitiful cases resultant from drink come under her observa tion and care. Desiring to emphasize her iiitotost sho left a niouey contri bution at the duak. There la a feeling ol sadness aud of deep syrupithy for Mrs. Addie Nurthaiu Fields (who has been in daily charge of tho W. C. T. U. Booth since (the Fair opened) who w as on October 11 summoned to her mother's homo iu Warren, Illinois, and on arrival found that the mother had passed away. Too much cannot be said iu praise of tho W. 0. T. U. fouutalu. One little incident told to us by Mrs. Ingalla, who listened to the conversa tion, Illustrates the fountain's bene flceut lulluence, Two boys approached the fountain, read the name, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, aud one of them said to the other, "Let us glvo op going for the beer and take a drink of this water instead. I am go ing to put my name to the pledge on thu card which mother has sent mu" aud together they drunk from the foun tain. Mrs, L. M. Stevens, ccrrespoud- cut. The negro who shot at Policeman Dent in Rosehurg Thursday night was captured at Ulciidale Saturday afternoon. Iu the fight Thursday night Dent shot six times at the flee ing negro but failed to hit him. The negro held the pistol so close to Dent's face that it blackened his flesh but did not injure him. iSELF-FlLLINQPliN HsiftrnTkat nils) Itstolf W V "IF V V V VVV W & O'Neill, r MERLIN MAN IS HURT H. B. Da Haven Loses ex Led and Pe.rt of Hand. The Southern Paoiflo Railroad Company's ateain shovel which la engaged in making fills at several large trestles on Rice Hill, Douglas county, was the scene of a serious acoideut lust Wednesday, la which H. B. DeUaven, an employe, suffered the loss of a an legd the larger por tion of oue baud. It is stated that while riding on the front cud of cue of tho loaded gravel cars which was being slowly backed op the grade, he slipped and full across the rail in front of the car, the wheels passing over his left log botween the knee aud thigh, crushing it to a pulp. Oue hand was also caught and so badly crushed that ouly the thumb and forcflngor could bo saved. The young man was taken to Rosoburg on Wed nesday evening's local aud takon to Alt Zook's lodging house near the depot where his left leg was ampu tated near the thigh by Dr. Oeo. E. Houck, assisted by Dr. Walter Hamil ton. The last three fingers and a por tion of the left hand was also ampu tated. The physicians state that tho young man's leg was fearfully torn aud lacerated and that skin grafting may be required to cover tlie wound. The clmuoes for the young man's re covery are therefore not encouraging, lie was taken to the Southern Pacillo hospital at Portland fur treatment. The injured man is numurricd and his father lives at Merlin. ARGONAUT PASSES AWAY Traveled the Oregon Tre.ll In Ce-rly Devys. The last survivor of what Is known as the Oregon parly of California pioneers, pussed away with the death of William M. Lout in San Francisco last week, says a press dispatch to the Journal. Mr. Lent had reached the age of 8(1, and had lived iu Cali fornia siuce 184U. He camu lo the Coast over the Oregon trail aiid for a a while was interested (ji mining properties iu Oregon. But he later transferred his main interests to Nevada and to Culifornla. Ho was Identified with the progress of the state In its early davs. and to the last retained his .lutsrest iu public affairs. Though he never held political office, he was often snoken of as a nossibio gubernatorial oaudiduto, Lent's in terests spread uot ouly ever thePaciflo Coast of tho Uuited States, but ho was a ninmb'T of a shipping and de velopment company which operated in Mexico. He leaves a large estate, part of which consists of mining properties Iu Southern Oregou. 8omo raru bargains iu seonnd-ha:.d typewriters of all makes can bo had at tho Underwood Typewriter Agency, fij Front St, Portland. Ask tor sam ples of work ami prices. THERE ARE ONLY TWO A KINDS OK i FOUNTAIN TENS COIN KLIN'S AND ALL THE OTHERS. CALL AND SEE THEM AT IlERT ItARNES, Reliable Jeweler. Clfctuens Drug Store, Grants Pass, Oregon