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NEWS NOTES FROM Althouae Notes. Mlaa Anuie Fieater haa sold liei farm to the Mnsars Sawyer. I'lie pnne paid waa $3000, Mr. MoNeinh liaa been in charge of the place tonic yeara Mr. Smock, merchant at Holland, ia intending lo erect a store at the fainnna KrlKK mine. He will preside over it and Mra. Bmock will euro for the atoro at Holland. Weather lovely. Why will hearts ho Had when we have ao much to en joy, with the enimhlne and the flowera and the warbling of the song birds? Why do we aiijti? Dr. Brown, of the Ilnnaeth mine, luia returned to liia property. The miuea being tied op in the coorta, there will be no work done thia iH'uanu. George Wimer baa rented the fitrin and will move to it shortly. The Althnuae school opened op with 20 pnpila. Happy Go Lucky. New Hope Item. Tim farmer hnvu begun planting corn. The dance given Thursday flight was a grand nuecesa. Mr. and Mra. English' made a busi iii'sh trip to (Jrunts Pass Saturday. Mr. (iilhaiu and family have moved to Conger 'a aaw mill, ho being em ployed at that place. We aaw in the paper where the ling pen of J. W. Holmea waa ordered moved. We think that the county hud better order the pena owned by hi me other fiirmera moved, aa Home in tli ih locality are ritaeiiHe breeding Htench liolea to both beast and niau. Shorty. Iceland biftlnu. Weather jileaant, crop prnapecta flno. No daiiinue by reccut frnata other than to Italian pruuea growing ou low places. , Tho Hotel Lelaud haa been reno vated and placed in tho beat of order by the new luudlady,' Mra. A liny. Loland ciin now offer aa good hotel a coinmodatlnna aa any (own in Hogue Kiver Valley. A. A. I'nrter,niHrvfmir for thia dlatrict, hna been doing aome excel lent road work of late and through hla effort and thoao of the dry weather our roaila aru now In a piia aahlo conditinn. Tim mail route to Greenback ia to be uhauged from Lelnnil to Wolf (!irok. The atage lino was changed aomu time ago from Lelaud, and the atage now makeH two Irlpa each diiy between Wolf ('reek anil Greenback. A large amount ot grouud haa been washed off at the Columbia placer mine and a good clenu-up ia likely to be made. Frank Fnaa, one of the moat exHrieueed iniuera in Southern Oregon, ia aupcrintcudent of thia uiiiie. A large ramp of rnilroail grailera have been e.tnMli-lieil near here. Thia crew wUl be here all aum.uer -r)ia.lsjkjUl 8 oing Away for the Sorry I didn't know it sooner h it could have boon an nounced lefoi'i Init it. is settled now that I am roin; to lip away a jjooil deal this summer. That makes it 'necessary not to leave any instruments on hand, as they would not ho so salable if carried over the summer ami then ofl'ered t you next fall !: lin. They would still he ood as new next fall hut wouldn't he so desirable, and we would leso heavily on them if we held them over, owinir. to the heavy discounts we would have to make on any carried over instruments; also interest and expense iteiys would count up. Since it is apparent that we will lose if we wait, and lose if we re ship any instruments, ..We Prefer to Lose in Your Favor.. Kor you to realize the full benetit of the linns intentions and oiler, it will be necessary for you to come as soon as you can. lhuino; the next few days will do. liclow i a lit of liitrutnents wo oxpoct to close out in the next few days: A beautiful Cable piano in Mahogany ense. Another CaMc in fancy dark oak ease. The very best style of the well-known Smith A; l'arns piano, walnut case. A very handsome Wellington piano in dark navy jjrain oak case. A K "nip-bury piano in Mahogany. M ike your own price on a couple of 'Jnd liaud organs Two New Packard organs, one a swell piano case style in o.ik and the other heinj: ' parlor style. J. M. Ward, Salesman Courier lllock, (irants I'ass For Allen A: (lilbert - RamaLer Co., Portland, Oregon lJjasslSMSssilJiaj m litis i uuu IIUIU1IUIU UUIIIUllllf iwimww uiuuui 11 mkx OVER THE COUNTY and with a steam ahovel and two traina of damp cara will fill in all the treatlea on the railroad between Ton nel 9 and Iceland. A petition will be presented at the next aeaaion of the coonty court, ask ing for a change in a section of the Leland-Placer road. Thia road ia along the valley of Gravo creek aud the section to be changed ia where the road passca over the point of a hill and it ia proponed to -keep it on a level and put around the foottif the hill, turning the foothill down ax it wero, an improvement that con Id be made to many of tho roada in thia country. Wide Awake. Woodvllle Notes. Richard, little aim of Mr. and Mra. 13. A. Lowell, ia quite ill. Iter. Wynaua waa a visitor here last Sunday aud addressed the Sunday school on an Easter topic. Disco & Herr'a meat market ia now o'ii and they are serving their customers very satisfactorily. Misa Maud Prim of Jacksonville, arrived here Suuilay eveuing, en route to her acbool in the Scott diatrict. The general merchandiae stock for Seaman & Johnson 'a new store haa arrived, aud they will soon be ready for busiuesa. Mr. and Mra. Orr have moved away. Mra. Orr will tnnku a short visit in Granta Pass before she joins her husband in their new home near Merlin. They have many friends hero who regret their departure, but wiali them well in their new home. Kev. Itobt. Tweed filled his regular appointment at Phoenix last Sunday. He was accompanied by his family. Thia ia Kev. Tweed's last trip to Phoenix, as his work for tho coming year la to include Woodvllle, Wimer and Sams Valley. We are very glad to have him with ua another year. Saturday evening a merry party of young folks, gathered at the homo of Mr. mid Mra. 0. K, Sams, to anrprise the Misses Knna Conway and Uraco Dicks, who were visiting here, and all present enjoyed the evening greatly. Tho young ladies returned homo lo Granta Pasa Sunday evening. Married In Medford, April ill, lliOf,, by Kev. Illncliwell, Mi hi Dollie Iladger of Ashland and Gen K. Zldors, S. P. Section foreman here. The only guests present at the ceremony were Mra. Aiders, Sr., and C. Badger, a brother of the bride. Mr. and Mra. 'liters came homo ou the even ing train, anil were greeted by many friends who extend hearty congratu lations and beat wlshea to tho happy couple. Greenback Gleanings. Kverythiug ia progressing nt the Greenback. (!. I''. Fii Id from Lelaud waa on our Htreeta thia week. Kight families are cx,cctcd here in the next few days. 'I he camp ia grow- mtt,la00meitmt0lmli ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. APRIL 23, l'X5 lug faat both in wealth and popula tion. Choir practioe at the acbool bouae last Monday afternoon. Eaater was observed ia the oaoal way. The children were made happy with their bunny nesta foil of eggs. W. 8. Webb is at Wolf Creek, reno vrting the Hotel Wolf Creek, recently purchased by the Greenback Company. The ladles of Greenback will meet next Sonday at' school boose for the purpose of reorganizing oor Sonday school. The Greenback Company starts their daily atage this week to Wolf Creek. It carries paaaeugers and express for the present. Doc Hobaon, one of Greenback's old time boys, leaves this week for an ex tended trip tbrough" Eastern Oregon and Northern California. Incognito. Kerby Notes. Mr Jennings ia doing good work io the hlackamithing line. We troat be will find it profitable to stay. J. H. Aoatin, the Kerby attorney, haa been to Grants Paas doring laat week. He haa a good law practice. Our roadmaator, Ed Dailey, Is doing good work on the road between Selma aud the Illinois bridge. He knows what ia needed. A dance waa given in Kerby by the W. O. W. Wednesday evening of thia week. Many people attended, and a jolly good time was had. A sapper waa given in the upper hotel dining room. Kerby ia now sporting two doctors, and we are glad to welcome morn. We deaire to train a few doctors in the work found In a rough country. We welcome Dr. Effie Brown to this field of labor and trust she Is prepared to stay aud to answer all calls In all weithor, day or night over smooth roads, or rough mountain trails. We were very glad to read the an nouncement in the Con r lor of the new tobacco law. We see the need of Ita enforcement in many places We lived in a place at one time where school boys walked upon the roada with cigars or pipes in their mouths. Growing children ahould be denied audi poison. It would be better if the older ones denied tbemaelves for the children's sake. In the absence of the editor of thia paper we deaire to commend his position in thia county. The paper atauda for principles that ahould be supported by all. A clean paper for clean people. U. L. Mangum of Grants Pasa waa a viaitor around Korby thia week. He ia interested In mines and finds timo to work enthusiastically in the Interest of an exhibit in the Lewis aud Clark exhibition. Subscriber. City Treasurer's Notice. There are funds in the City treasury tn-fodecni all outstanding warrauta, proteated to November 1, 1U02. In terest on same will cease after this date. Dated at Grant Pasa, Ore gon. April 2:. 11)05. COL. W. JOHNSON, City Treaauret. Summer V TO CONSTRUCT A PERMANENT ROAD Section of Modern Road Surfaced With Decomposed Granite to Be Built by This County. It has been decided by Jodge Bootn and Commissioners Lovelace and Lo gan to bnlld a section of modern wagon road, drained, graded, surfaced and rolled as is done under the meth ods practiced In sections where road building is carried on as a scientific accomplishment The road to be im proved will be a section of the road that leads oat of Grants Pass south from the Rogue river bridge. Tbis seotion of road has more travel over it than any other road In the county, for into it converge the Kerby CreaoentCity stage road, the Williams Upper Applegate roads, the Upper and Lower Rogue river roada and several lesser roads, and its improve ment will benefit tbe public aud tax payers more than any other road io Josephine county. The plan of the county court will be first to pat the roadbed on a per fect grade and thoroughly drain it, aud then to roll it with a roller of sofficeint weight to take oat all the soft places In Jt, so that water will not be held to make chuckholea or ruts. The surface will then be covered with decomposed granite, which will be rolled so hard that It will atand the heaviest teams. The use of decomposed granite for surfacing roada haa never been tried in Oregon bat in other sections of the world it has . been fouud a aaoeoaa. After careful inveatigatiou the management of the Lowia and Clark Fair baa decided to nae granite sand on the driveways about the fair grounds. Tbe granite rand to be used is from South America and ia deliver ed in Portland, as ballast on shipi, at a leaa coat than granite could be ship ped in from Rogue River Valley, the only place that It ia found in Oregon. The Booth American granite ia red in color which ia conaidered an ad vantage as it will not be so hard on the eyes aa the glare from the white granite of Southern Oiegon. The result of this trial on a road here will be watched with Interest not only iu Josephine county bat in the Willamette Valley counties, where rooks for road macadamizing has to be ahipped in, thua making a big freight charge iu addition to the coat of crushing. If the decomposed granite 'is a aucceaa, the Valley counties hope to get a special rate from the Southern Paciflo that will enable them to ahip iu granite from the hills near thia city, and use it on their roada Instead of crushed rocki. The aeqnence of thia would be another big industry for Granta Paas for the ouly place where this graiute is found immediately along the railroad ia juat west of thia city, whete there are great hills of decomposed granite. The railroad company now have several grauite pits opened aud each year takes out - thousands of toua for use along their road from Portland to Sacramento in paving their depot grounda aud for track ballasting and for fills. The cars are loaded by a steam ahovel as rapidly aa though it were digglug iuto an earth bank. Ouco before granite aaud waa naed aa a road material aud it proved a failure. The experiment waa made by Grants Paas when the town was drat built up. Sixth street, the ma hi (raveled atreet, becoming a mndhole, a coating of grauite sand was damped on it, with the result that it settled into the mud and made the street so impassable that it became necea aitry to haul otf both mud aud grauite and then to put on a coating of gravel. There ia uo doubt that had the atreet been tiled to drain it, and then the ground thoroughly rolled with a IS or 20 ton roller to take oat all the soft places and to render it iuipervioaa to raiua, and then the granite itself thoroughly rolled, that the experi ment would have proved a auccesa. Aa the county court will not half-do the job iu their experiment in the use of granite ou the road they will mprove, there ia a likelihood that the veuture will prove a success. Lewis and Clark Exposition Rates Commencing May 2'.lth aud autil October 15th, there will be on aale from all Millions ou Oregon Lines, sdal ticketa to Portland, and return account Lewis nnd Clark Exposition under the following conditions: INDIVIDUAL TICKETS. j Rate Oue aud one-third fare for round trip. Sale Dates Daily from May lUth to October 1Mb, liajs. Limit Thirty days, bat not later tbau October SI, lmw. PARTIES OK TEN OR MORE. For parties of 10 or more from one point (must travel together on one ticket both ways) party ticketa will be aold aa follows : Hate One fare for the round trip. Sale Data Daily from Mav 2Mb to October l.ith, lmtf. Limit Teu days Kor organized parties of 100 or more moving from one place ou same date, rate and limit aa for partiea of 10 or morn. STOP OVERS. No stop-overs will be allowed ou any of the above tickets. They must bo used for coutiuuoua passage in each direction. COACH EXCURSIONS. Coach excursions will be ruu from time to time for which individual I fti..k.ta nnl. i.. .-Ill .... sold at very low rates. Particular as to rates, datea, etc., will be announc ed later. W. E. COMAS, U. P. A. We waut your property to sell. SHERilAN A IRELAND. axosurykyors. ii THE BIG BED ROCK FLUME Of GaJica Consolidated Working Successfully. Among the placers, the principal improvement work nnder way ia at Galice Creek, on the property of the Galice Consolidated Mines Company, where work on the immense flume to drain and afford damp for several hundred acres of ricb ground is being vigorously pushed by Manager A. B. Coasin, and a large crew of men. Tbe completion of tbis flame will give tbe company facilities for moving more gravel than any other bydraolio mine on the Coast. Mr. Coasin bas been working on tbe Galioe properties for 13 years and bas been untiring in bis devotion to and efforts for tbis enterprise. Very few mining men atay with one prop osition this length of time and while j he bas had the confidence and good will of the community and business men in particular, be has had many obstacles and adverse conditions to meet and overcome to bring the mine even to ita preaent producing state. The successful operationa of the company during the paat several years while working through only two foot-flames, is an inkling of the future prosperity to be enjoyed when all the giants are driving the rich gravel banks of Ga lice into the six foot flume which damps directly into Rogae river. Every labor-saving device that could be employed in aud around a placer mine ia in use here. The saw mill is operated by water, logs are dragged in from the woods by water power of auffioient atrength to break a -lncn flexible steel wire cable. Thia latter device is the only one used In Southern Oregon and perhaps in the West. A water power block cnttjug machine la the latest contri vance and aa the riffles for abont 3500 feet of six foot flame will require an enormoai lot of blocka the machine will certainly be a mouey aud labor saver. Three large reserroirs win supply the water for continuous oper ations daring the summer and aa the work in the bed of the creek must be all finished before the first fresh- eta next-fall, It is imperative that ad vantage be taken of every time-aaving method. Ten thousand yarda of gravel is a very conservative estimate of the volome of material that will paas through this flame as noon as the battery of giants are put to work. A I the present time only two are in use as water is being used on the sawmill a good deal of the time. Rich grouud still lies undisturbed in the bed of the creek aud even in the construction of the flnme gravel averaging 15o per pan, la being en countered. The flume ia aet in aolid bedrock, in aome places several feet of rock being blasted oat to keep it on an even grade of three inches to the box of 13 feet Four by six collars and braces are used aud two inch planking for the bottom and one and one-half for aides while the oat- aide is covered with the slabs from the mill. A temporary lining of alaba ia pot on the Inalde to keep it from wearing oat until the blocka are put in. A couple of hundred thonaand feet of lumber will be cut during the sum mer to be naed iu the flume and to have a supply ou hand for ita contin uation op the creek next year. Bartlett'a Raided. "Say," began oniuiy, ''the cops are raiding Bartlett'a shoe store ou Sixth Street." "What for?" exclaimed the police reporter. "Oh, they have a lot of Champagne alimiers fur aummer girls iu the win dow, aud they aro aiuiplv iutoxicnt- iug." Order aeala and robber atampa of A. E. Voorhies. E. A. WADE DRY GOODS, UNDERWEAR, NOTIONS, Etc. Front Street, west Palace hotel GRANTS PASS, ORE. Lumber and Hops Don't place an order for your house lumber until you get my prices. They will surprise yo. I have two new houses for sale. Terms to suit J. D. DRAKE. Grants Pass, Ore. Phone FARMERS FEED STABLE J. K. KK.UI.EY, s..i-. Last auble south on Mxth stm 1. Iloom under cover for l.'xl horscn a r 1 4U wagona. I'ux nlnlls. Con-all I u 1 Only tbe best hav, elean grain a-i : alfalfa fwl. Rolled' baric v an.l ell r ! grain. j No diseased horses allnwc.1. i"i I running waWr, a:id trough deal' ., : every day. I Waning room ami toilet room tn lla.iies can leave wraps and anac I their unlets. I'ricea rvawnulile and let caiv gU 1 alock. wo,v. Railroad Rates to Fair Announcement of rates to Portland to be made by the S. P. Company aud O. R. & N. Company on account of the Lewis and Clark fair has been made. Accordine to the schedule the rate will be in effect from May 21) to October 13, and will grant in geuoral and at all times, a rooud trip fare of one and one-third from any point and return, with a full time limit of 30 dara. Other apecial provisioua have been made, however. Parties of ten or more persona traveling together under a time limit of 10 days may visit the Fair from any point in the territory for one fare while parties of 100 or more will be given one fare rates, with individual ticket aud a return limit of 10 days. Coach excursions will be run in ad dition to the rates, quoted, as often as the trarlio will warrant, the rates lor which will be lower lhau a oue wav fare. These tickets will be good for aeven days from date of sale, but will entitle to nothing more, than day- coach privileges. The Very Beit Remedy lor Buwel Troublei No Family Can Aftord to Be Without It. I regard Chamberlain's Colic, Cholrae and Diarrhoea Remedy as one of the very best remedies for bowel troublea," Bays Mr. J. W. Huulcn, editor of the Despatch, Ooilla, Georgia. "I make this statement after having used tho medicine in my family for several years. I am never without it." It is certain to be need ed sooner or later. For sale by all druggists. A Daredevil Ride, often ends iu a Kid accident. To heal accidental injuries, use Ruck leu's Arnica Halve. "A deep wound in my foot, from an accidmt," writes Theodore Schuele, of Columbus, O., "caused me great pain. Physeiaiia were helpless, but Uutklen'B Arnica Salve quickly healrd it." Soothes and heals bums like uiiigic." 2.'ic at all druggists. ROSE AND CUCUMBER JELLY (CUROSA CREAM), gives that soft and sut in finish lo the tkiu that nothing else can produce. 5 Parties (ioinz Away I or Movini; in jj From a distance need not go k to expence of shipping their 5 piano or organ. We will ex- change for an organ or piano k anywhere in the U. S. and J lay down at nearest R. R. k point; any piano or organ you may want. Installments f ou any instruments delivered in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho or Montana. I Cash or bankable note for dc K livery in other states. k J. M. WARD, ShIcmihui for j Allen iVUilbert-Riiniiikir Co. ...GRANTS PASS... THURSDAY, TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY THE PRiDE OF ay N23W The Great Tented Amusement Enterprise that Fulfills Every Promise CIRCUS KEBiCEIilE MUSEUM HIPPODROME g-RIIMGS RINGS-9 A NEW CIRCUS THROUGHOUT dm t:if i -.1.1. A Mitltituti ti New Features Barc-Bzck Acohi-As. Gymnasts Trained Animal itidors IV.J-uir fortfmora Acta Kosc Dock ri ti Sirvcn Marvelous Ife'forus Herd of Elephants Doily Mi. !tr .Miiuotiu I.NuieS; .'iiol.iottc Congress of Seals Eatclle Settlor Filing Vktorcila Troupe Camels, Llamas. Al'l.'c Juiien 1 iarinsr Aerial Weavers Dromedaries Broken (ieorge Holland Five Flying Iianvard.? to Harness. Frank lAi'Aer Fixious liarJner family Fierce Siberian Bears Austin MriR (iracetul flcDcnald Trio Cake-Walking Stallions Jos. Lyons Seven kisMimon Japanese One Hundred Shetland Herbert kumley Six Sugimoto Japanese Pony Ballet & Drill Wm. Dutton LadSwordswonicn 4 Fencers Trained Pelicans & Plgr 100 Circus Chatnplsns & Cslsbrites 1 QQ HUGE ROMAN HIPPODROME , All KinnViof Ksfitiop;, Thrilli-i?. Real Racc9 anil Test3 of Skill OftJOLLY JliSTLNQ CLOWNS on L'ij .'.!--"l by "C!.;.-rfi.l ji;::" West, "Hanr-y L'Uly" La Rue, II - i be Grotcup? C!.; .n-Tas Dnrkrow ' 'Funny Bill" Scott iilLLION JbOLLAR MENAGERIE l.tii'rr!.!! Coiiertton 'Vj O C..:- -ND GOLD GUTTERING STREET PARADE S.II Lrmc th; Miaw Grounds Lvery iHorninj at 10 30 a-;...-0.. -i!Jftu. Oac Ticket Admits You to Everythinj . CLASSIFIED ADS. WANTED WORK Sewing or washing, home or day work. Address Mra. W. J. Caultleld, box 153. Granta Pass, FOR. SALE. HAY' Baled or loose 14. First class full weight Otto J. Knipa. FOR SALE Half interest in a grocerv business, address P. O, box 617, Grants Paas. HORSES FOR SALE Foor head good heavy horses for logging or freighting. Address C. K. Wick strom, W imer, Or. FORTY ACRES 34 miles from a thriving railroad town; 20 acres un der fence and 10 acres under cultiva tion ; sub-irrigation ; several living springs on tract Small houae; 20 acrcB timber, good outrange. Prioe ij0. Address Rancher, careCourier. L'AKM FOR SALE two miles from Mer- I ..v. .. 1 ... tj itl imnn till, Hi"' w it::- ai"iu -' 1...4 I.....I r. in onltivntinn. KmRll house and ham and abont SO acres under fence, haiance 01 latm simanie ior vivumu ... Vn, furtliwr nitrticiilara ad dress W. M. Crow, Merlin, Oregon. Oil A ACKK ranch, good prune and vU orchard, small fruit in abundance; water for irjipUion, besides springs on every w acres; cenwr ui rimije rountrv; two dwelling houses, big hum. everv thine complete; well sheltered from frosts, good mining markets, one- balf mile north ot 'tunnel , price i,ouv. Inquire ai mis oiuce. IF YOUAREGOLNG TO BUILD, use Leoua Lumber. It ia aa cheap as the cheapest aud as good as the best. Call at 'W. L. Ireland's lots on the corner of Fourth and B streets (near Central School Build ing) aud examine the quality aud get prices from J. I. Montgomery, the agent. P. O. Box lo, Grants Pass. FOR. RENT. FOR RENT Room io private family. J. D. Drake, at 7th Street. FOR RENT A 2 acre farm on Gilhrt creek iu North Granta Pasa. House, barn and other buildinga, orchard and flue soil for grain, pota toes, etc. Terms reasoablo. Ad dress C. B., care Courier. MISCELLANEOUS FRANK BURNETT Upholstering, mission furniture made to order. PROF.J. A. SIBBETS, practical in structions iu instrumental music PASTURAGE, for horses aud cows, pood feed and water, near town, M. W. Wheeler. STRONG TEAM, stout wagon, if you waut work done drop me a card lo Grunts Pass. W. J. Sturgea. Thoroughbred, white Plymouth Hock eggs, 15 for 1. X; Moore's second bund store. f C and more of them JH V31 when you want them. Single Comb While Leghorn, the business fowl of America. Yards headed by cockerels from u pen with a record of JJi i-es per vein1 per hen. Egjrs $1.60 for l.i; i-'.M for 30. GRANITE EG s Al'iiULTRY YARDS, W. J. McBuen lier, i'rop , Ashland, Oregon. N High grade ore iu small lota bought. -W. G. Wright. MAY THE Nacr Before Presented in America unny rf Rare Wild Beasts of Every Rind M 4, 1905 2 AND 8 P. M WEST