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i I i I J'- V0I-XXI GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1905. No. 6 4 1 h s ? -WE SELL- leal Estate SHERMAN & IRELAND The Real Estate Men Houses to Rent. Money to Loan. ROOMS 10 and 12 MASONIC TEMPLE. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. PAID CP CAPITAL STOCK Sub.ooo.oo. Transacts a general banking business.. Receives deposits subject to check or on demand certificate. Our customers are assured of courteous treatment ami every consideration con sistent with sound hanking principles. Safety deposit boxes for rent. J. I'll AN K WATSON, Pres. K. A. BOOTH, Vice-l'res. L. L. JEWELL, Cashier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. CAPITAL STOCK Sso.ooo.oo. Receive deposits subject to check or on certificate pavalile on demand . Helis sitfht drafts on New York, Ban Francisco and 1'urlland Telegraphic transfers sold on all points in the United States Special attention given to collections ami general business of our customers. Collections made throughout Southern Oregon, and on accessible puints. R. A. ltOOTH, Vrva J - C. CAM I'll KI. I., Vice Tres. H. L. UII.KKY, lashier. Bert Barnes, Reliable Watchmaker At Clemens' Grants Pass, Ore. Exposure To cold draughts of air, to keen and cntting winds, sudden changes of tem perature, scant; clothing, nndue ex posure of the throat and neck after public speaking and singing, bring on coughs and colds. Ballard's Hore honnd Syrup is the best cure. Mis. A. Bprr, Houston, Texas, writes, Jan. 31, 11)02: "One bottle of Ballard's Horehouud Syrop cured me of a very bad cough. It Is very pleasant to take." 25o, 60c, fl.00. For sale by Rotermuud and The Model Drug Store. A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. B. Waiuwright of Lemon City, Fla., has written the manu facturers that much bettor results are obtained from tho use of Chamber luin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in cases of pains in the stomach, colic and cholera morbus by taking it in water as hot as can be drank. That when taken in this wny the effect is double in rapidity. "It seems to get at the right sot iu stuntly, " he Bays. For sale by all druggists. THE MT. BALDY DISTRICT A Promising District Closs to U rants Pass). A recent visit to the Mt. Baldy mining district situated four miles southeast of Grants Pass, was amply repaid by the discovery, as it were, of some of the best prospects not to say mines in Southern Oregon. If this camp were located in some arid desert almost uninhabited as are the lately discovered mining camps of Touapah and Gold Fields in Nevada, there would be rush of Argonants into the district in search of the Golden Fleece that would speedily fill it with a seething population and make Grants Pass a thriving oommer- oial oenter with a population of 10 000 people. Bnt we are continually reminded of the old adage that dis tance lends enohantment and that maukind is disposed to seek after the precious things of this world in strange and almost inacoessable places rather than pick op the shining dub lets beneath its feet. The Mt Baldy district known more familiarly to the early pioneers of Southern Oregon as the "Jewett miue" (because of the somewhat celebrated mine bearing that euphonious oognomen being named after its discoverer and first exploiter) was discovered in the early 60'i when the savage and warlike Rogne River Iudian was abroad in the laud with tomahawks and scalping knife in hand seeking to relieve the paleface miner of his surplus hair. One half the story of the dangers, hardships and privations through which these early pioneers passed in conquering the wilderness will nevor bo told. The average traveler of to day comfortably ensconced in a pal ace car passing op the valley of the Rogue on the swift winged arrows of steam cannot realize bow muoh the world is indebted for the comfort it now enjoys to the pioneer who took his wlfo and household gods and struck boldly out into the wilderness and oonqunred it from savagery. Green creek, Hamlin gulch an J Jewell creek, which all have their source in Monnt Baldy and Grouse mountain were successfully worked for placer gold by pick, pan and shov el nd rocker and other primitive mothods used in the pioneer days of mining in Southern Oregon. It is said to have been very rich, yielding large sums of the preoious yellow metal. It was natural for the miners to reason that this gold came down by gravitation from higher elevations on the rugged mountains which frowned above them ; and they began a systematic search for its source, by, to use a familiar expression among that nsoful class of miners peculiar to Southern Oregon called "pocket hunters," "pot holing" the sides of the mountains aud panning ont the dirt to detect any partioles of gold which may have oome down from ledges above and they were soon re warded by the discovery of the Jewett, Comstock, Grouse mountain and other valuable olaima. These mines r Just A rrived t A full now lino of Men's and Boys' Golf and Negligeo Shirts in tho latest creations in Pongee and Japanese Crepes, also several new lines of Halgriggan Underwear. If you wish to get something new and up-to-date, now is tho time to make your selection while our stock is complete. Our prices are right and our goods are right. Givo us a trial and bo convinced. Remember the place. will in the near future, the writer is iucllned to' think, make Grants Past uoted for its smelters and redaction works. I hops the skeptical and pes simistic knockers who infest the streets of Grants Pass, will not all laugh at once at this seemingly unto ward prediction of an optimistio and firm believer in the future greatness of Southern Oregon. Bnt seeing is believing and the moat skeptical can be oonvinoed by personal examina tion of the mines and prospects to this promising district. H. O. Perkins. RULES FOR HOMESTEADERS Commissioner Richards . Useful Pamphlet. Issues W. A. Richards, commissioner of the general land office, baa prepared a circular letter of instructions, a copy of which will be sent in the fu ture to every person who makes a homestead entry of pnbllo land. The letter s intended to acquaint every entryman with the terms and pro visions of the homestead law, and the reqntrments for obtaining land nnder its provisions so that, in the future, ignorance of the law will not palli- atee any failure to oomply with it,. Sixty-nine thousand homestead en- trios were made last year and this year they are averaging 4000 a month. On the back of the circular letter is printed information oonoerning the homestead law, the reqnirments of the general land office and suggestions to the entryman, which, if folly fol lowed, would enable blm to fully comply with the, law in letter and spirit The olrcualr letter is as follows : "The papers supporting your reoent homstead entry bave been reoeived, examined and filed in this office. In order that yon may be folly informed as to your duties under this entry, as well as of the cause which may re sult in its cancellation, yon should carefully road, study ard remember the suggestions printed on the back of this letter, because any failure on your part to onre any oxisting de fect in the entry or any failure to fol ly and in good faith comply with the laws requiring residenoe, improve ments, cultivation and proof will be sure to result" in the cancellation of the entry and the loss of your improve ments. "En try men should constantly bear in mind that any sale or contract or agreement to sell any of the lands em braced in their entries, or any part thereof, or any interest therein, prior to making final proof will cause the entry to be oanoelled, and may even result in the cancellation of the patent should suoh patent be inad vertently issued. "It should also be constantly re membered that any false statement made in either the affidavits or fiual proof, made in support of any entry, will not only cause its cancellation, but may result in criminal indictment and prosecution. "If at any time yon desire any fur ther information than is given in those suggestions, for the purpose of enabl ing yon to oomply with the law, of to make proof, yon can obtain the same by inquiring, in writing or otherwise, either at this offloe or of the register aud receiver." FEES SHOW PROSPERITY County Clerk's Office Making a Good Showing. The fees received at the oounty clerk's office is a good indication of the business prosperity of the oounty. That Josephine oonuty is progressing is proven by the steady increase in the fees of the oonuty olerk's office. Last year the monthly recoipts amounted to about (2b0 to 376. With the opening of this year it rnu up to $300 per month and for April it reached 1330. 6a County Clerk F. H. Cheshire thinks this will be the high water mark for some mout bs to como of the receipts for his office as the new fee law, enaoted by the last legislature, goes into effect this month. Heretofore the recording fee has been 85 cents per folio of 100 words, bnt under the new rate it will be bnt SO cents a folio. Bnt as the filing of mining olaims, and of other legal documents and recording of deeds, the issuing of marriage li censes, etc, is steadily increasing County Clerk Cheshire states that the fees of his office will soon be on the gain again, and that by another year the reoeipts will be fully $400 per month. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS NOTE TERMS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. Store News Now Round Extonsion Tablos Very reasonable prices. New prices on Iron Bods Now Kitchen Cabinets Hammocks roducod Tents roduced CARPET SALE STILL GOES ON A few Romnants loft; bring tho measuro of your room and buy a Carpet for it at one-third off. Go-Carts roducod NO Bring this ad with you; on any of tho above J-J named reduced goods its worth from 10 to 20 per cent to you. Thomas (& O'Neill Uhe Ilousefurnishers A BUMPER GRAIN CROP Prospects for Fruit and Grain In Josephino County Excellent. Commissioner O. F. Lovelace, was in Grants Pass Monday aud Tues day attending a session of oouuty court, from his farm near Wlldervillo. Mr. Lovelace stated that not lu his experience lu farmiug in Josephine has ho seen tho grain look so well as it does this spring. Wheat Is now three aud four feet high and is head ing out and harvest will be fully two weeks earlier this your than usual. Oats, barley and til her gralu look generally well and will be ripe earlier than nsual. As to the aero aud yield of wheat Mr. Lovelace stated that the acreage was muoh larger this year than ever boforo sown In this oounty aud that the yield would be the record breakqr for Josephine oounty. Alfalfa is not so unusually promising but looks well and the yield will be fully up to the avorngo, while the acreage is much larger, for the farmers are generally Increasing their hay If nd. The fruit prosccts Mr. Lovehtoe stated were equally as encouraging as is the grain as he had observed while traveling over the county in looking after bridge aud road matters. Though the early spring has put fruit much more forward than usual yet so far It has not boeu injured by frosts. Tho area to fruit has been largely In creased lu the lust live years and many farmers will still further eularge their orchards while many new oues are being planted. Mr. Lovelace thinks the time is not distant when fruit raising will he one of the leading and most piotttuble industries of Jose phino couuty. The Hub Glothina Store I S. Garf Inkle, Proprietor , nVTll SIXTH ST1SEET, NEXT TO LAYT0X HOTEL t THE GREATEST SHOW Oil EARTH ! TO SAVE MONEY On account of ill health I havo decided to closo out my cntiro stock of BICYCLES, TALKING MACHINES, FISHING TACKLE, WATCHES, KNIVES, RAZORS, STROPS and BRUSHES, SHEARS and SCISSORS, FOOTBALL and BASEBALL GOODS. iaaw7 OIIi Wo havo a largo stock of 15ig 4, S-in-l, Colo's Many Use, Kid, Columbia, flun Oil, Sowing Miiohino and Typewriter Oil. Wo will oil you up choiip. Our goods aro fresh new stock. Wo havo Hoveral shipments yet unpacked. Como and get your choice of theso goods at a P.AHGAIX. Yours for business, W. A. PADDOCK any stock in onr Company and is no Is boo I oue-lhird the time required oy iuuu.u nu ,o ...,. longer In oatmplor tU n.oal treatment. As It Is an an- L. A. MAKSTKKrt. Merlin, Ore. DUbeuun diiu rumuun vjvoJs