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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1905)
fUffi filter . dLttweitw GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1K5. Na 12. 5 sell Heal Estate ' - ' ,. W. L. IRELAND, The Ileal Estate Man S BIG RED SHOP Woulli Mixtli Klroet, ccii'iicr ,T S. C. NEAS, Proprietor I lorMCMiioeini; dono by one of the best shoci-a ever in Grants Pass. veiue-ict JCrpnirtMl, Tainted, practically an serviceable and well appearing as new. tiitt.er Tires lTittl by the only machine for that purpose in Grants Pass. On Ko-iul Order vehicles of all kinds and for nil purposes built and which are stronger and more durable than those made at factories. ltifflit VriocH given on all my work. Sells Drugs & Books GRANTS PASS, ORE. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. PAID IP CAPITAL STOCK Transacts a general tanking business. Receives deposits subject to check or on demand certiru-ates. Our customers are assured of courteous treatment and every consideration con sistent with sound banking principles. Safety deposit boxes for rent. J. KliANK WATSOS. l'res. K. A. HOOTIl, Vice-I'res. I, I,. JKWEU., Cashier. Bert Barnes, Reliable Watchmaker At Clemens' For Sale. Parties wanting New Crop of nice clean loose WHEAT HAY at Nino Dollars ($9.00) delivered in Grants Pass, will please leave their orders at once with G. A. Cobb Real Estate Company Ready for delivery after Juno 15th. . When You Come To Portland Make yonr plana to stop at a home-like hostelry; a place where joa will be shown every courtesy and treated as you wonld be In your own home, town or city. THE FORESTRY INN Is such a place, and it stands within one block of 1 hp Kxpnution Kn trance, on 25rh StrFet, facing Upshur. THE KOUKSTHY INS is con strncted cn the log cabin style; f urnishiugs, cuisiue, aud management conforms thereto. It has 150 large commodious rooms, all opening on broad, cool verandas; with electrio lights; hot aud cold water aud free baths. From the roof garden a view is had of the Kip sition grounds the city and surrounding country. Car service direct to all pans of tne city. European plan. Dining service a la carte aud reasonable as in any part of the city. Price of Rooms, $1.00 to $1.50 Special Rates to Parties of two or more. MEALS A LA CARTE THE FORESTRY INN, Inc. Address, P. C MATTOX, Manager, or H. M. FANCHER 25th and Upshur Sts. PORTLAND, ORE. : Rent Houses Negotiate Loans Write FIRE INSURANCE You are invited to investi gate my largo lint of City and . Country projieity. Ground Floor, Courier Building. Varnished and Trimmed and made MENS Grants Pass, Ore. GOAT RAISING PROFITABLE BUSINESS rings Bigger Profit Than Sheep Opening for Farm Goat Ranches Hera. L. A. Marstera, who has the dis tinction of being the largest Augora goat raiser in Josephine county, aud whose ranch is two miles north of Merlin, was in Grants Pasa, Monday. Mr. Mariiter has 436 bead of goats. The increase of bis band this spring has been 184 kids from 178 does, which is abont the average rate of iucrease each spring for hii band. In addition to Mr. Marsteri several other farmers in the vioinity of Merlin have goats, tbore being in all some TOO head of goats in that section. Some of these goata are well bred, es pecially those of F. A. Pierce, many of which are thoroughbreds. Goat raising is being taken np by the farmora of Josephine conuty to quite an extent and it bida fair to become one of the leading industries of the couutry. Goats have been found to be more profitable than sheep. The grass and bay required to keep one sheep during the year will easily feed five goats, for the sheep will eat grass as long as a blade is to be found and then grub out the roots, and during the winter when the grass is short the sheep have to be fed considerable hay. During the win ter the goats feed largely on brash eating but little hay and in the spring so soon as the tender buds are out they range altogether In the hills and niouutaius. Ooyotes and doga that cause such havoo in sheep herds in Southern Oregon, seldom raid the goat herds, for goats are more pug nacious than sheep aud will fight the coyotes and dogs. With a little training a goat can be taught to give a knock-out to coyote or a dog that will prevent him from dining on goat ven i Bon. Sheep when attacked scatter aud become easy prey to the coyotes, while goats wheu eudangered band together with the best fighters on the outer circle aud with a wat-frout presented that effectually repels the ouslautht of the coyotes. Goats are also bettor to return to their corral, or sleeping place for the night than are sheep. Goats, if kept on their natural range in the hills aud mount ains, are seldom diseased. As to the rotative value of the meat aud wool from sheep and the meat and mohair from goals, the selling price is to the advautage of the sheep, but the cost price is iu favor of the goats. At the present price of wool, mohair aud meat goats will yield a larger per cent profit to the farmer ban will sheep. The average clip of mohair per goat is about five pounds. and the price this siring was from 30 to 31 cents per pound. Mr. Mar- sters realized 80? cents per pcund for his ninhair, thus each goat would produce about $l.I0'worth of mohair. The average clip of a sheep is about seven pounds aud the price this yeai was 25 oents per pound, thus giving the value of wool from a sheer ot f 1. 75. The cost of feed for the goats is practically nothing for brush and sprouts are plentiful in Southern Oregon, while sheep feed almost ex clusively on grass aud that is expensive in this semi-arid region. Goat veni son docs not bring the price that mut ton fetches, aud there is little sale for it on this Coast other than as it cau be sold as mutton. The flesh of the goat is as tender and healthful as that of the sheen and when Amerians learn to eat it, goat veuison will sell here as well as it does in Europe, where it is as much in de mand as mutton. Already the can ning of goat meat is extensively carried on, and thousands are sold each year iu Kansas Cityit and the other big packing centers. There are locations for many goat ranches In Rogue River Valley, where in small .vallies there is water aud sufficient tillable land for garden purposes for the rancher's use, and to grow the little hay that is required during the cold spells of winter for the goats. While back of these val leys lie thousands of acres of hill aud mountain laud, rock aud brush and good only for goat pasture. This land is either government, railroad or speculator aud will be open for pasturage for years to come at no cost to the goat raiser. Huge Tsik. It was a huge task, to undertake the cure of such a bad case of kidney disease, as that of C. F. Collier, of Cherokee, la., bnt Electrio Bitters did it. He writes: ' My kidneys were so far gone, I could not sit on a chair without a cdshiou ; and suffer ed from dreadful backache, and de pression. Iu Electrio Bitters, how ever, I found a cure, and by them was restored to perfect health I recomnend this gnat tonio medicine to all with weak kidnevs, liver or stomach. Guaranteed by all druggists; price 60e. I Do yon know that yon can make a five days visit to the Exposition at Pol t laud, includlug railroad fare and all expenses for t-ln.Vb; ten days f.'tft.Vo full information can be secured on application at this office. G. P. Jester, Agf. Hop Buyers Expect High Price. War is on in the Willamette Valley between tbe hop growers and tbe hop buyers. Tbe latter are trying to form a ouioo and the foimer are indeavoring to prevent tbe growers from uniting and selling their own crops aud thereby eliminating the middlemen' profit. Anticipating big price tbe buyers are now out trying to contract this season' crop aud by beginning this early they hope to so coutrol tbe situation a to effectually cripple tbe grower pool None of the bop grower of this county contracted their bops last year and as they all realized more than the contractors offered, they are ot likely to contract their orop for this year. Hop grower of experience have learned that when the future of the hop market is uncertain and fall ing price a possibility there are no dealers out seeking contracts, but let the hop market look enconraging and there be a certainty that prices will raise them then the buyers are more than anxious to make contracts. KILLED AND MAIMED ON THE FOURTH Los of Life and Property Grow ing Bigger a Patriotism Grows Nolser. The Fourth ia now near at hand and 1th it mnst come the modern method of showing patriotism by making a tremendous noise, and it seems to be geuerally understood the mote noise the more patriotism. Bnt to give expression to this new form of pa. triotism cost moie lives and more casualties each Fourth, than result from the average battle in the great war of the world. Iu discussing this lame subject, a recent issue of the Ladies' Home Journal contained the following ; In about five week we shall reach another Fourth of July, and the Journal earnestly wishes that parents niigni give a nttie loretliought to the present method of celebrating the dav. vtny must we go on. vear after year, mating tun aay practically day of terror and what is infinitely worse, a day of death and casualties? Eaoh year a longer list of killing, maiming aud burning confronts na Take such a single list as this, sum ming np one y.ar's deaths and In juries : Died of lockjaw paused bv in juries, 4on. Died from other injuries, 00 Totally blinded, 10. Number who lost one eye, 75. Arms and legs lost, 64. Number who lost fingers, 174. Number otherwise injured, 3(170. Total number of casualties in the United States, 444U. Where is the sense in this sort of thing? It is perfeotly proper that the young should want to oelobrate the anniversary of the nation' in dependence, and there is no need that this pleasure should be denied them. But is it necessary to saorifioe sight, limb, hand and life to Inculcate a spirit of patriotism in the youth of our land? No patriotism is worth the snap of a finger that is taught in noise and frenzy. Yet eacli Fourth of July we go on either directly as sisting our children in this barbarous celubratiou of the day, or allowiug them to handle the deadly explosives which with each season are being manufactured with the single Idea of making a greater amount of noise,, aud, of coarse, a corresponCiug amoout of persoual danger. Fire crackers have become larger and larger, dyuamite has been substituted for guupowdur in their manufacture anything for a noise, aud anything, apparently to increase rather than lessen danger. And this year will in all likelihood, be no exception to the intensification of this noise aud danger element. The greatest elemeut of dauger have been found to lie iu these three explosives: First The toy pistol, which shoots blank cartridges. Second The toy cannon. Third The giant firecracker, or the "cannon oiacker, " as it is called. The blank cartridge used in the average toy pistol is made of a niix tured of powder, clay and earth, and in this combination has been found what is called the "tetanus"or lock jaw germ. The pistol is so coi structed that it Is easy of discharge while the child is loadiug it, since the pressure on tbo trigger is made particularly easy to respond to a child's strength. In the wadding and in the powder used in the toy caunou, the fatal germ ia also touud, and like wise the paper which envelo;es the giant crackvr. It is through this lockjaw germ that the largest ucniber of deaths occur, and the doath ia a fearf 1 oue. Then to add to this maiming aud killing by the deadly cracker aud bomb comes the loss by fire, for the records show that there are more fires on the Fourth than on any other day of the year. All this loss of lives aud property that the ghtlesa boys aud men, and too ofteu work of ma licious hoodlums, may demonstrate that they are patriotic. Grants Pass has a tairly efficient restrictive ordinance against the indiscriminate firing of crackers, bombj, rockets, etc., bat tbe risk to life and property from these deadly missiles could be greatly reduced were this ordinanoe made more rigorous in its provisions. It wonld assist In tbe general move ment now on all over the couutry to get us back again to a sane, safe and enjoyable Fourth of July. That Tired Feeling I If yon ar languid, depressed and incapable for work, it indicates that your liver la out of order. Herblue will assist nature to throw off head ache, rheumatism and ailments akin to nervousness and restore the energies and vitality of sound and perfect health. J. J. Hubbard, Temple, Texas, writes, March 22, 1902: "I have nsed llerbine for the past two years. It has doue ma more good than all the doctors. When 1 feel bad aud have that tired feeling, I take a dose, of Heibiue. It is the best medicine ' ever mado for chill and fever. " 60c! a bottle, at Rotermuud' and Mode) Drug Btore, Three Phyikistu Treated rlka Wit bout lauiu. W. L. Taney, Padocah, Ky., write "I had a severe case of kid ney disease and three of the beet physician in Kentucky treated me without socoesa I thn took Foley's , Kidney cure. The nrst bottle gave immediate relief, and three bottles cared me permanently. I glailly rf -commend this wonderful remedy." For sal by U. A. Koteroiond. PRESTON PEAK COPPER DISTRICT A Mountain of Copper Access- able, but Undeveloped Good Opening for Capital. J. F. Sanger, who was in Grants Pas last week, returned last Friday to hi copper claims in the Preston Peak district Mr. Sauger has five claims located on the north-west lope ot Prestou peak on the divide between Illinois river, that flow northwest into Rogue river, Smith river that flow west Into the Pacific- ooeau, and Elk creek that flow southeast into Klamath river. He goes in by way of Waldo, aud from that place goe 20 mile south, 10 of which i by trail. Mr. Sanger's oabin Is np some In the world for it is at au elevation of 4,400 feet aud, though 30 miles from the sea, with a glass on clear day ships can be seen on the ocean. The suow are very heavy in the winter on Preston peak aud Mr. Sauger ha seen it 30 feet deep some winters and ho is com pelled to use skoos to get to, or from hi mine. Mr. Sanger has held hi claims for nine years and has considerable de velopment work done. The outcrop ping shows a width of 8, 000 foot aud across the mountain, In fact the mountain appear to be one great deposit of copper. Thcie are several other claims held in this distriot, one group of which Is owned by O, L. Mangum, of Grants Pass, aud John R. Reeves, of Waldo. Development work on these claim is now being car ried on by Mr. Reeve with two men to assist him aud au immense vein is being opened np. The Preston Peak Miuing Company, also hold a gronp of claims, but no work apiears to have been doue upon them for the past five year. This company was made up of New York parties and had plan, that if oarried out, would have beeu the mean of that district having a big smelter, but litigation brought an end to their efforts. This distriot is credited by exper ienced mining men with beiug oue of the larjost aud richest ooppor dis trict on the Paoiflo Coast. It is practically a continnation of the big copper district abont Takiluia aud of the Blue Ledge on the head of Ap plegate, and its development will oome aloug with those districts, for when the electrio railroad i put iu from Grant Pas to Takiluia, which is quite certain to be doue within the next year, the road will be extended on np the Illinois rivor to Preston Peak. Whooping Cough In Jamaica. Mr. J. Rilev Bennett, a chemist Brown's Town, Jamaica, West In I Islands, writes: "I cannot speak t highly of Chamberlain's Cou Remedy. It has proved itsolf to the best remedy for whooping coat which is prevalent on this eud of , globe. It has never failed to relic in any case where I have rccoiumei. ed it: and srateful nmthers. f, using it, are daily thanking me f advising them." This remedy Is r sale by all druggists. YELLOW JACKET BEING DEVELOPED Ore Being Shipped From a Promising Mine on Fotesl Creek, Jackson County. Tho installation of a 10-stamp mill at the Oregon Belle mine on forest creek ha stimulated tho develop ment of other properties In that dis trict aud considerable work is being doue by claim holders this summer. One of the most promising of the properties Is the Yellow Jacket, three miles dowu the creek from tho Oregon lie lie, and six miles from Jackson ville. A shaft was sunk two years ago to the depth of 70 feet, but owing to the great quantity of water that came into it, work was discontinued. A crosscut was then begun down the hill, but after it had even driven some distance the owners, who were then Eugene parties of whom Geo. A. Dysou was ou. and also the superin tendent, discontinued work. Last fall the claim came into the possession of H. A. Mears aud W. V. Shaffer. These men took up the de velopment work aud after driving the tunnel 250 feet tapped the vein. An upraise of 25 feet was then made to make connection with the shaft. The vein ha a width of five feet aud carries good values, both iu free mill ing and base ores. Messrs. Mears & Bhaffur are now getting out a car load of ore winch they will ship Iu the Taoima smelter next week from Jacksonville - Development work will be continued and if the showing continues as now made the owners will either put in a mill themselves or sell the property to parties who would pot op a mill. Sprained Ankle, Stiff Neck, Urn Shoulder. These are three common ailments for which Chamberlain's Pain Balm is especially valuable. If promptly applied It will save yon time, money and suffering when troubled with anv one ot these ailment Fur sale by all druggists. Fine Sardins Creek Properly. Of oue of the most promising properties iu the Gold Hill district the Gold Hill News has the follow ing to aay : Messrs McCleary Haff are driving ahead on tbelr Van Molke mine on Sardine creek. Tb Van Molke I the mine formerly owned by the Surran Bros, who it will be remembered bv many took out several hundred dollars at or near the surface but lost the pay ohute and then left it Messrs Mc Cleary & Huff, thinking tliat by run ning a orossuut below aud striking the ledge at a depth of about 100 feet it would show np agaiu and acting ou this idea they began lower down ou the mountain and ran iu about 0 feet when they struck a fault iu the led go following this np for a dis tance of 70 fuet. They have now at a distance of 70 feet struck a flue body of sulphido oro containing galena and chalaclte. Tho values are highly satisfactory. FFUIT INDUSTRY FAST DEVELOPING Jackson County Leads Now, but Josephine Soon to Equal Its Neighbor. At tho recent annual meeting of the Rogue River Fruitgrowers Union at Medford olllcers were elected for the ensuiug year. All tho old oflleers, other than two of tho directors, were re-elected, this being tho third time for President Bennett to bo chosen, he having been president ot the Union since it was organized two yours ago. Tho olllcers for this year are: President S. L. Bennett ; vice-president, II. F. Meader; secretary, J. A. Perry; treasurer, Geo. K. Dudley; directors, S. L. Bennett, II. F. Mead er, S. W. Boyd, J. W. Mitchell, Win. Carroll, J. McPherscn, G A. Hover, J. A. Perry, A. Andrews. The Union is Iu a very strong eru dition and embraces in its member ship most of the, fruit growers about Medford. Tho Union has been ot much advauiugo to its members for it lias enabled them to got a high grade, uniform pack of fruit, which with sell ing by car load lots direct in New York aud Europo bus enabled the highest prices to bo realized. Tho Union alio supplies its members at cost, wholesale price, with boxes, nails, packing paper, spraying ma chines and material. The supplying of these supplies is by contract to the lowest bidder uml it lias made a big saving iu tho expense account of the fruitgrowers. Rogou river valley in Josephine county bus the samo climate, soil and transport at inn advantages as obtain in Jucksou county, und when fruit rais ing is taken up in this county and oarried ou with tint same skill and busiuess forethought, as It Is iu our neighboring county, it will become one of our greatest Industries. But with uo union to educate the growers iu the proper vurieties to plant, the adaptation of soils, cultivation, prun ing, spraying, picking, grading anil packing, and to market tho fruit in quantities, tho industry will be slow to build up. But the time is not dis tant when fruit by tho hundreds of car loads will bo shipped from Jose phine county. Already thu county contains thu largest vineyard In Ore gon, and it has np hi and peach orchards that are of large acreage. With irrigation made possible by the great pumping plants aud by the great system of ditches that are being put ill, then will bo thousands of acres of laud set to fruit trees and to grapo vines, mid then with a union to bring ( o-opcriitiiin to the growers the fruit business will he placed on a sunt anil prnlllable basis in Josephine county. Aiute Rhcuinitiim. Deep tearing or wrenching pains, occasioned by getting wet through; worse when at rest, or on firt mov ing the limbs und iu cold or damp weather, is ruled quickly by Bal laid's Huow Liniment, w.cnr Oleum, Gibson City, Illinois, wiilcs, I'eh. Id, I'.idJ: "A year ago I win troubled with a pain in tuf lurk. It soon got so bad 1 could nut bend over, tine bottle of Ballard's Himw i.liiimriil cured me." S.'io, one, l 00 at Model Drug .Store and at Hotel maud's. I. eland billings Mrs. Culp, of ('ott'gn Grove, is a guest of Mrs. George Chapin, while here on a trip for her health. Quito a number of our pefqile have been to the Lewis and ( lark fair, preferiiig to go In fore the big riirli Is (in, while others prefer to wait until the fair is comple ted. 'II in line weather of the put week has enahlid farmers to complete the curing of their llrst cutting of alfalfa. But little hay was injured ly the rains and the yield is fully up to the averagu. The steam shovel i ri w are handling a big lot of earth. Mr. Huston is the sujierlhtciideiit. The crew purrlmxc most of 1 1 1 1 ! t r supplies in Belaud and find they can get as low prices as iu any other town. A number of large aud Una ap pearing buildings are being eroclt "I in Gravii creek valley this summer. Our people are prospering und rais-i all they need, even to mortgage and children. Wo have well established schools, good climate, no fevers nor mosquitoes aud life is worth living here. A correspondent to tho Oiegonian lias beeu writing that the fruit crop in Southern Oregon will be short this year. That may be so Iu seme sec tlous, but about Iceland the trees never bad a heavier crop of fruit than is ucw on them. Thu valleys of this suction are above t'ie frost belt ami a failure of fruit Is very seldom ex perienced by tho farmers. Real Estate and Timber W. B. Sherman, Booms u and 10 Masonic Temple. Cheaper Than Portland Come and Participate in the Value-Sharing Prices we have made. THIS SALE GASH. QUARTER SAWED OAK, ROUND TOP, EXTENSION TABLES. Piano Polish beautiful goods, would be and are dOK AA cheap at $32.00; Sacrifice Price ipcSO.UU We have a lot of other Tables at the same reduction. WARDROBES Regular $0,85; Sacrifice Price. .......... ..$7.25 KITCHEN CLOSETS, GLASS FRONT, cheap at $9; cbr, QK Sacrifice Price B ( .wO KITCHEN SAFES, large and roomy, nicely finished, CA fr usually sold at $(..50; Sacrifice Price ipT.OU COUCHES well upholstered in Corduroy, cheap at chr tf $0.50; Sacrifice Price , J .U SCREEN DOORS ready to hang, cbl QK TA An Kr all painted aud varnished CpJL.OU LU ipeC.OU ICE CREAM FREEZERS i off. These prices are for NOW: they are worth your attention if von want to save a lot of money. ' Another lot of Carpets have been put on for mi 13 IJIO HVJ.-.13. tr Sec Cut Glass for Thomas . O'Neill Ua HousefurnisHers RICH STRIKE ON PICKET CREEK Van Dorn Bros. Find a 40 Foot Vein Carrying Good Values In Copper and Gold. The report comes that Van Dorn Bros, have discovered a -10-foot vein of oro on their place at the mouth of Big Pickett crock, on Itngne river, 13 miles below Grants Puss. Assays give the oro a high per cent of cop per and fioiu fl to f 1 in gold. Van Doru Bros, have three men at work cn tho veiu developing it, and they w ill continue work until the fiill'ex tent ai d value of their find is knowu. The strange thing about this dis covery is that tho Van Poms have lived cn this place for 28 year and havo been over the hillside ou which tho vein is located many times hunt ing cattle and for other purposes, yet failed to note its presence, the growth ot vegetation and onvcring of trash on the ground concealing tho treasure rock. This Instance is another proof that but little ia known of the mineral wealth of Southern Oregon and that when It I thoroughly pros pected on the surface hundreds of rich veins will he found, that now are passed over unobserved by prospectors. And It is held by prospectors that tbo "blind" veins, as those are called that do not extend up to (ho surface of thu ground, far exceed in number the lurface ledges. The finding of these veins is a difficult matter and hundreds of them will never be found. Siiiiiii are discovered when trees have tipped up and taken off the sur face ground, ami road grading and oilier excavations bring to light s iu, while a tooil ninny are found iu carrlyng on initio woik-tn reach known veins. The country about Picket creek is known to be rich in gold and cop. per, for it is an extension of the famous (iallee district. Keveral good claims havo already been located iu this district, and ibis find will stimu late more thorough prnspcc'ng with the likelihood of other rich properties being opened up. Have You a Cough A dose of Ballard's llorehound Syrup will relieve it. Have you a cold? A dose of llerbine nt hrdtimu and frequent small doses of Horn lioiiml Syrcp during the day will re move it. Try It lor w hooping cough, ft .r asthma, for couumplioii, for liinii. Intis. Mis .loo Metiralh, :i-'7 i;, 1st street, 1 1 u It-li i ii h in , Kan., write: "I tm vit used Ballard 'r Id rebound Kviup in mr family f" ri years, and liud it the best and most palatable medicine I ever used." .'". Mic, l. mi at Untcrmuud's and at Model Drug Htorre. Some People Sell Cheai to part of the people all of the time and to all the people part of the time, but PADDOCK SELLS CHEAP to all the people all the time ...Paddock's June Weddings. TO BE RAISED TO SECOND-CLASS OFFICE Grants Pass Postoffice Receipts Exceed $2000 Per Quar terSalaries Raised. Grants Pas postoflloe i soon to be raised to the second class, for the receipts for the past year have been above tS,H). Under the roles of the postollloe department the office Is given a higher rating and the salary of the postmaster and the clerks raised and the latter put nudar civil service regulations. Postmaster O. E. liar mon's salary will be raised to $2,000 aud Assistant Postmaster W. A. Newell will be raised to $1,000 and the two clerks will each get a raise in salary. The present clerks will not have to take the examination, bnt will hold their positions by proviouB appoint ment but to gain a promotion they will hereafter have to pass the regu lar examiuaiiou. These examinations are held under the supervision of the postmaster here and the papers, which aro supplied by the Department will bo sent to Washington, where the grade Is marked. Person not In the postal service cau take the examine tinu for a position iu any postoffice iu the statu they reside iu and a clerk oau take the examination for a higher position In the oflioe they are in, or iu any other olllcu of their state. If the applloaut passes the ex amination he or she is put on the eligible list and given the first posi tion vacant iu the ollloe for which their application is iu. At tlio rate thu ruceipts Iu the Grants Puss ollice are increasing the time Is not distant when tin income will reach the $10,000 limit aud this city bo given a freo mail delivery. The same rule applies to place an ollice In the true delivery list, as governs its raise iu the lower grades, for tho income must exceed $10,000, thu limit for this class. 1 his em braces the entire Income of the oftlcu, salu nt stumps aud registry and money order fees. Iu many tow us that are well np to tho limit a systematic elfort ia made to swell the poslofhcH receipts by the residents using slumps to reyilt iu payment ot iiccouuis iu other towns, and by also using money orders to remit with in stead of drafts orchecks aud by regis tering their packages instead of lend ing them by express. Were such ail effort iiiadn in Grants Pass another year it is more than likely that Hie (Histollicu could be placed in the $10,000 list und thu free delivery had. 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