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. ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. JUNE 23, 1905 . i SCHOOL MEETING FOR GRANTS PASS C. C. Ament Elected Director District in Good Financial C o n d 1 1 1 o n . The annual mot-ting for the Gratito Pass school district via held iu the High Bcliool building, Monday at 10 a. dj. The nice 1 1 n f( vai called to order by H. Thomas, cliairiuau of tlio board. Mr. Thomas then gave a brief statement at to the condition of tht city schools and their work dur ing the year. The laboratory hud been made more complete by the ad dition of apparatus at a coat of some 2"ift. Mure desks were purchased to accommodate the Increased attmdance of acholari. A full leriea of supple mentary readerH had been pot iu and several minor convenience! added for the iK-hool rooina. The aehool library bad been enlarged by the purchase of overt200 worth of hooka, this fund havlug been rained by the teacher and scholar of the High School. A fine flag had been presented to each of the threo aohoola by tho ladles of the Womani Relief Corps, for which the board bad made a suitable ac knowledgement. The sidewalks had been completed about the school blocks, the old fence about th High School grounds had been removed and the bleyjle shed had been torn down and a place prepared in the basement where tho children could leavo their wheoli. A to the growth of the ncIiooIh Chiruian Thoniaii stated that all the rooiiia in the six-room Eaat building, erected two yearn ago, wore oecopled but cue, during the hint tnrni, and that the increase of children would make it necessary to occupy thfa room by another year, after which, at the rate the population of Granta Pass ia increaHlng, it will not be long until another building would bn required. , C. K. Maybeo, district clerk, then read bia annual report for the fiscal year ending June III, J'.Miii. It in given herewith in full and shows that the financial affairs of the dis trlnt are in good ahape: RECEIPTS. Caah on hand June 20, l'.tO-t 2". h'H Dlatrlct tax .!! 2" County aehool fund I,42i M Mat achool fund 1,7(1 1 ;,f, Tuition H." 00 Halo of bond and warrunta . 1,271)1 fii County High School 1,000 (Ki Total 2:1,823 4H DISBURSEMENTS Teachers' wagea H.402 VI Fuel and acliool supplies, . . I,4'J2 OS Kepaira, improving groiinde Jl ir 71 Sundry expenses Hiii 7!) Paid on principal and intercut of bnnda and warrunta 11, r,;5 .'.H C!lrk'a aolary loo oo Janltora' anlarlea H-Ji) Total J3,tWI III CbhIi oil hand !I7!) Id GENERAL Estimated value of achool house, and grounds . . . Ho, 000 (K) Estimated value of achool furniture and apparatus . (I .MM (Hi Insurance on achool hnuaea and oilier property. an, IKK) 00 Average monthly salary of male teachcia 1 04 Hi Average monthly salary of fomalu teacliera I,'i till Warranla outstanding June 2w, 11KU 2 "ids on Warrants Issued during year 13,7111 53 Total Warrauta IS.SSS 12 WnrrautH cuueelled during year Ki.OniI 41 Warrauta outstanding, June 20, I MM "i.lus (is Hy a change in the luw the largest apportionment fur the year in now madn In the fall. Had the usual spring apportionment been made the amount of warrauta now outstanding would have been lets tluiu the iituounl for lust year. The number of persons iu the dis trict between the iigca of 4 and 3" years in, male, ri7; female .'io., total ol 1I4.Y Numlier of teachers, male , female III, total IS. Numliir ol achool Ihiuki'8 II. Nomination for director wan then nmdc. J. '.. l'cfcismi nominal! d ('. II. Annul, J. II. Paddock iiiuiilnali d MalciiN W. Itohhinn, and K. I.. Cor nntniuiilcd It. Thoinan. Mr. Thomas, having just cloned a term an diioctnr declined to he a candidate for re i lec tion. J. C. Cain b ill, J. E I'i-Ici'mhi mm II. O. McCulloch wen apoiuicil Judges and K S. Van 1 ke, eh 1 1,. 'I he ki I In were open chums' the nfior neon and the veto resulted Iu ('. O. Anient receiving I'.H ballots and Marcus V. Rohhina 10 1 .i I !. .t , thus electing Mr. Anient director, 'the district clerk In net elected hutn) Inilntcd by the beard. We have the loo cream kind ot un derwear for niv Gio. S. Callo'tin t'o. EDITORS-WILiT NOT STOP Loll San Ktani lato r'ilJiy Kven lug for 1 In oult I lip All inclinations fur the culi ri.nn meiit n the Kim or mure ne mU rs o the Nalioiuil K.iHonul Asseei u e n party, which wan evpeeled t.i siui i i) a half ho. i r nt tiiantn l'asn Mm ,1 iv iiiorniug, Were talhii ell laic I i . . 1 afternoon on inform. t'lon ieeu,.l by the I lillllllil ice in rl nn.. . I I,. liieniHge atated that Ihe y:ny wcuhl leave San Kraiu-ini-n KiriUv e.n,i: and would not be able to muki anv stip. This in no ilouht partly due lo the i ji essivo travel ou the Soul In rn l'ncilln line which mako it iimis.-uv to runli the train through an l 1. I v as posditi'e ami as near the schedule of regular panseiiger tram un tliey ate able. Thia eliaiigiiig ot time thrown out A ili land, w here they were arranging to serve a breakfast to the editors, and Med ford where some sort of reception waa planned. Grants Pani bad planned a very pleaalng entertainment for a hall hoar which la brief was as follows: The party was to be met at the depot by a reception committee composed of 80 or more business and professional men and escorted to the mineral ex hibit rooms where an informal recep tion would be held and an oppor tunity presented for showing Jose phine county ores and products. The ladies of the party to lie transported by automobilea. The Womani Club members wcro to be present as a re ception committee' and young ladies wonld serve fruit punch in the Dew Sevan building and present each vinitor witli a Josephine county louveiiir button, flowers would also be presented by little girls. The Womaiia Club committees had been appointed and fully completed ar rangements. Tit is to be icgretted that it ia im possible for the editora to stop here but they will have a remembrance of Grants i'asi hn the gold quarU buttoua furnished by the Womuua Club will be put aboard the tram and dis tributed. NEW DAMBUIlT0F SLAG An Engineer Telia of This New In novation in Dam Building, L)o d progrens is being made In the preparatory work for the smelter that Is to be. pnt in at Savage Rapids on Rogue river by the Kognu River Mining, Hmelting & Power Company. The work of erecting the building will be In gun within a couple of weeks, and a switch from the South ern I'm iflo track will 'be put 111 no anon aa tho right-of-way can be graded. Nothing will be done to ward putting in the great power dam until the smelter in in operation aa it ia the Coiupaniea' plan to build their dam of slag. Aa to the manner of using slag in the construction of thia dam the following statement is made by one of the offices of tho of the Com pany : 1 ho milliner of constructing a dam from sing is an original idea, hut most of tho details have been worked out at otlnr places in different foreign countries, but never applied in this particular direction. The slug is not to he poured Into tho river and allowed to granulate aa many might suppose. Tho water ia to be deflected from a part of the river bed wheie t lie foundation ia to he layed. Thia In easily done by coffer dam and wings. The water then drains off and tho place ia allowed to dry. If there are any holes iu the bedrock which are wet they are filled with hydinulio cement which sets under water. After the foundation Is thus made ready it can be healed by building Urea. I,ow bnlkheuds lined wilh clay are placed around the sec tion to be tilled and the slug poured on In 1000 pound to 2000 pound pota. Houldera and rocka are used to fill iu the Hiiniu as concrete filling. The weak points are to be reiufoic c,l by expanded luelnl and twisted scrap steel. Kverything connected with the foundation of thia dam is to have the greatest permanence pos sible ill modern engineering practice. No wood w hatever or any substance not indistrut-lutilo will lie used, lly using greut care iu selecting the site and by procuring all the necessary sur rounding, also by following the established customs of procedure iu eousti notion of wood or concrete dam, there is no question tint what thia will be one of the moat permanent l:ims ever built, more easily changed or luiilt to any practical height. The most important thing is that slag is the about name thing at lava or gianite i formed the name, i. ., by heat, while cement ia more of a chemical structure, liku lime or si nil i I'h d lock. r When lliiished it will be as oue solid cast, one piice with oil the re lief water ways, npill ways, fish ways and moulded in 10,000 cubic varda of slag will be used. A t on of slug la w hi ih it Ion of cement for this work, or any work where it can le used m ar the smelter, i'emeiit Is worth .'.'..Ml per ton. Thia la the. reason a concrete Ham costs so much. Due of (his sie ucrosn Rogue river would be Wei Hi fioo.ooo This slag in a by -pro duct and costs this company auth ing: it w ill be placed In position by gravity track s.vslem (fur conveyance ) IK Ihe sim Iter Is w ithin liK) feet of the dam and 00 feet above; tin. water line. 1 he river hi thin point baa a h gh rm k bottom which in easily drved and inth ' middle is i small reef or Isl and so ihe w ter can be foicul around to one sole during coiisl r uct ion, the only place o favorably located Icr IS mil s eiihir way from Grants l'asn. 1'ln conditions are lure all present for ih v, lopmeut of one of the greatest water powim in tin. Uogue River i Vail y ' the elln cl.a I c bank is n'i feet high, nk has a n ef and natural f''- t ebove the present for e water, ut any lime this i It up w itb slag mill oo.i 11. P. i ,ii iv develop, id.ig will he Used for dc- I.. d i Vi 1 1 It's- ll.e It f i an h .'.'.I 0.1 I . '!0.O cd. all the s vel.' MO nt of uiu:!1!. r of v i his i ower for u great irs, an 1 never will be lump .1 into the nver to granulate. I'"" ovl of the il.uii will be about s io In ., r cent the usual cost of in- fetter COUstlllctK.1!. AH theillip,H- lint ihiails worked out for con siru -i inn w ill be fully protected bv I (.el-. ' Mume. M .nine l.indniy, the beauty specialist aiiived ill Giants Pans ibis weik on her way to Port land. She will be bete for a few davs with headquarters at Mrs. Pigneya. RAILROAD MEN VISIT SMELTER SITE Wall Pleaaed With Location-Southern Pcxcific Will Give Every Encouragement Possible. The Rogue River Mining, Smelting & Power Company held conference Thursday with a number of railroad men relative to freight arrangements and to switch and other facilities at the smelter grounds. The railroad men embraced H. E. Loonabary, of Portland, traveling freight agent for the Ron them Paclflo linea in Oregon, R. L. Donald, of Portland, reaident engineer for the Southern Paclflo linea in Oregon, and P. I O'Conner, of Seattle, Pacific Coast general passenger and freight agent for the Chicago, Rock Island Sc Pacific. Railway. During the afternoon theae gentlemen iu company with O. W Donnell. roadmaater for the Grants Paaa division of the H. P. lines, and President D. 0. Westlake aud Secre tary W. K. Williams, of the Smelter Comiaiiy, visited the site for the smelter at Savage Rapids to view the progreaaa that is made in prepar log the grounda for the switches from the Southern Pacific railroad, and for the foundation for the smelter. The railroad men were tuocli pleased with the location that had been selected for the smelter which they pronounced ideal. The space between the railroad track and Rogue river waa ample for the smolter, ore bins and sidings, and the ore could are handled by gravity from cars to the bins and from the bins to the smelter. With the great dam and power plant immediately to the rear of the smeller, all the conditions would he very favorable for the soo- oe-nful operation of a smelting plant. So soon aa the right-of-way ia graded Engineer Donald will have a aw itch put in and then cars will be billed direct to the amelter grounds. The assurance was also given that so soon as the traffic wonld warrant it Savage Rapida would become aatatiou for the pasnenger trains. Traveling rreight Agent Lounsbury stated that the Southern Pacific would give every encouragement ponaible for the success of the smelter and the other under takings that are embraced in the plans of tho Smelter Company. His oom puny wonld give the beat rates poaaible on ore from the mines of the Southern Oregou, Bohemia, Blue River, aud Northern California dia triots to the amelter, aa also on fuel and matte. Mr. Lounsbury expressed the opinion that the time waa now at nnmi when there waa need or a smelter to folly develop the mineral resources of thia Bool ion of the Pacific Coant, and the mines were now opened to such an extent that au ample sup piy or ore could tie bad for a smelter. Holland Notes. Mr. ChauHHe of Or nits Paaa arrived yesterday. G. 8. Calhoun of Ur Ufa Pasa waa hero for a few days. Mr. Fowler of the Gold Pick mine ha gone to Grants Pans. nicsnrs. liueit and Grant made a business trip to Holland, Saturday. Tom Dickinson made a very profit able mining aule at Oroville, and haa returned to Holland. Mra. Smock lot' gone to Monmouth to attend the Normal Coinmencement exercines. Shu will visit the fair before returning. Mrs. Sage left Sunday for Portland. Her two daughters will return with her and they will spend their vacatiou iu the mountains. Mr. O'Conner, and Mr. Dakota, were here looking over tho valley. They were favorably Impressed and will return again. Mr. Miller, of Sau Francisco, who la interestid ill the dredger business, waa here for a few daya. He, per hupa, will rut urn Inter. Mr. Hall and his family from Kugeue, who have beeli here for the last two months, ri turned today. Ho has a tine mil e and they will re t urn again iu the fall. Shooting Tournament the 4th. The Grant l'asn Gun Club will hold a tournament at. their grounds iu the Turin grove on July 4 and S. The shooting w ill begin ut 10 a. ni, and 1 p. in. of tai li day, ou range of 4,". Tunis with shotguns, clay pigeons, ami under National Association rules. , purse of t.i(H) and pit en amounting to .VI) will be contested fo-. No ad mission charges and the public in in vited to attend. Souin of the best l'acillc Coast and Fnsteru marksmen will be pres. nt. as well us a large delegation of local shots from Ko,e- burg, Medfoid, Jacksonville, Aslilami and Gold Hill. The olllccrt of the Grants Pana Guu Club are K. Ij. I'.artlelt, president; lhoinaa Harvey, sooiotary; A. C. Hough, treasurer and T. J. Arm strong, explain, and It has a member ship of 20. The Club ban flue grounds leased in the Tufts grove, ou winch they have recently elected a olub house I4.;iii frit. A file Mell ol water w in the grove and it In a de lightful place for an outing. The range fir shooting is crfict witli good light and background. The Club plan to hold another big tourna ment on ilu ir grounda iu Ocloln r. J. P Kdwnrda leturned to Gran In Pass thin week after a car's stay at Florin, mar Sacramento. Cal. Mr. K.l wards told his home here aud ex pected to remain periuauetitly iu California but sine that time he lost hia w ife by death and bad uo dealnt to remaiu there longer. I Jos. Efte Real p Grants Pass. Ore. OUR PERSONAL COLUMN People tie They Come e.nd Go From Day to D&v Dr. and Mra. Cliae wont to Gold Hill Saturday for a day'a atay. Hurry Carter of Kcrby apeut a few daya In town thia week ou buaiueaa. Mra. F. S. Myora of Portland ar rived Saturduy to epeud a few daya viBiting frlendn. Miss Gertie Barrie haa returned home after sending ail weeka at the Carter ranch' uear Kerby. Miaa K M. Klwood of Mcdford, formerly of Grants Pana, arrived here Friday to apend a few daya visiting. C. E. Urown, receutly arrived from Exuelaior, Win., waa viaiting hia parenta Mr. aud Mra. H. E. Brown oue day this week. Harvard Moore waa a member of the Portland high acliool June gradu ating clans which held its commence uieut exercisca last week. ' Mr. and Mra. Chaa. Sinytho re turtle thia week from Willamette Valley where they have been for the nant mouth. They will leave for Klamath l'a'la Suuiay night. Minsea Susie and Margaret Banuard returned last week to spend the sum mer vacatiou with their parenta. The former haa been teaching at Kugeue and the latter nt Baker City. C. E. McLauo, who hua been, nerioualy ill, bavitig had twohemcr- rluigea of the brain Saturday, ia now no much improved that it In hoped he will aoou tie able to be about hia busi ness iu a snort time. Dr. Scotou haa moved bia otlioe from the Colonial to Ihu Brown build lug on Siith street opposite the Court house. He lias oflioe aud resideuce rooms on the aecoud floor and cau bo found there at all timea. Arthur mid Walter Kryer left Tuea- day. the former for Ixia Angeles where be will outer an nrchitect'a olhYe to perfect bin knowledge iu that profession, and the Utter for Mawea- qua, Ills , win re b will spend a year, wilh his gKindmotber. J Sleeping Accommodation. Aa an accommodation to viaitora to the Exposition, and others a Itl nvtion tourist aleejier will be placed iu ar vice between Ashland, and Portland, on traina 15 and 1 commencing May 311th. Section , 10, 11, aud 13 are re served for thia atatiou and cau be se cured at the depot. G. P. Jester, Agt. A Ore in the King bouse, this Saturday noou, burned a small hole in the roof Au alarm waa turned in. but before the Are department could arrive, the fire had been put out by the Are brigade of the factory. CITY of That's what Grants Pass is going to be in fact, it is getting to be year by year. The laboring man is receiving every advant age, and by the use of proper diligence and good judgement, he is soon able to live in tis own home. Man Must MaRe His Opportunity START NOW. I'LL SHOW YOU HOW What I have done for others I can do for you. Make Immediate application for complete information as to how every man may own his own home. Mme. Llndecy Here. Mine. Martine Lindsay, beauty specialist, is now iu Grant! Paaa located for a abort time at the Plguey house where ahe will give treatment Her main object, however, is to establish an agency here for Iter beauty gooda aud to thor oughly instruct the agent in treatment for the beautifying of Form, Face, Neck aud Hair. Mme. Lindsay cornea highly recommended both aa a lady of refinement and aa to her succein in beauty work. Mme. Lindnay haa a number of propositions among them be ing a Hair Vigor which will, she says. grow hair even on a bald head, and also a flesh food giving velvety soft neas to the skin and restores its youthful elasticity, which makes wrinkles imponnible. Mra. Oliver Rowley leavea next week to attend State Convention of the Christian church at Turner. Mr. and Mra. J. M. Hunter of Eugene, daughter and eon-in-law of Mra ltuwley, will also attend. Mr. aud Mra. Hunter have been attending Divinity acliool for 3 yeara and will finish the course in 3 yeara more. DIED. SIEI-'EKT In Grants Pasa on Tuea day. June 20, likW, William Siefert, aged t3 year. The funeral was held Wednesday with interment in Granite Hill cemetery. Mr. Siefert waa a native of Prussia and waa a veteran of the Franco-German war. Ho had no relatives iu Grants Pasa, but had relalivea In California. Mr. Siefert conducted a confectiouery store on North Sixth street aud he was a kindly, quiet person well liked by thoae who knew him. He had been troubled with his heart for some time, but was in hia naual health when last seen in the rveuiug. The attack enme ou him during the night, aud he had been dead some time when found in the morning. MoELKOY In Grants Pasa. Fr.dav. June j:t, I DOS, John II. McElrov. aged 63 years. The funeral services are to be held thia Saturday afteruoon at the Catho lic church. Father Paul Datin con dnctiug the services, the lutermeut to be in tho Catholic cemetery. Mr. McEltoy waa sawyer in Silsby A Kesterson's sawmill on Evans creek, and while making some repairs, on Thursday of laat week, fell from a beam and sustained internal iujuries. He waa brought to the Palace Hotel iu the city and medical aid sum moued, but hemorrhage of the kid neys and bowels set in rvanltiug in hi death. HONES Moss Estate Agent 516( E Street j THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS Briel Notes and Items of Interest and Importance. Fourth of July Neckties juat ar rived. Geo. S. Calhoun Co. Splendid samples of wheat and oats were brought iu thia week to add to the Joaephiue ccuuty exhibit at the fair. Tho wheat waa 7 feet high and th oata 7', feet and grew ou the old Swinden place at the Appleagte bridae now owned by J. D. Wiujer. Mr. Wiuier had a number of acres into wheat and oats a great portion of it being as talmas the sample brought to town. If a dozen shocka of this kiud of grain could be on exhibition at the fair it would prove to all that Jose bine county haa aB fertile land as can be found iu any state. Last Sunday the pulpit at the Pres byterian church waa occupied by the Kev. Edward W. St. Pierre of Salem who in occupied in rescue work among the convicts at tie Oreeon penitentiary. Mr. St. Pierre's dis course waa a plea for the support of this important work and lie presented the cause very elleclivelv and iu a most lut-resting manner. Besides giving the men moral assitn..e .i striving to place their feet iu the path of rectitude, a very considerable part of hta work is in giving practical help to the men who are dinchntg.d. Uncling them situations ii hoping them on their wv. Iu the evening Mr. St. Pirn.. ml,t f .... reform school and the conditions mere. Gra.aboppers In California HelKlrtfl nnn.u .n ... .... . . " "i ill ucn devas tation by grasshoppers about Marys ville. Cal., ,, an far up as Kedding. The Redding Free Press says: "It begin, to look lite the grass ,,uinK io cat op every thing growing and green on the cast "le- And the pests are ot nl,pill. things. They are eating i loth iu g and on several occasions ,aV(. almost entirelv h...,....i ., ' '""i ine wash-1 'nga hung ou ,h, ,ioe , d I Castern Sil.a.ia I . . . . . ,ioU8 noniers " A llerkelv tir,,f..... ....... .,, - ' mis varietv I grasshop.er is ruow , ,,, , . dreaded scie ,,f ,0 M He advine, vigorous methods of ex-1 "minuting them, such as burning off' the pasture and A. ... . ! "'J weiug D am srocudthei, 1, ceding places and the of ..l0p dowr hleh ,h, lner M Mi prisoner, by the stickv oil. Th. interveuug mountan ranges, , ' though,, will fece n,, h Pen,, off fromjhej River J, Fi-hiug Tackle at Cramer" Bros. 4? a BUSINESS POINTERS. Dr. Flanagan, Physician aud Dentist. M.Clemens. Prescription Driiiiifist. A G( ntlemiin's smoke the Singe line. W. L. IRELAND INSURANCE. writes FIRE Order seals and rubber stamps of A. E. Voorhies. The beat 3 t';'' ia The Nugget. Geo. S. Calhoun Rogers 1847 S ware at a dii. count at Cramer a When yon don't -v where to go, go to People's mark Get that Summer suit and celebrate the 4th. -Geo. 8. Calhoun Co. See Voorhies for Underwood Type writers aud Typewriter suppliei. Another brand new line of Sun r Neckwear juat iu.-Geo. S. Calhoun Co. And still I am insuring nud selling real estate, at the old siaud. J. E. Peterson. Experienced seamstress wanted immediately. Mrs. T. C. Horr, Second aud C streets. Tenta and wagou covera 7x9 tent fot tu.45. Others in proportion at lhoinaa & O'Neill's. Guitars, iinmdnlit.u i...j.. - jull good instruments at your own Price at Ike Dvia', dealer in every. ; thing, bonth Sixth street. ! A loUB list nf ctLfl. miininil LUSI.IIIie.S and uscra of our auperb line of Ranges convinces us wo have the best Range tor the bast money on earth. Let us give yon a few names for reference . 'l'.Jon." buy onr range. Thomas Cs KJ j Guto Conm for Plnmbing. iBros"' R"d Cttrtri1818 Bt Cramer A splendid line of Royal Charter tk Manges at Coron't Try a Nugget Hat the place to get it-Geo. S. Calhoun Co. Our telephone iiurtber is C15, regu lar delivery. People's murket. You never saw a better Nugg. t than the oue we sell for Geo S. I ulhouu Co. Ank your dealer for Roguo Riv. r creamery Butter mado at Medford-is now t ceiita per two-pound, souare ull weight. ' RESIDENCE LOTS in most si'v I art of the I'jty ftt rK1 r,ril.H ,! on . asy terms. W. L. Ireland. The n?" Ml,u- Ground flcor, ourmr Building. Decorated China iu great variety all r.duced from JO ,o 38 l- per 2 "Wime Kooda, a lot of Havi- LWHre t our immense nacrtlK-0 sale.-Thomas & O'Neill. A """ '"P niarhiue on trial, if it 8J?''" -V11D t is yours. Does aa good work as a 25 machine. Have 12 auitatd make machines, 2.50 to f .a"d. "'e t,,e,u 8t "6 Davis' accord hand Mure. GUOD BUSINESS CHANCE-Uuiou Restaurant for sale, two vears leas.'. Inquire Restaurant.