VOL. XXI GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1905. No. 23. I Sell Real Estate f W. L IRELAND, The Real Estate Man Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. PAID IP CAPITAL STOCK Transacts a general banking business. Receives deposits subject U check or on demand certificates. Our customers are assured of courteous treatment and every consideration con sistent with sound banking principles. Safety deposit boxes for rent. J. KKANK WATSON, Pres. K. A. 1100TH, Vice-I'res. L. L. JEWELL, Cashier Bert Barnes, Reliable Watchmaker At Clemens' 6. A. Cobb Real Estate Company G (Front) street, Grants Pass, Oregon Are in a position to offer to the purchasing public bargains in all manner of Real Estate or Personal Property, such as small or large Farms; vacant or improved City Lots, in acre tracts or less, in payments to suit purchaser. We only invite your in vestigation to convince you. We are also handling New and Second-Hand Goods, Horses, Milch Cows, Burros, Packing Outfits, etc, Give us a call. :::::: We have this week a good ranch, close to town, to excange for city property, aud some cheap light rigs from $2.50 to $20.00. BLACK LIVERY and SALE STABLES DEAN tY DICHISOIM, PROPRIETORS. Otlioe and telephone removed to Golden Gate stable, opposite Hotel Jose phine, for July and August while our new stable is being erected. Sunrise Condensed Milk That is out to make a reputa tion. Ir made at a new eonden sery on Coos Itay. the big dairy district of Oregon. Proved to Ie the Best by the agent who bought a can of another brand and ojened it undone of his and proved his was the liest. Is Not Two-ihirds Sugar, Water and Corn Starch Hut is pure cows milk and is just ns good as cow's milk for your co flee. Try it and he con vinced. Introductory Price of 10c per Can on single cans. Special rates on laiye orders. INLAND CRACKERS Made in Spokane from hard wheat, which makes the beet cracker of any wheat. Try a package at -.'i cents. Chiles' Grocery Front st., near Fourth. Lewis and Clark Eiposllion. During the Lewis and Clark Expo sition the Southern Pacific Company will sell ronud trip ticket to Port- i laud, limit 0 day, at one aud oue third fan for the round trip. For parties of ten or more traveling on oue ticket, one fare for the round trip. For organized part in of 100 or more, individual tickets, at one fare for the round trip. Stop-over of 10 days will be given at Portland on all one way ticket reading through that point during the exposition. Ticket! most be de posited with Joint Agent at Portland aud charge of 50 cent will be made (or extension of time. Typewriter supplies, ribbons, paper, etc., at the Courier office. 5 Rent Houses Negotiate Loans Write FIRE INSURANCE You are Invited to investi gate my large list of City and Country property. Ground Fiour, Courier Building. fiUS.OOO.OO. Grants Pass, Ore. HORSE F E E I) New Pi ices for Undertaking Goods Beginning August 1st, prices for Caskets wil be as follows : All $25 Caskets reduced to J15 All $.10 " " $20 $35&$40 " " $25 Black Cloth Caskets reduced 50 per cent. Hearst and service In proportion. These prices are for cash only. A, U. Bannard AT THE BIG Furniture Store North f.th St , GRANTS PASS, UKEGON. Sleeping Accommodations. As an accommodation to visitors to the Exposition, aud others a Pi-section tourist lie per will be placed in ser vice between Ashland, and Portland, on trains 15 and IB commencing May 2!tli. Sections 9. 10, II, and 13 are re served for this station and can be sc. cured at the depot. O. P. Jester, AgL A. t.GOCTTSCHE TAXADERMIST Heads a specialty. AU work guaranteed. Cor. 8tb and I sts. P.O. Box 0i Grants Pass, Oregon. SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAKING IMPROVEMENTS New Steel Rails All Le-id-Steel Bridges and Concrete Arches to Replace Wooden Ones. Notwithstanding tin immense traffic that the Southern Paciflo has had to move over this divisiou of their system the Company has continued the extensive betterment to the road bed that was begun last year. Tin relaying of the track from Cottage Grove to Ashland, with 80 pouud steel to take the place of the 64 pound steel heretofore in nse, has been com pleted aud now a large crew are at work reballas'ing the track pud get ting the roadbed in perfect condition to withstand the hard usage of winter wear. All the wooden bridges are to be done away with, the large streams to be spauued by steel bridges, while the small streams will have concrete arches. The concrete piers have been completed for the bridge across Koitnc liver at Gold Hill aud the steel foi the new bridge is expected to be re ceived tliH week. And then with that tkill of railroad bridge bnilders the steel structures will be put in place aud the old wocdeu bridge re moved without an hour's delay to tin traiu service of the road. The con crete piers are now being pnt iu for the steel bridge that is to replace I he present wooden bridge across Evans creek at Woodvilln. The wooden trestles are gradu ally being replaced by fills of earth. The Pacific Construction Company, which has large contracts with the Southern Pacific for filling, has a crew ' nd a steam shovel aud traiu of dump cars at work filling in Hades canyon near Tunnel 9, beyond Lelaud This can von ia over 100 feet dep and nearly 1)00 feet loug. Brimstone canyon is anoiher geographical name of ttiat locality that will pass from the rail road men's list of danger points for it is t j be filled. 'I his canyon is as deep and as dangerous as its neighbor, Hades canyon, whose name i so suggestive of bad tilings, and will be a big job that the railroad conipauy will begiu on early next spring. All along the line curves are being lessened or eliminated and htavy grades lowered and the track pnt in 8lino for heavy traflic anil fast trains. This betterment of the roadbed has cume to be a necessity for the Port-laud-San Fiaucieco line is becoming one of the most imiortaiit roads in the Southern Pacific system, aud the Company to keep pace with this lnr.- and growing traflic is putting en ad ditional rolling stock of the hea iest engines an I coaches. When the new, heavy steel rails have been placed on the entire line aud the wooden bridges replaced by steel structures, tie tiestlles by fills, the sharp curves eliminated and the heavy grades re duced, as the Company intends to do, then will a time card ho put into effect that will give the pnssenger trains on ;his road a speed such as is run on Eastern roads aud which will make it possiba for pass niters to reach Portland or San Francisco in two to four hours less time than is now required for the journey. Distinguished Visitors for Grants Pass The annual conference for Oregon of the Methodist Episcopal South denomination will be held ill Grants Pass, beginning on Thursday, September 2N. The cooler nee will be presided over by Hishop H. C. Morrison, of New Orleans. This con ference embraces all of the state of Oregon and every minister of this de uouiiuHtiou is expected to be present. There will also bo ill attendance sevi ral uote.1 divines and personage from the East. The sessions of the conference will be held in the M. E. church South 1 and Kev. W. T. Guulder and the members of his congregation ae mak ing every preparation to priqerly iu tertaiu those attending the confer enee. As this is a state gathering and tli -re will be many distinguished person- iu attendance it would be proper thut the other churches of the city co-operate in exteuding a bos pitality aud greeting to the strangers that shall give them a most favorable impression of Grants Pass aud of its citizens. Land Office Indefinitely Closed. I Tho Courier has had a number ot ! letters of inquiry as to when thei jloseburg land nflieo will be opened j for business. There Is no informa tion to give out more than that the office is sti'l closed. That is, no receipts are beiug issued; no filings placed of record and no proofs ordered made, but filings may lie made at any time. Special iu charge of Agent H. F. Higby Is the office aud filings made are acknowledged by him aud the pi)ers are filed with the date when received. Wheu finally the register aud re ceiver are apioinled and the office is open for business ttiese filings w,l be taken np and passed upon in their regular order. Until the oflice is opened iersous who have made filings have nothiug to do but wait. They will be notified when their filings have been reached, and if theirs be homestead filings H ey will be ssted to return to the land office the filing fees which were re turned to them when the fil Eg was made. If you want to keep posted In a commeie al way, don't fail to read oui classified ad column. LOCATE GOOD CLAIMS ON INDIAN CREEK Marshal George Finch and Sims Co Prospecting With Good Success. City Marshal George Finch, re turned Sunday from his vacation aud will again take op bis otlicinl duties, which have been atteuded to by Patrolman Liucoln McGrew with Henry Wooldridge doing duty as partoltnau. As is the cntsom with Grants Pass men when they go for an outiug ptospectiug is engaged iu aud Marshal Finch was no exception to the rule for lie pnt in six weeks of hard work with pick aud shoved. Accoinpanyiug Marshal Finch was L. Sims, of this city, aud they located some fine qnartz claims on the west fork of Indian creek. Indian creek is tributary to Klamath river and heads about the base of Bolen Peak, as dots All house, one branch of Applcgate and a number of other streams, aud to reach it Marshal Finch and air. Sims first went to Holland aud then on the old Pick trail aud (n by way cf Beleu lako and across the Althouse divide to Indian creek, following almost the identical trail that the first millers traveled who came from Happy Camp on Klamath river and worked the newly found placer dig gings on lose bine creek and Sn'.lur diggings, now Waldo, on the Upper Illinois river. Messrs. Fiuch and Sims had good success with tlieir prosccting aud they brought back some flue nuggets as well as rich quartz specimens to prove that they had made a good slrike. They each located a claim and they will Inter on have some ex tensive development work done bo as to fully ascertain the value of their property. EVERYBODY TO REST EXCEPT LABORING MEN Next Monday Labor Day and and Public Offices and Banks to Close. Governor Chamberlain Monday is. ued the following proclamation urging t ie observance of Labor Day iu Oregon : Whereas, The first Monday iu Sep tember each year has been designated by law as a legal lioli lay, to be known as Labor Da1. Now, therefore, I, George E. Chamberlain, as governor of thn stale of Oregon, do make puhlio proclama tion of the fact that Monday, the -lib day of September, 1905, is set apart as a legal holiday for rest from ordi nary labors. The present friendly re lations between labor and c.tpital in our splendid commonwealth should be maintained in order to a continuance of the prosperity which our people enjoy. To assist in promoting that mnch desired couditioti, I earnestly pray that there bo a general suspen sion of business on the day tiins set apart, and that employer ami emplnve will meet iu social and friendly .'n tercourse, thereby coming into closer touch aud relationship each with the other mid becoming bet ter acquainted witli the I. dustrial life and condition of the whole people. Ill testimony whereof, I have hern unto set my hand and canned the Great Seal of the Slate to he allised tin rcto Done at the capital, ill the City of Salem, this -Mil (lay ot August. A. D. liMW. GEO. E. CH A Mil Kit LA IN, Governor. Hy the Governor : F. I. DUN HA It, Secretary of State. Where the Peach Originated. The following letter is printed with the answer iu case others beside the writer are interested in 1 1 1 origin of tho peach : "limn member of Heaver Valley Grange No. lino, and at our last meet ing the questiou was asked: ' VMierc did tho peach nriginat':' No decide I answer could bo given and much dis cussion was hurl without settling the qucstion. Therefore I presume to beg that you will help us out by favoring with answer to the question if your time will permit. Thanking you in advance and much trouble hoping it won't be too Ambrose it. Levi tin-., Haiuer, Or. " Two theori s are quoted of the origiu of tle js-aeh English lsjtauists (among wiom Charles Durwlu may becitidj believe the w i Id almond to be the forefather of tliesacli. And that the i.ilrc duct ion of the fruit in Europe and thence to Americ.i was by way of I'.inia and Asia Minor whet ce the name "IVrsica," given to the peach. French botanists believe the peach to be indigenous in China w tr it was cultivated for many years prior to the Christian era. The almond does not grow wild in China, uor are wild peaches foptid tiiere nowadays. Oue observer found in Afghanistan a var oty of wild almond b ariug fruit much resembling the peach. The general b lief among groweis who have investiagled is that the fruit originated iu Asia Minor, aud was thence can led toEuroe. But general belief is not woith much in the face of scientific evidence. tmj AtUiktd by a Mob beaten iu s labor riot until covered with sores a Chicago street car conductor applied Luokl'-n's Arnica Salve and was soon sound and well. "1 use it in my family1' writes G. J. , eli h of Tekousha ...u 4.,.i enri . ' u,.il .Ml,:,,., . great . , nl l ,1111,1 Iu I lfk at all druggists. P AI TllOUSE AN INCENDIARY FIRES SPENCE'S STOREHOUSE The Building Is Burned As Also Large Quantity of Pro duce and Tools. There is a shortage of frnit in the valley. It has made a more complete failure than for 30 years past. We are sorry to hear that Grandpa Hogue, while chopping w od had the misfortnue to sever oue of his toes. Cool nights. Tho crickets are cbir- oping aud the wind blows us much as to say "Autumn aud wiuter are coin ing on. " Mr. and Mrs. Hogdou moved to Mr. GrituVs home to cere for it dnriug t lie stay of Mr. aud Mr, Griflln at the hop yard. Mr. aud Mrs. Turner were thrown from their buggy in a ruuaway last Sunday. Nothing serious is reported aud Johuey was handling the reius this Monday niotulng as though nothing unusual bad happened. Grandma Sowell lias moved from her old home, to that of tier son, Dick SjW'cII. There were many at tachments to the old home for grand ma, the walnut tree, the old Glory Muudy apple tree and the grape vlue, which l as covered most of the kitchen, aud borne fruit for many years, were Till planted by her own hands. She has lived at ..the old home about !IH years, aud many happy days have been hers while there. therefore witli a heavy heart, she says goodbye to the old Ik me. Ou Saturday night at about II o'clock some heartless person set tiro to Or. Spence's storehouse. Tie lire was beyond con rol wheu dis covered. The doctor had just threshed about M) bnshels of peas, which were iu the building as were also 1000 jiouuds of baui n, 30 dozen cans of fruit, KMX) pounds of potatoes, III barrels of vinegar, cider mill, 1)00 apple boxes and all the tools that the farm afforded and many other thing too numerous to mention were burned. Tho loss falls heavily ou Dr. Spence. No motive can be as signed for the awful deed. Happy Go-Lucky. STOLEN P0CKETB00K RETURNED TO OWNER A Pickpocket or Another Person Makes Amends for a Theft llone Three Years Ago. George H. Calhoun, a popular clothing man ot this city, has re gained possession of a pocket book that he ever expected to si e, though hu is out the f0 that it contained. Three years ago this August Mr. and Mrs. Calhouii were Iu Han Fraucilaco and while riding on a crowded street car Mr. Calhoun bad his pocket book stolen by a pickpocket. No trice could be found of it hy the police and he gave it up for lost. Last week while Mr. aud Mrs Calhoun wore at the fair and at Sea aide a postal card came to bis store from the postmaster at Watsonvllle California, stating that a package was there to his addiess aud to for ward stamps aud it would be sent to him. His clerk, Owen Thomas, forwarded the a'an.ps and tho package came. On Mr. Calhoun's return Eriduy be opened it and there was his pockctnook. At the time it was stolen It contained "! in currency, ilrnlt for llsi, a number of receipts aud other pacri, and a gold K. of P, pin. All wcic returned exo- pt the : luouev, the tliicl being too cautious to . try to cash the draft, though its pay lie lit had been stop'd by Mr. Cal lioun. Among the pajs-rs was a re rcint given the previous mouth for payuiciit of the rent of a store build iug, win h Mr. Calhoun had rented iu WatsonviMe, and it was this address tliut had bei ii placed ou the package when mailed from San Francisco. The writing was a woman's and Mr. Calhoun thinks that the thief hail died or loft and that the pockothook loot come into possession of some woman who took it on herself to re turn it to its rightful owner. lown Improvement. The only safe procedure when oue goes a single step beyond the neat an' orderly ptovision for generally recog ni.i'd practical necessities of the town is to look fairly anil squarely ml) the future, to adopt a definite and comprehensive plan ami policy and never to undertake ot accept a project of improvement without earnestly and di liberalelr comparing Ha probable results with the aims of the plan, says the Juno Atlantic. However wise and comprehensive they may be, such general plain must from time to time m modified, but the modification! should be thoughtfully nod deliberately accepted, tint drifted into bapha.ard What village im provers seem often to forget is that tlieir selections from the bill of fare are not for a day only, but for many J ears, and most be considered in re lation to tbe selections of the past aud of the future for the locality in which they are to occur. liAHGAlN A 4 room box house and thr e loH In a good location for $150, $50 down and $3 per mouth. - l"" i rau II W. U Ireland. the Ken I Estate Man. ANOTHER RAILROAD HEADING FOR PORTLAND The Fifth Transcontinental Road Soon to Reach Oregon. A further extension of the Chicago A Northwestern railroad toward Port- laud lias been ordered. At tbe close of the year tbe company will have completed about 2tt0 miles of con struction In 1905. The road will, at the present rate of construction, enter Portland in about three years. By the close of 1905 the Northwest ern line will have reached a point at the southwest corner of the Shoshone Iudiau leservatiou. The extension just decidrd on will carry it 85 miles farther, into the state of Idaho. Amended articles of iuoorporatiou, in the name of tbe Wyoming Central, have been filed in Wyoming, increasing the capital stock to 118,600,000. The iuorease is necessitated by a decision to immediately begiu a further ex- teution westward of 38 miles, aud to build an arm southward to Salt Lake Oily. The contract let about a month ago provided for an extension west from Casper to Spider creek, aud the uew arrangement will carry it 85 miles west of that poiut. It is said the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, which owus the Oregon Ceutral military road land grant, a 10- mile strip extending across tbe state, has been approached by both the Northwestern aud the Gould people with propositions for purchase of this strip. The Northwestern has, It ia known, made a preliminary survey following that route, and entering the Will amette valley along the north fork of the Willnmete river. Extensive sur veys have beeu made by the Northwest ern lu tlie coos Hay couutry, and these mo' emetits have, it is said, beeu directly respons bl for the Ilarrimnu deoisiou to build a road from Draiu to Maiahfleld. The Northwestern, under its present management, controlled by the Van derbilts, Hewitt, Ames, Marshall Field, Cyrus MoCormick and other independent meu, is proving to be one of the most aggressive railroads in the country. It bus bad a wonderful growth lu Intlueiinn as woll as mileage, and ia speiidiug millions of dollars iu construction work to strengthen its position. Portland Telegram. 20 more hop pick ers wanted at the John Ranzau yards. NO ENCAMPMENT FOR THIS YEAR A R.. Issue Order Post- ponln Re-unlon to Next June. As stated lu the Courier of last week there will be no encampment this fall of the Southern Oregon old soldiers and sailors. The following general order has been issued hy the officers of the He- union Association, relative to the postponement of the reunion: GENEKAL OHDEll NO. ft. Iu compliance with the following resolution the date for holding the next reunion of the Hoteliers' and Sailors' Iteuiilou Association of .Southern Oregon Is changed from SeptemlM-r 14-IH, llM to some date iu June, 1UIM, of which due notice will he given in general nrdera Hy command of H M. NEALHON, Cob m l Coiuiiisndiug Attest: T. E. HILLS, Adjutant. Meilford, Ore., August 2.1, IHO.'i. Whereas, At a meeting which had been called, the olllcers and a large uiri of the members br person aud proxy of the Southern Oregon Sol diers' and Sailors' Iteuniou Association met at Medford, Oregon, Aug '.'I, HHJ.'i. Iu view of the fact of Grunts Pass having I" en selected hy the lie partmeiit of Oregon as the phice for holding its next uneiiiig, lu IIMKI, aud owing to the fact lhat the Lewis and Clark Fair is now on at Portland, I. was dei med la st for all interested iu our Association that the meeting set for Bontchmer 14-IH tat , ferretl to June, Itll'l. Therefore the following resolution was offered and un animously adopted Kesolved, That the meeting of the Southern Oregon Soldiers' and Sailors' iteuniou Association set for September 14 IH, lUOo, be deferred to the mouth of June, l'.artl, lu ordei to meet with tbe Department Encamp mint at Grunts I'ass, which will be held during that mouth. M. t Conference at Albany, The annual conference for Oiegou of the Methodst Episcopal church will lie held at Albany for this year and will begiu on Wednesday, Hep tern her 20. The sessions will be held ill .he M. K. church of which Kev. J. W. McDougall is pastor. This is one of the largest church edillcva iuhtat city aud it has been repaiuted aud lauHuiah -d to have It lu perfect order for the distinguished gathering that will take place within it. The conference will lie presided over by Hishop W. F. McDowell, of Chicago. lilhop Wahleu, of Cincin nati, who will be ou llieCoasloua visit to relatives, will be present aud will deliver an address. This cou ferenoe is made np of mluiateis ouly. Nkiliiiiisji.iktMli Seasonable Items at Prices worthy of Your Attention. ICE CREAM FREEZERS Tho White Mount ain, the best made, a big rocipe book with oach freezer. We want to close out the 6 and 8 quart sizes, here's tho figures that will do it quickly G quart $3.25 each, all complete S " 4.25 TENTS-$3.00 to $11.50. here hard to beat. HAMMOCKS 75c to fast. BABY CARRIAGES and GO-CARTS -Reduced nearly J $3.50 to $17.50. All tho be tween prices. Jelly Glasses Tumblers Water Sets. Thomas . O'Neill J Uha Housefurnishers 2 GRANITE HILL MINE TO HAVE 20 STAMPS Ten Stamps Being Put In and Granite Hill to Be a Big mine Tbe last oar load of machinery for the addition to the Granite Hill quarts mill was hauled to the mine this week by H. E. Iiarrlckunn, Joe Krultas and Tho. MoCallister, the freighters who bad the cont-aet for the work. Siioerintcndout L. I). Wickersbatn has a forco of meu at work putting the i tamps and tbe ad- ditiunal boiler and eugiuo iu place and lie pxtiecta the new stamps will bo lu operation within a month. With the uew batteries of 10 stamps now being installed the Granite Hill mine will have 20 stamps In operation making it the secoud largest mill in Southern Oregon, the Greenback mine alouo having a larger equip pieut This doubling of the mill capaoity will cause a largo increase lu the number of meu employed in the mine. There is now a village of 150 persons at Granite Hill and hy the close of this year tlieto will be fnlly 200 people residing at that initio. It is currently reported that 20 more stamps will be added uext sptlng to tho mill's equipment which if done, will make Granite Hill oue of the big mines of the Pacific Coast. Granite Hill mine is now a large factor lu the buaiuois prosperity of Grants Pass, a daily stago plying ho tweeu the mine and tho town, and the additional payroll that a 40-stamp mill would create It would become even of more importance in the trade welfare of Grants Pass. And Its sui cessas a mining proposition will lie far reaching in effect and will be the means of Inducing c. pitalista to un dertake the oieratinu of the mines, thereby giving the milling industry an iuiietuH iu all Southern Oregon. Bcwsrc of Ointment for Cstsrrh 1 hat Cuatain Mercury, as mercury will surely d'-strny the sense of smell and cnmpletely dorango tbe whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never bet I exeiq t tin nrescrlpl ions from reputable phy sicians as the damage thev will do Is ten fold to the good yon can possi bly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured bv 1''. J. Cheney tit, Cn., Toledo, ()., contains no mer curv, and is taken internally, acting dlrectlr ohiii the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall s Catarrh Cure he sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally aud made iu Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney A Co. Testimonials free. Sold by all Druggists. Price loc.pcr boll hi. Take Hall's Family Pills for con- t 1 1 hi t Kin. Spralni. H. A. Iti ad. Cisco, March 1 1 til. HMD : " sprutuid so badly by a useless; and after remedies tioit fulled used llillaid'a Snow Ti xiis, w riles, Mv wrist was full lhat it was using sevi lal to give relief, Liniment, aed was cuted I eario slly ri commend it to any on siilfirlug from sprains otic, (I IS) at Model Drug Store. Itotermuuil 's and Old f V' Talking' Machines and Records ) :'-: ? ' taken in part payment for new ons i .) .- ?j 15 at r ...Paddock's Bicyclu Den... - re J ' m ' t i 4 11 ta i- M 'i 4 'i i i I'd l : 1 J We show you values $2.50. They are going MsJaasSBSBBSfsS ROGUE RIVER VALLEY SORGHUM SYRUP The Making of C ane Svrup Be Again Undertaken on the Applegate. to In tho eld freighting days preceding the railroad when sugar and syrup were both expensive articles to bring iu by freight teams the growiug of sorghum was rxteusively carried on In 'logue River Valley aud a large quantity of syrup was manufactured. The Applrgate valley was especially noted for the fine flavored, clear syrup that the farmers made and sold In the various sutt'ements of touthern Oregon. Ot recent years the growiug of cane and the uanufactute of syrup has been carried on but little, but the demand for sorghum syrup, which by many is considered more pure and healthful aud of better flavor than (he faotory made syrup, has so in creased that several Applcgate far mers have again taken up its produc tion ou a large scale. Among these farmers are James Cook and Casper Kubll, both of Missouri Flat, the foimer having two acres of caue aud the latter oue acre. The caue iu their fields Is as thrifty aud juicy as the best Kansas caue. Tin stalk now stand from 10 to 15 feet high aud the yield will be equal to the best Eastern caue fields. The caue will be ripe by the middle of September when syrup making will be begun. lioth Mr. Cook and Mr. Kuhli are ex perienced In tho nianufacturu of syrup and the lovers of the t Id Kansas arti cle will be able to gel molasses such as they ate ou the l ot cakes tin t mother made. Rich Strike on Twelve-Mils Creek A rich placer strike ia reported ou Twelve Mile creek in the wesieru part of Doulas county and as high as K to the au has been gotten. This new placer find ia said touotouh comprise the creek bed, but also its hanks and even-tne high ground bor dering thereon. It is the theory that placir gold is supplied trout the quart ledges found higher up on the creek, where some very tich quatlis ledges or pockets may soon be located. Twelve Mile creek la a tributary of the I'pper Middle Forx of tho Coquillo river and is easy of access from Can as Valley, the nearby huso of supplies and poatofllce. This uew district lies in the famous Sal mon Mountain, Johnson Creek and Sixes mining belt ill the Coast Kaugu mount lins. The Soulhern Oregon Stale Nor mal School The first ter u of the school year will own September i:i, r.it'.'i. The citizens cf Al liiud have furnished the neces sary financial aid tolide the school over the Hefen ml ii m hold-up. Tho piesint outlook indicates the largest enrollment of students in the history of this iiisli'utiou. Addre s Pres. II. F. Mulkey for the new cata'ogue