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0MfUt vol. xxiii. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1907. No. 5. TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR APPLECATE VALLEY Central to bo Established at Pro volt. Murpny tvnd Wil-dervllle. The Applegate Valley Telephone Company is getting the difficulties overcome of installing a new telephone gjstem and will soon be able to give a first-class service for that entire Val ley and connection with Grants Pass aod the other rural lines that are connected with the city system. The Appletiate Company's lines now ex tend from Grants Pass to Murphy, Provolt, Davidson, WillianiB and Ap plegate and the system is to be ex tended at once np the Applegate Val ley to near Raob and down the Val ley to take In New Hope, Chaney CreeK, Slate Creek, Jerome Praiiie and down Rogne rivor to about Limpy Creek. Other extensions of the Com pany's lines will be made in the near future which with the ether rural lines in the connty will give Josephine coun ty more raral telephones than either Jackson or Douglas county. There are now more telephones on the Grants Pass city system than baa either Roseburg, Med ford or Ashland and the increase is so rapid that this city .will continue in the lead. 3 In recognition of the large business had from Grants Pass the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company, whioh operates all the town telephone systems of the Paoifio Coast, will soon give this city the central energy sys tem. This central energy system is a big improvement over the old system now in nse, among thi features will be do bell ringing to call oentral and there will not be to exceed fonr tele phones on a line and when a call is made only the bell of the telephone wanted will ring. It was through the active work of A. T. Marshall, eonnty manager for the Pacifio States Company, that Grants Pass is to be the first town in Southern Oregon to get this modern telephone system. The central office will be moved from the present rooms in the First National Bank block to the brick building, half a block west of the present location, that was erected last Fall by Judge Booth for the Com pany. Part of the equipment has ar rived and if no more delays are I: ad in receiving the remainder tlie new central will be installed by the mid dle of May aud then the work of re wiring the city and installing the new telephones will be hurried alonir. it being the expectation of Manager Marshall to have the new system in operation by the first of June, if pos sible. An addition to the telephone system of Josephine coouty that will be greatly appreciated by the stockmen aud by the residents of the oouuty aud by tourists will be tha installation of a telephone system in the Siskiyou forest reserve to cover the country about Grayback Mountain and the Southern Oregon cave. These lines will he built hy the Government for the use of the forest raugers, but th nngh au agreement between Acting Saperviwr M. J. Anderson nnd the directors of the Applegate Valley Telethons Coin! any thu forest reserve liii"j vi: to connected at the head of Will it i.s Valley with the lilies of the latter Company and the Government employes will be given fr.'e service ottr the Ooiupauv's' entire system ai.d iih limits Pass in return f r the i'tihe G :veruniei r telephones by "i-p.tro is of ihe Apijlegaie Valley ""'en. This wid re a greht ton- 80 ACRES BOTTOM LANDi $4,500.00 Located on Appl.gate. ) miles from Grauts Pass. .5 acres unuVr irriati..n; unlimited water supply. 10 aces in al falfa (50 arr-. rtvte could be put in alfalfa); 2 acres in fine orchard. F.ur hii!'din;s ) mile to good school, Vt miles to store, posioffice and church. This is a fine buy. The place can be made to ray interest on a $10,000 invest ment. Owner too old and crippled up to work it. THE REAL ESTATE MAN Ground Floor, Opera House Block venienne to the stockmen tanging stook on the forest reserve and to res idents of Grants Pass and the general publio who want to take an onting and enjoy the grand scenery of Old Graybtok with its perpetual ; snow and lakes and trout streams and de lightful camping places. Supervisor Anderson states that he will have a good trail out through from Williams to Grayback Mountain and also to the Caves so that great wouder will be accessible to tourists. A meeting of the directors of the Applegate Valley Telephone Company was held Wednesday afternoon at Provolt, with the full board and other officers present, they being O. O. Biglow, president; E. Badger, vice preiident ; Directors J. T. Payne, C. C. English, Charles Meserve, J. W. Gilinare, A. F. Knox, E. N. Provolt, W. B. York and W, S. Bailey, secre tiiry, J. W. iPernoll, treasurer. To afford a bet'er telephone service it was decided to readjust the main line from Provolt to Grants Pass and th branch lines connecting with it. Tha main line will be changed from a metallic to a gronnd circuit. This will make but one line necessary and this will be kept clear of telephones aud ased only to give connection be tween Grants Pass and the Company's centrals at Provolt and Murphy. The second line from Provolt to Grants Pass will be used to oarry the local telephones. It will be cot at Matties' place and all above there will be put on the Provolt oentral and all below Mr. Matties' will be put on the Grants Pass central until a central is estab lished at Murphy. The Payne-Knox line will be disconnected from the main line to Grants Pass and ran into the Provolt oentral. The Missouri Flat line so soon as enough telephones are secured to warrant it will be cnt from the Mathes-Provolt Hue and ex tended down the north Applegate road to Murphy. The Williams line to Provolt having been changed, to a ground circuit the idle wire will be left to accommodate the additional telephones that will be taken in Will iams Valley and to give connection-to the Goverasaont line from the forest reserve. An extension was authorized of the main line np Appleagte Valley. This will put the Company's line al most In back of Jacksonville and if encouragement is hid from the set tlers on above the line will be still further extended and on to the fimous Blue Ledge copper district if the miners will aid in the unde'iaking. The supervision of the readjustment of the lines as above stated was given to a committee composed of J. T. Payne. A. F. Knox and E. N. Pro volt. Several rnles were adopted govern ing the service over th Company's line-. Only stockholders in the Com pany are to ha permitted to nethe telephones free of charge. This in cludes ti e Grants Pass stockholders and permits them if ont in the country aud desiring to use a tele phone to avail them-elves of the near est telephouo free of charge, tiny eiving their name to the nearest cen tral for idmititicitioti. AH others will pay 2!) cents for the ush of a tele phone. The free u-e of fe Coui anv's telephones was granted Ed ilerrii tf, of the Williams stae or his drive's in c.onsidi ration ot his transporting supplies for the rompanv free of eh-inte. A o' ntral ollic-t was author ized for Murphy as -ooii as 20 mem bers for tie Cotniany had been se emed in the lines centering there. Tli.- exp-nee of put tit g in n w lines aril exten-ions is to I) ' I aid bv the persons taking teiepl oti" ou the line. If ih ir i'i tor a shuro of stors. does (Continued rn page 8. ) WWWVVWVWWVWWWVVJ LET THE AMERICAN EAGLE SCREAM Grunts Pcsa H ill Celebrate July Fourth in the Good Old Fashioned Way. Plans for the celebration on Jnly Fourth are progressing nicely and now it only depends upon the finance com mittee, to complete their work before the final aod minor details are ar ranged. The Medford baud has been engaged, aud the Medford bill team will play here with the A. A. C. team. A rock drilling contest is being arranged and the fireworks coinmitte, among other things, has ordered especially made in New York a set piece representing an Indian chief life size. This will be one of the finest pieces of fireworks ever seen in Grants Pass. It iB prob able that a balloon asoension and par achute jump will be arranged for. Many other features are being cons idered which will go far toward mak ing the 1907 celebration at Grants Pass a glorious success. G. P. H. S. High School Picnic. On Saturday moning at 8 :15 o'clock a party of young people were gathered at tne High School Building and it seemed tint at least the long desired picnlo was at hand. The hoys had se cured one wagon, thinking it enough, but when we were all in our places and ready to Btarr, a crash was beard and to onr dismay a part of the wagon had broken, so that the boys were required to get another. But soon we were on our way and in order that the spectators along Sixth street would kuow who we were, we gave our "yells." The ride was a pleas ant one, indeed ; we breathed freiy the fresh mountain dust, aud enjoyed tha bumping over the oorduroy road. When we neared the steep part of the road, we all got out and walked up to spring and here rested and pre pared for lunch, before the climb up Baldy. This was enjoyed by every one, as their appetites had beeu strengthened by the ride aud the way they devoured the pies was shocking. After dinner Mr. Turner recliued upon a soft bed of grass aud bade Hie others wait an hour Jhefore the climb. Dur ing this time the boys supplied the girls with walking sticks so that they might reai h the top. The climb up the mountain was consider' d the best part of the punio by some, whilv others seemed to be struggling over lack of breath. The little sharp rocks which constituted bont half the oath, aided us in sliding back wards, hut in spile of there, everyone reached the top before three o'clock. As the day was clear, we had a si leu- did view of Mt. Pitt and Grant Pass. .Some went dowu I be muutaiu to the spring, hut vowed tb-y were more thirsty wlieu they letumed than when they started. Others climbed (JroiiSH mountain and re turned to earn:' bv that route. We aie our nipper at the s ring and then walked down to the place hnre the wagon had le t ns. In t.u evening the boys built a lag uouiire and we speut the time up to 8 o'clock rittiug arotiud it and sinning. At 8 o'clock the WJgon cnuie and we all climbed in. making n gu d load. The ride lion e, s ein-rt, if anything, more bumpy thau goin-, but we sang all the way, the bumping nided to throw the trills. Shortly after 111 our wauon sti jiped in If nit of ihe court house aud we all alighted, proud partttkrr of the Huh School Picnic. Sad, tad was our plight, To be home before uight ; Aud to uiirs all the fun, In the glorious mo mligiit. So we ended onr lives. On the louely hillside; We bid you goodbye, For we surely have died. No search you need make, For 'twill be of no use, We are both bung up too tight, Aud we cannot get loose. Farewell, to you all ; Dear teachers and males. Please tell our folks gently, About our sad fates. Olwen Hughe, Anna May Thomas. Grant Pas Savings Bank. The Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. have just received a supply of Pocket savings banks and also home savings banks, which will be placed in the hands of patrons of the savings department. The pocket bauk is a hu; d some article, leaner covered and will hold quite an amount in small change The banks are unlocked by the cashier who alone has a key, and the amount of cash contained will be added to the owner's deposit. 2 These deposits bear interest whioh is computed semi annually. The saviugs department of this bauk seems to have Bprnug iuto popular favor, judging from the way the depositors have oouie forward and the size of the deposits. Stockings and cans as repositories for ooin have in a number of cases heeu retired aud the valuables placed where they will draw interest. A few weeks ago oue depos itor placed fiiOO ou deposits whioh had previously been kept hidden away in a tin oan. Sunday hours at the post office have been ohanged and hereafter the general delivery window will be open from 10 to 11 a. m. instead of 11 to 13 as here to'ore. News Notes Not all our time was spent doing nothing last Saurday. Indeed, going out we improved tho shining moments by writing "poetry" and we do forth with honor the publio by allowing them to read and criticize if neces sary, our wore of art : "The day was bright aud sunny. The childreu all were there, The girls were sweet as honey. And dust was in tho air." The next verse, as . you will notice is of slightly different meter but you see Miss Walker was not with ns so we were unable to remedy the defect. You may also observe that we took advantage of a poet's license. We arrived at eight, With knife, fork and plate, The wagon did break, The boys on the ground sate, Aud the girls laughed at their tern ble fate " The "coupe" jolted so it was impos sihle fcr us to finish our "poem.' The Junior class has entered upon the study of solid geometry. This fact will serve to explain any lack of application in tneir other classes. For to those uuinitiated into its mysteries, he it known, that solid geometry is a most absorbing occupa tion. Att'-r studying into the wee small hours of the morning, you are only conscious of a confused mass of planes, ext' iiding iu all possible and impossible directions, uumeroiis lines which either are or are not perpen dicular to ech fier or to one or more of the planes audan array of points, through whiehynu must in son e unaccountable manner pass the planes or draw Ihe lines. After com ing t ichool you spend two or three perio U in attempting to discover what lelaiiui a ho-t of colo'ed platen in the lack ot another geometry can possibly bear to the figures iu your own bo 'k. Filially on going to class the lai-t straw is added and you are r:!1' nmie hopeles-ly muddled by the .: ,.r untbd f ml o.i the hUcktoaids so that not even I the pa-teli.i'ird hgureB with which supposedly anything in solid g omctry I crfii he piovn, nor the oft repeated , eiplau ti"i s of the teacher iitloid much illumination Ciider these con-; ditions the Juniors are eagerly await- j iug the end of the ecbool year, for no ! one can tell what may. happeu in! three months and by next year eveu j solid geoui'try .nay have iu.prived. Uu Wednesday evening W. L. ( Fimlley, prendeut of the Audubon society of Oregon, gave an illustiated j leciu'e in the High school tmiui ou "The Birds of Oiegc.n." It was in tensely interesting and all those fer tuua'e enough to be iu attendance thoroughly enjoyed it. A collection i was taken, the proceeds of which, will be used to procure books ou , birds, for our High School library. Mr. Kobiuson. who has bu pro cured bv Mr. Turner to drill aud stasje the sacred play " Ksther" l as arrived aud held his first practice in the lliih School Riom on Wednesday after noon. For New Spring Suits, go to Mrs. J. C. Clark at Christian sicence reading room. 8-3 It GRANTS PASS CANNING COMPANY ORGANIZED Will Build a. Cannery and Have It in Operation for Thle Season's Psvck. It is now certain that Grants Pass is to have a cannery and that it will be in readiness to handle a pack for this year is assured. The Grants Pass C mning Compauy has been in corporated with a capital of 115,000 with the shares of stock at f25 each. Over half of these shares having been subscribed for a meeting of the stock holders was held Tuesday afternoon at the Commercial Club room and the organization of the oompany per fected. The following were elected officers: H. C. Kinney, president, L. B. Hall, vice-president. O. S. Blanchard, secretary, Joseph Moss, treasurer. Directors:. H. C. Kinney, L. B. Hall. Joseph Moss, O. S. Blan ohard. C. O. English, R, A. N. Rey niers, G. P. Jester, H. O. Sampson and II. D. Norton. Herbert C. Samp son was made superintendent of the cannery. The directors held a meetipg Wed' nesdav evening and made the pur ohase of a tract of land 100x236 feet lying between the Standard Oil Com pany's tank and the railroad stook yards in the east part of towu and on the north side of the railroad. The location is a desirable one aud there is a mill building on it that can be utilized for a warehouse, with a switch now in for bringing in oars. The property was liought from Dr. Lougbridge for fl800. To do this full part in aiding to finanoe the oannery undertaking, Dr. Loughrldge took $400 of the purchase price in stock and only a 500 cash payment, the halauoe to be on long time at 6 per cent. The erection of the can nery bnilding will be begun this month and it is expected to have the plant In operation by the first of July. Mauager H C. Sampson, ao- compauied by his father, O. II. Sampson, the well known Southern Paoifio engineer and who Is one of the heaviest stockholders in the Canuery Company, will leave for Portland Iriday evening for the purjKise of engaging an expert pro cessor to have charge of the canning Till; A LLW1N FOLDING GO CART is the most compact go cart on tho market, and can bo carried on any car or train. We carry tho largest lino of go carts shown in Grants Pass. $2.50 TO $15.00 "The Mod ComforUble Place in the House.'' T..OS llOJ" "" PORCH SHADES Furniture and Car pets, Linoleums. I. nee Curtaini, l'or tierei, .f attren-e, I'iiloWH. Coin, Wall I'sper, t'luckn, Mirror, Window hliS'len. I'irlures, Picture Moulding. R. H. THE HOUSEFURNISHEK Front St., department. The order for the re torts and other canning machinery will also be placed as well as contract forcans, which for this season willlbe bought ready made. The Canning Company, has taken over the vinegar and spray factory of Sampson Bros., aud the equipment will be moved to the new location and made a part of the cannery plant. In addition to putting up all kiuds of canned goods, jellies, preserves, etc., the manufacture of vinegar and San Jose and arseuate of lead spray solu tions will be carried ou. The plan of Manager Sampson' being to keep the plaut in operaton every working day of the year and thereby insure the finauical success of the under taking. HIGHER POSITION FOR GRANTS PASS BOY John GeJvlrt Now Holds "Sit" As Assistant City Editor of Sacramento Dee. John Gnlvln, a former Grauts Pass boy has made rapid strides in the newspaper Held, in the past few years and now has reached the position of assistant city editor of oue of Califor nia's prominent dailies, as will be noted from the following dipping from the Woodland Mail: "Jack Galvin, who for the past three years has occupied the position of city editor of the Vallejo News, has resigned his place, to go to Sacra mento to assume the position of as sistant city editor of the Sacramento Bee's Superior California department aud also to handle the correspondence of the San Franoisco Call In the capi tal city. Although only 25 years of age, Gavlin has succeeded in making his mark in the newspaper world, and the salary he will receive for the com bined positions, will be as good, if not better, than that which Is being paid any young man of his ago, who is now working In the interior cities. For several monhts Galvin, before going to Vallejo. oooupled tha posi tion of city editor of the Marysville Democrat, and he will be remembered by his many friend in that olty, who ill wish him nothing but success in his new position." Placer blanks at the Courier office. 5 AY! Why do you want to foam and sweat this Bum mer when you can keep as cool as a cucumber? Como in aud let mo show you how it is done. Vudor Shade "Nuf Sod" Mtoves and lUnen, (iranitewnre, Ateware, Tinware, Woodenwara, Willoware, Cutlery, Crockery, Lamps, Glawware, Fancy China, (io-Carts, Ha by Carriage. O'Nei! bet. 6 and 7 t