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m0 Eitetf fcsrto voii. xxiii. THIS MEANS MUCH FOR THIS ENTIRE VICINITY Welcome New Regarding the Proposed Opening of the Granite Mill Mine. Ic is m:st gratifying news to the people of Grants Pass, aud particularly these interested in mining in Jose phine county that the. Amerioan Oold Fields Company will soon resume operations on its big Granite Hill mines of Louse Creek district. The information comes from the head quarters of the company, at Chicago, that the difficulties which caused an unfortunate entanglement of the financial affairs of the company at a critical moment, have been cleared and that things will soon be humming again oat at the camp. By issuing 1100,000 first mortgage bonds, for which the stockholders are liberally subscribing, sufficient funds hare been secured to pay off all indebted ness, and place the affairs of the com pany on a sound footing. The sus pension of mining and mining opera tions on the Granite Hili over year ago came about through no fault of the mine itself. Ik was caused by a combination of circumstances that the wisest could not' foresee, the prime cause being the sudden flooding of the property when a subterranean reservoir was struck. The un water ing of the mine and the subsequent adjusting of the machinery required considerable time. Just previous to the striking of the flood, the ore body had attained both a wide and a most staple character, and the returns, through the medium of the ,20 stamp mill were such as to bring.the bright est gleams of hope and assurance of prosperity to the owner. And these hopes were never lost. The manage ment did not give op. A nomber of the leading ' men of the company, among tbera being Mx. Morpby, the manager, came to the rescue. In order to tide the company . over its financial difficulties, Mr. Morpliy gave liberally of bis private funds, and backed his faith and confidence by turning over valuable real estate and other property. The company has not allowed things to "run down" out at the mine. Granite Hill is far from being an "abandoned camp." Superintendent Charley Morphv, Foreman Thomas, with a crew of several experienced mining men, have beeu constantly on the mine, and both the underground j works and the splendid equipment have beeu kept in working conditiou. The water problem is solved, aud the mine is tody in better condition than ever before. Developed to a depth of 800 feet, with nearly two miles of underground work, with a vast body of stable ore exposed, equip ped witb the finest hoisting plant in the state, with a 20 stamp mill and complete auxiliary six table Fru van ner concentrating plant, and an electrio powVr plunt supplied with energy over the aluminum Hues of the Condor compauy, the Granite Hill certainly does not look like a "worked out" "pinched out", "abandoned" proposition. It is anything but this. The edge is from six to 13 feet wide with ore that does not "run op into the hun dreds," but which is certain in its values of from $7 to flO, with por tions on the hanging wall that car rits $20 to $30. It is friable quartz, mill ng easily and assuring an abso lute margin when minid in quantitf The 20 stamp mill cau ha idle, from 75 to 80 tons daily during two shift", and the immense quantity of ore available by overhand sloping, as wi II as the convenience of arrangement of the equipment, allows the miuiug and haudliu of the ore at a fniall cost per ton. Besides the Granite proper, ther are more score other ledges on tin hoi lings, some of which, Hiil clat'ii than half a 9 cnni '' e notably the R"d Jacktt. Terrv, and Ma, bi b have been developed to a 'epth ( over 3'K) feet. The holdings cov.-r more than 1000 acres oi hetwofoiks of Loom Creek. There is a va.-t acreage of rich plac r ground, equip- na.4 with .litM, am nil,, aud tho whole is covered with iimguificent fir end pine timber. The rompauy owns and optntes its own sawmill and has built b prosperous mining town on its holdings. There is a postoifice, store and telephone, with daily mail and stage from Grant Pass. Now that operations are to resume, the camp will become more lively and active. GRANTS ARRESTS TO BE MADE FOR ILLEGAL VOTING Much Interest Being Taken in the Approaching City Election Registration Heavy As the time for the holding; of the city election draws near interest in the ootoome becomes more intense. Already there are some rumors float ing around whioh would sedm to in dicate that the battle cf ballots next Monday may not be so very tame after all even though no primaries were held. Two of the candidates which were named forcounoilmeu.at the caucaees, held Tuesday evening, November 19. as direced by the city oouucil, did not qualify and are therefore out of the race, entirely. These are Lincoln Savage, in the Third Ward and W. J. StovaU, in the Fourth. This leaves an open field for Chas. Burkhalter, in the Third and for Frank Fetsch. iu the Fourth. As to who will be elected Mayor seems to . be somewhat doubtful, friends of both Mayor Smith and Mr. Hall olaiming that their man will come out witb the highest vote. How ever, there are some elements enter ing into the contest, which make the results somewhat in doubt. 1 Registration has been unusually brisk, City Reonrder Clements hav ing as high as TO per day during the past week. The total regisraticn is in the neighborhood of 600. There are those who claim that there has been some illegal registration and they are making preparations to challenge such persons at the polls, Monday and if said parties are found to have made false registration, they will progftcute them to the full extent of the law. The oity ordinance governing such things differs materially from the laws which have to do with the state and a national elections. No one who has not been a resident of the city of Grants Pais for a period of six monbs, just prior to theholding 'jot the elec tion is no wen titled to vote atthe same. This provision has knocked many a citiaen out of what he thought were his rights, as he figured on the law being like that governing the general elections. The poll books have been closely scanned by interested parties aud it looks as though there was going to be some excitement "to en liven the election day proceedings. The election of T. P. Cramer in the First Ward, is conceded, as he has no opposition. The same is true of Chus Burkhalter, in the Third aud of Fiank Fetscb, iu the Fourth, and so the contest narrows down to the vote in the second, where the friends of the two candidates. Dr. W. W. Walker and J as. Tuffs are lined up iu good fashion. It is alleged that that is the ward where the niost of the illegal voting will likely take place. The temperanoe people think that much depends upon the results in that Ward. If their hjbii wins rut, they will claim a majority of one in the oity council, but in case he fails of election, tlieu they expect the council will be a tie, whej it conies to voting upon matters-of a moral nature. The results can only be guessed at and nothing positive will be known as to who is choseu for Mayoi or aldertnau in the Second Ward, until the polls have been closed Monday and every vote is counted. TO THK VOT.'iRS OF GRANTS PASS. At an authorized meeting held in the Court House last Wednesday even ing, I was nominated as acindidve for Mayor for the City of Grauts Pa-s. I have accepted the nomination and lea e the result to the voters. Having been asked for a statpmetit will sav : I represent no creed, sect or combi nation and if elected will perform the duties of the offlce to the best of my ability in the interests Jyf all and to the prejudice of none. The business interests i f the Cit will hate my ear uest attention and iu connection w.th these interests, I approve the enforce ment of al laws and ordinance'. Grauts Pass, Oregon, Nov. 31,1907. L. B. HALL. WHKRE MR. HALL STANDS. Since the publication of Dr. Smith's card in the Observer of the 27th lost,, this paper has interviewed L. B. Hall as to his position on the matter of the enforcement of the clause in the con tract between the city and the Water & Light Company, which provides Continued on last page PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THANKSGIVING Grants Passites Had Be Thankful and they , Certainly Were. The Courier scribe was endeavor ing to ascertain who ware thankful in Grauts Pass, yesterday, and some of the reasons for being in that frame of mind, witb the following result: Judge Jewell: "That we are get ting the affairs of Josephine county in such good condition." Secretary Andrews, of the Com mercial Club: ''That our city and coouty are attracting many very de sirable, new citizens, and that (he Commercial Club baa had a hand in the good work." W. B. Sherman: "That I've got everybody thiuktng and talklug about Tokay graces and that the grape growing industry bids fair to be some thing immense in this valley, soon." Geo. S. Calhosti: "That we have the best oouutry on earth and that the people elsewhere are finding it out." R. H. O'Neill: " Thank the Lord. the cats sre all gone aud I hope they will never come back." Manager H. C. Kinney, of the New Opera House: "For the way in which the people are taking an in terest in the new pLyhouse, I am abundantly thankful" County Clerk Cheshire "Bless the Lord, those old holidays will end one of these days and then our office can catch np in its work." Professor Kowell: "Gee, but I've got lots to be thankful for, chiefly for the splendid success whioh the two bands are achieving." Cashier Jewell: "Ain't I thankfnl for the confidence the good people of this community have displayed in the manner in which they have acted to wards our bank iu these trying times?" Several Old Bachelors: "My gra cious, , we'd bs more tliaakful if an other Leap Year was not so near at hand." Many Young Ladies: "We are truly thankful that soon the Leap Year will be here, when we can select our own fellows." Chas. Mesdrve: "Thunder and Mars. I've got so many things to be thankful for tnac I hardly know where to begin." Several Aapirauta for the Grants Pass Postofflce: "Yes, we're very tbaukful .that our fate will soou be decided." Cashier GiUey: "When we find the people putting such implicit oou- Udeuce iu .our bank we cannot help lieing truly gratelul." Attorney Marcus Kobbius: "That.l am still enjoying siugle blesedueas. even il some people would like to see me otherwise. " Mayor Suiith: "Whrn things have been moving along so nicely and the future of the city looks so bright, how could I feel otherwise" Merchant Coe: "Thankful, did you tay? why, bless you, wnen a firm Las hadsucb a fine tradi, as ouis has had, how could I feel anything but truly tbaukful." Will Moore: "That my chances for capturing that pcstoftlce appointment are so good, I'm devoutly thankful." Grants Pass Football Players: "That we got away from Arhiand with oor scalps still iutact. after such a drubbing as tbey gave us last wetk." Sheriff Russell: "That I was elected to this of floe io a strong Republican county, and that, too, with only the paper in Jackson county saying a good word for me." Merchant Truax: "Wouldnt you feel good, too, if you had a big estab lishment like oars and it did a splendid business as ours has been doing in the past?" Geo. K. Kiddle: "Uuess I am thankful, . all over, for the excellent trade we've beeu having and for the further good reason that Will Ireland has joiued oor raoks and we can now do much more business." B. L. Bartlett: "That oor only exclusive shoe store in the city has been enjoying an exceptionally good trade all along." U. E. Moore: "That my big stork of new goods are going nioelyfand OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER WAS VERY GENERALLY OBSERVED Ample Reason to that I can soon order another fine lot." A. B. Cornell: "That my man Hall is going to win the Mayoralty honors even if the opposition do call me 'Rev. Cornell."' Merchant Mashborn: "When busi ness has been oomiog our way so nicely, I could not help but be truly thankful, as I certainly am. " Several Josephine County Fruit growers: " We are'exceediugly thank ful that there has been soon grand and wide spread revival of interest in our industry." J. Pardee: "It would bean impos sibility, for me to even begin to enumerate the many things fir which I am thankful, for they are so many." Grauts Pass Ministers: "For the trmly brotherly feeling whioh exists among the various denomiutaions ws are devoatly grateful. There is no proselyting aud all the ohurchss are doing good work. " Several Saloon Keepers: "We'd feel a mite more like being thankful if we only knew, for sure that the others.of Josephine oounty would not put us out of business, next June. " H. C. Bobzieu: "When business has been coming my way , so nicely, all through the year, I'd be ungrate ful if I was not truly tbaukful. " P. H. Harth: "Our store has been having a fins trade and this is one of the great many things for which I am grateful." Manager Robie, If the Williams Bros. Factory: "Well, I should say we are thankful for the fine bosines and the way the trade has been com ing our way, all along." Street Superintendent McLean "That we did not have a big fire like Medtord before our hre hydrants wsre testsd and made ready, ought to make any fellow feel good and thankful." County Treasurer Taylor: '"That our banks are sound aud solid aud so I don't have to lay awake uights, thinking about the tafety of the county s money, I .have abundant reasou to feel thauktol." Miyor-to-be Hall: "When I find my mauy friends determined to put nie into office. I would be ungrateful if I did uot foel thankful for the faoi that I have so mauy such kind lrieuds. " "Joe Wharton: "That I managed to ride that Masonic vSir William Ooat into the order and to glory, is good reason for being tbaukful, not to say anything about ibe nice btisint'ss I am buil ing op. ' Asseior Fallin : "That the county boaid did so little altering in my work and for the many friends who want nie as ibe next Sheriff of Josephine county, 1 am very thankful." SsveralBoys: "Ain't we thankful that we haven't been caught yet. taking off bicycles and hiding Ilium I Thev say they will get us yet, so we bad better stop the practice. " Prominent Citizen: "I would lie still more thankful if our City Fatbets would ouly go ahead aud comtel the railroad people to build that piece of needed sidewalk." Letcher, the Jeweler: "My gracious man, how ran I be ex pected to bfgin to tell all the things foi which I am thaokfulT They're too many." Manager Horn of the Southern Oregon Supply Co: Thankful ws are that our firm has beeo having such au unprecedented run of business all through the year." A. U. Bauuard: "I have many ana great things for which to lie grate ful, cot least of which has been the nice Una of busineaa which has beeo coming our way all the tinie. " V. J. Gardner: "We have only beeo here a short time, bot already we have found the people are glad to get big bargaioa and they have beeo giving us a nice line of trade, for which we foel truly grateful." Cfemens, the Druggist: "We have besn having lota of reason for giving thanks, chief among which is the solendid buaiaess that has been ours, all along." 29. 1907 CITY FATHERS LOOK AFTER MUCH BUSINESS Mevny Matters of Importance Pas eed Upon by Them ext the Regular Meeting. Much interest has been aroused bv the action which the city council proposes taking, relative to the re cent raise in rates by the Kogue River Water Co. The city fathers have waited opon the Water Co., nrging that the old prices be main tained but all to no purpose, for they were informed that the corporation would close its mains, rather than concede the point in question. Other attempts were made to accomplish this, but these, too, were likewise failures. - Now it begins to look as though the councilman would vet ac complish their end, for it has been discovered that in 1004 an Bgreemeut was entered into by and between the city aud the Grants Pass Water, Light A Power Co., when a boud in tbe sum $1000 was given, binding the said corporation not to "increase its present rates for water or liehta to private consumers, within the city of Grants Pass." This agreement does not expire until November 23, 1909. The council, upon an opinion hand ed down by Attorney G. W. Colvig, ill institute proceedings against the Water Co., for the purpose of com pelling It to refund all money col lected from patrons in excess of the old rates. City Attorney Colvig has given the Water Co., the propsr notice and as soon as the holidays shall have ceased, he wilt commence Droceedinirs against the said corporation to carry out tne instructions of the city oouooll. At the adjourned meeting of the oity council, Friday night, the following matters Jwere acted npon : J. H. Ahlf and others petitioned to have the eleotrio light kept on 6th street, between G aud H. This was laid on the table. The following labor claims, axaigned to Col. W. Johnson were ordered paid: O N Atwood. 117.60: Win Witt. 17.50; P Dunn, $17.60; C D Grimes, $1.60; R E Clarke. $17 60: O F Parker, $13.75; J K Weatherman. $18.76; J T Breediug, fl3;7SO Con tain, $11.26; IO W KinneT. I'iiSR Claybourn, $11.35; Wm Law. $2.60; U S Sohrlver, $13.76; Geo King, $6; W D Finoh. $7.50 Other bills were allowed as follows: Superintendent Turner: "We are hat jug lots of reassno for beinir in a thankful frame of mind, for tne schools of Orauts Pass have been do ing lots of good work, the teachers all polling together nicely, and the parents have shown their hna rtv nn. operation. " Continued on page 7 TRULY THANKFUL For the excellent trade which has been coming our way dur ing the past year and for the bright prospects that this will continue to be the case during the next year, and for the fine Turkey Dinner I am very LARGELY THANKFUL Kurnlture and Car pets, Linoleunii, Lara Curtains, Por tieres, Matlruae, Pillows. Cots, Wall I'aper, Clocks, Mirrors, Window Uha'tes, Pictures, Picture Moulding. R. H. THE HOUStFWtNISMEIt I ront St., No. 35. COUNTY WARRANTS ARE CALLED BY TREASURER County Official Taylor Flnde H Can Divide Cash With Hold ere ol Warrants. There are funds in the Treasury to pay all warrants registered prior to ' July lflth, 1904. Inteiest will cease from this date. Nov. 29, 1907. i J. T. TAYLOR, County Treasurer. Bridge Proposal. The County Court of Josephine. Couuty, Oregon, will consider sealed bids for contract to construct a steel bridge across Rogue River at Grants Pass, Oregon, January U, 1908, at 3 o'clock P. M. Each patty will be en titled to two bids: One on plan and specification now on file witb the County Clerk, and one on plan aud specifications te be furnished by bid der to bs filed with County Clerk on or before DecAber 16, 1907. Bridge to be 400 feeferfug aud 23 feet wide. ll-23-4t A. L. Lovelace, representing "The Stopers of the World, "a mining men's- organization is in the oity for the purpose of interesting the mining men here in the proposition to or ganise a branob of tbe order here. He tells the Courier that he has re ceived much encouragement here. The eulireDixon stock of Drv roods. shoes, underwear, bats, etc., is being sold out at cost. 11-16 6t F O Wiioox. labor with team, $8A.50; C A Cougle : oats $34; P Proctor priutlng $;)1.S0; L A Luous Soo mdse $3.10; O P Iron Steel Works, mdse, $16.60; Herbert Smith, mdse, $437.60; C O Gillette, mdse, $25.45; Col. Johnson stamps and stationery $5. The ordinance asked by the Thomp son Laud Power Co. was ordered passed to each councilman for In spection aud the fixing of rates for all water companies was postponed until later. An ordinance 'levying a tax for municipal purposes was (read and re ferred to the Jodlolary committee. An ordiuanoe was passed for the re- vision compilation aud publication of all ordinances. A report was read from County Clerk Cheshire showing that the city's assessed valuation amounted to $1,423,716. Th City Auditor was instructed to hereafter file all Important oootraott with the oity iu the County Clerk's offlce. It was decided to submit to the voters at tbe coming election the proposition of purchasing rock crusher and steam roller the same not to cost over $7000. Htoves and lUiifei, Orn!twnr, Agteware; Tiwrs, Woodmiwara, Willoware, Cutlery, Crockery, Lamps, Olanwarv, Fancy China, o-CarW, liaby Carnages. 0 tleill bet. 6 end 7