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isasv ii ii ii n ii ii ii VOL. XXIII. MUCH INTEREST TAKEN IN MINING MATTERS Everything Indicates a GenereU Revival of This Industry in This Section. THE PASS TO HAVE A STOFE "The Stopers of the".Worldr'is tlie name ol a new organization wnn permanent headquarters in Portland, Oregon. This order was organized by a number of Portland'sleading mining men who believed that their best business interests would be served by a united effort on the part of all who were engaged in it. Tbey sooght to take op the cause of all honest mining enterprise and thereby de velop aud promote the great mining resources of tbe ooaBt aud to stamp ont all dishonest wild-cattitlg schemes and restore public confidence in the mining business which has been so ruthlessly shattered oflate. The objeots and purposes of the society ate to encourage fraternity among mining men of all classes, to promote sociability, to encourage mutual protection and education, to form a bureau of important informa- tieoto assist the members in a busi ness way. Wherever there is mining commu nity it is Intended there shall also be a itope OX uis oraer; mining men everywhere are Joining and being invited to join. There shall be established and maintained at the headquarters of the Association in tbe oity of Port land , Ore., a bureau of information, having for its object the oolleotioo and dissemination "or the free and exclusive information of tlie members of the'Stopers oT" tbe World" of data regarding the various mining districts. Such data shall comprehend so far as possible .detailed description of each mining district, the nature of tbe ores therein, the various pro cesses of working sucb ores, tbe gener ally accepted valoe placed npon the district and such other general infor mation as may prove of value to the members of the association. Being a stoper will get one in step with tbe rank and file of bis line of business. Of great advantage will be the meeting of the employer and em ployed on common gronnd. Abundant reasons are available for the establishment of this order, its initial success has proven this and snbordinate stopes are increasing in nnmber and membership daily. Many of the mining laws of the status are inadequate. Some are unwise and need revision; others situations are not covered at all and miners are not properly safeguarded. It is only through a united front that these con ditions can hope to be successfully met Only through co-operative efforts of the mining men can we hope to see the mining interests of Oregon properly developed. This wder promises their earnest support sod stand ready to do all in their power to aid all ligitimate and honest iniuiug enterprises aud we hope to see them thoroughly established in Grants Mr. A. L. Lovelace, state organizer ii here in the interest of the organiza tion and reports that he is meeting "with much encouragement. X- The fnllnoMm Inrin locations llBVe keen placed on record: "Modoc," by A Thomas and Robert Hart, in the Picket Creek district: "Trio," by 0. A. Thomas. Ed. Van A lima n and Robert Hart, in Picket Creek district; "Banner" by Q. W. Finch "1 W. J. Mahoney. in Unknown Idii strict: "John Thomas " "William 'bomas," and "Niuetv Four," by os. J. Brinrk-rholl, in Galice dis trict; "Black Jack," by John Ap ia, iu Althonse district; "Annie, Aliie" and "Lillian No. 2," by x McCleod,' in Galice district. A. Catchiuir las given notice f 'eating the "Grave Creek Piacer" ninff nlMim .luaofl and H. A. leeniao have lucutei ditcb dj ter riirhiit. trtiii..i the waters o ie Rough aud Redy Cieeh. Sylvan- -eal and Lafe Grimes nave uieu im for iriigatins wter, farpinf the the : Poor Man's Creek, at the bead ci Lewis mining ditch aud claiming 3000 miner's inches of water 'herefrom. ber A. C. Hoofer, manager of the Mt. tt minAfl hma watnrnuA from Port "and, where he has been spending the summer mnmha mnA m hit has taken GRANTS Last year this Pronertv nnt in . five stamp mill, bat the ore went base and now it is proposed ;to install a cyanide plant, which will be done about January 1. County Surveyor H. C. Perkins has beeu d?ing some important work on Bridge Creek, surveying for Ker choff & Heffly, the Alaska miners who made such a stake in tbe far north and who now thluk that they have folly as good a proposition right here in Josephine county. They are cleaning out the flumes and ditches and are getting ready for a fine win ter's run. W. L. Montgomery has jnst been installing a two-stamp mill on Whis key Gulch, at the head of Williams Creek, for Cheadle and Mrs. Loouiis. This is a very promising property, some of tbe assays going as high as the phenomenal som of $,550 per ton, while the average is over $80. Tbe mill is now in active operation. The little brush of hard times, lately felt, has served to start out a small army of prospectors into the bills and mountains near by. This is a good indication for the mining industry and would seem to mean much activity this season. In many a case the camps are being gotten in readiness much earlier than nsnal, tbe clacers have giants reset aud put into position for work, ditches are being cleaned oat, flames made ready and all is ready for the heavy raios, which have commenced to fall. The Millionaire mine, located near Gold Hill, has a five stamp mill and is in shape to do lots of work, just as soon as the water comes. Tbe small creek dried op early and stopped operations and now the work will be resumed. This promising property is owned by an Indianapolis syndicate, with J. E. Davidson in charge as manager. This mini has a large, strong vein. The ore was shipped to the smelter last spring, when a very successful run was made. Wm. Ma) field is opening up a cin- nebar mine on Evans Creek, where he bas found a 13 inob streak pf pay rook. Tests made show good values and he thinks that be is going to have enough to justify him to put in a re tort, in. working the ore. P. B. Wickbam, superintendent of the Alameda Copper Mines, in the Galioe district seldom gets outside the camp, but he did drop hia.work, the other day, long enough to oome up here and take an option on the "Copper Queen" and "Copper King," in the Greens Creek district, located just beyond tbe Grouse moun tains A HO foot tuni'el has been run in these mines and it is all in good ore. ' now can you urantB rass people fail to grab up sucii an invit ing proposition?" was the way be talked to the Courier mau. He thinks that when the county seat capitalists once get interested in the iniues then aud ouly then will things bein to urn iu the mining industry here abouts. C. n. Crane, who with Frank Fet.-ch has leased the Cook & How laud placer mines, was in from the Jumpoff Joe district, to eujoy Thanks giving turkey with his family, re turning to the camp the next oay. He feeis coufident of having a fine season's run. W. H. Barr, of Medford. was in this city a few days ago, en route fortthe Briggs Creek district, to look after some mining interests. E. Perry has returned from a visit to the Pickett Creek (Conn. ) Mining Go's property on Pickett Creek. He reports thing lonking well; on that property and be is figuring on a con tiact to'rnn a 4o0 foot tuuneil in thi iToperty. Mr Perry was formerly with the Opp inims, near Jackson ville. 4 car load of ltiinch hydraulic pipe has just arrived for the new elevator which is to be Stalled in tne Sim mors Cameron mines, near Waldo. Manager Lonan plans to lump the tailings into the old reservoir and then this will enable him to bar.dle tlie output iu much bettf r shape. Notice to the Public. Having porchafed the Real Esta'e business of W. L. Ireland, I will be pleased to meet all of his friends and patrons and all others deairinos of in vesting in either city or farm proper tits, will mass a specialty of mining, both quartz and placer. Come and see we five doors west of Palace Hotel on tO it 1 Front street. ! H. L. HERZINUER. ! A ompletnSToTTESib Phono Tb. u rrflable-Ttie WtlT Oreow. PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, SOME VERY TIMELY ADVICE TO PARENTS Raise the Children Right at Home Before Sending Them to the Public School Teacher We demand on behalf of the future generation, on behalf of the school children and the school teachers of today, that mothers aud fathers co operate willingly and intelligently in the work that the school teachers have to do. Ihere is mncb talk, in homes, of the school teachers' shortcomings. There is far too lunch readiness to listen to tbe stories of children ex cusing their own poor work with criticism of teachers. The matter is most serious. The teacher cannot possibly do his best work and give the best results unless the parents co-operate with him intel ligently. Let us consider what tbe duty of parents is, and what the teachers have a right to expect. Fathers and mothers know what an atrocious thing a spoiled child is. You pity the father and mother that must control one spoiled child. Dont' fail to pity tbe pnblio school teacher who is expected to control, by kindness and intelligence exclu sively, a doren or more spoiled child ren. The first thing for you fathers and mothers to do is to see to it that yon do not send spoiled children to the schools. Remember that tbe most 'ntelligent conscientious, devoted teacher can see all of his work made useless by over petting of a child or foolish severity with a child. Fathers and mothers in America demand, properly, that teachers shall not strike a child. They should send to the teacher children that do not re quire blows. Fathers and mothers demand that in school their children shall be con trolled by moral persuasion, appea's to their better nature by Intelligence. Let them send to the teachers, children that are aocustomed to be controlled in that manner. Realize that the father is a teacher's partner in education, aud that the mother is the teach sr'i ally. How impossible it is in a family to bring op the children properly if the father adopts one method aud the mother another. How many children are ruined by contradictory orders from father and mother I Think what a tai-k yon put before tbe teachers whin you expect them to control so many children who at home are too often directed in opposition to the teachers withes and even en couraged to disobey the teachers. We emphasize this point: Control yoor children by kindness Bnd in telligence. You have no right to send children otherwise controlled to the public schools. If you say, "I have a boy tbat 1 ran only control Dy whipping him, " or "I have a girl that murt be whip ped once in a while," how have you a right to say, "I will not allow a teacher to touch my children." If yoa cannot control one child without brutality, how can yon ex pect a pub ic school teacher to control 40 or 50 children by kindness? It is a disgrace to send to the pub lic school, children that have been made the victims of blows and biutality at home and expect the Uacher to do the hardest of all work, the instilling of education, without recourse to the only kind of persua sion tbat tbe child is accustomed to obey. Never encourage a child to apeak disn spectf ully of a teacher. Never encourages child to put blame upon a teacher. There are defective teachers, of course. And it does hap pen that the child may briug its father or mother truthful tales of shortcomings on the teacher's part. Iovetigate these things if yoa will, bat investigate them for yours-lves, remembering the tendency of child hood to exaggeration. Don't be made foolish by the fact tbat it is your child thai talks. Find oat yourself, without eucouraging the child to disobedience by listening too eagerly to its story. Then, if you find that yoor child has spoken absolutely truthfully take such steps as you may please. Don't laugh at your child when it lis of the "smart things" that it Advertisers get results ia the Courier. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER does at school to bother the teacher or to bother pupils. Nevr try to influence the ohild against the teacher under any condi tions. You hurt your own child in finitely more than yoa hart the teacher when yon encourage the child to rebel against necessary discipline. Remember tbat the work of school teachers is the noblest and the hardest work in the world." Remem ber tbat it is infinitely the most Im portant work in this town. Chicago American. The New Racket SUre is located one door west of Palace Hotel. 13o"-2t FACTORIES RUNNING AND EVERYBODY BUSY Grants Puss Industries In Full Operation and Payrolls Are as Large as Ever The various factories and industries employing workmen here in Grants Pass have apparently not been phased by the recent flurry in financial oir les and the hum of iudostry, so wel come to every citizen, is to be heard on all sides. The Williams Bros,. Door & Lum ber Co., has been goiug right along, as though nothing of the kind had ever appeared upon the horiaon of the com mercial world and Manager Robie in forms the Courier that the manage ment fully expects to ran on through the winter season, without any bitch or delay, whatever. While the big plant of tbe Grants Pass Box Factory was closed for a few days, immediately after tbe be ginning of the depression, yet it was loon opened up and for the past two weeks bas been running full blast, all the time. Manager Horner tells tbe Courier that the prospects are bright for keeping the large enterprise going all the year 'round. Then the Grants Pass Cannery Go's establishment has been going ahead just as though nothing of the kind bad ever been thought of. The season's "jack" lias been ended and now the vast number of cans are be ing labelled and hurried to the large whole-ale house, where tbe choice product ia ever in brisk demand. Just nw tl2'Paying departments in operation, grinding oat this much de sired product for the fruit growers all over the state, for "Sampson's Spray" Is already well known and the plant ran hardly fill all the pressing orders that are being daily received. It promises to develop into au enter prise of larga proportions and wlil uiiilonbtedly mean much for this oity and county ia the near future. Then thers are tunny other such in dustries, such as the Iron Works and rtie like, which have beeu busy all the time and which are employing much help and distributing much ready cash iu this community. These are indeed the times when Grams Pats' slogan: "It's Paryoll That Count," is most fully appre ciated and when the new furniture factory, which A. L. Fry r, the com petent and experienced cabinet maker lias started on a modest scale is en larged and put on its feet, with a good financial backing, as is now piopo'ed, and when A. W. Coleman's bin "Perfection Evaporator" factory is put in operation and other such enterprises are set going, Grants Pans will more than ever appreciate il e real and grat importance of this opan. Last week the Courier type adviaitd i he farmers to use an application of Lime Sulphur solution of 80 per cent s rength, when it should have keen 3 per cent. A mesiage was received from Salem this morning, stating that (Governor Chamberlain had formerly announced that tbe holidajs would terminate Stnrday, December 14, one week from tomorrow. There is much sirolstioo rife as to what will be the result of this new mne. Anent the horrible murder of the (,'a.oteel family, at Macleay, Linn county Sunday night, it oouies to light that this family bad some cor- retpondetce with Joseph Moss, with a view to coming here to loca'e, last July. In ber letters, Mrs .Mary Castell tells Mr. Moss cf the elderly gentleman, in the family who bad looked after her affairs for the past ll years. This old mao is now ac cused of having committed the awfol crime. h, 1907. CITY ELECTION PASSES OVER WITH NO TROUBLE Voters Select Their Officers and Practically Endorse the For mer Administration Tbe city election. Monday was de void of any very great excitement. Rumors bad been circulated that there had been some false registration going on, but there was nothing of the kind evident in Monday's contest. The only contsst seemed to be for Mavor, both candidates having many friends workiug for their electiou, and for oouncilmen in the First and Second Wards. Notwithstanding Dr. Love's formal announcement that he was not a candidate, Jyet his friends in the First ward .seemed to be deter mined to have him ran. Thev cot nut a rig and did other work in further ance of his candidacy, although he endeavored to stop all suoh work. He was in do sense making an effort to get the place. On the contrary lie was strongly opposed to having his name come before the people for the honors, for reasons which he lias al ready made pnblio and he took par ticular pains to inform the voters that he did not wish them to consider his name in connection with this office. However, many voters cast ballots for him, as tbe returns go to show. The resolU of tbe election were as follows : FOR MAYOR L. B. Hall J. C. Smith Ward 1 100 73 Ward 3 107 flt! Ward 8 28 los Ward 4 54 114 289 866 Majority for Smith, 07 OOUNCILMEN Wardl T. P. Oramsr 92 D. P. Lots 74 Majority for Cramer, 18. Ward 2 Jas. Toffs ' 94 W. W. Walker 78 Majority for Tuffs, In. Wardd 8 Chas. Burkhalter 114 No contest. Ward 4 Frank Fetsch 180 No contest. Treasurer re-elecetd by vote of 618. No contest. The hold-over are : , Ward 1-H. C. Kinney. Ward 2 Dennis Stovall. Ward 8-U. W. Lewis. Ward 4 W. F. Unborn. It may be of interest to consider this vote and compare it with that of last year, as reirards the Mavoralltv candidates, the vote last year beiua-: Hull Smith Ward 1 77 fi Ward 2 l is Ward 3 24 Ul Ward 4 HI 73 2:15 Majority for Smith, ti.'i 2U8 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 Furniture and Car- pU, Linoleums, !.: Curtains, Por tiere", MattresMK, I'liiows, (.'ot, Wall l'ar. Clocks, Mirrors, Window htiades, Picture,, Picture Moulding. RIO HI THE HOUSEFl'RNISHER f ront St., bet. 6 and 7 No. 36. NEW WATER COMPANY SECURES A FRANCHISE Cltv Council Finally Grants The Request. After Maklnd. The Terms Very Liberal Last night the City Council grasted a franchise to the Thompsou Water Land & Power Co., for a period of 50 years, i;000 bond to be filed with in one month from date of acceptance, whlon mast be within 20 days from this date. Flat rate for domestio use, stores etc, to be T5 cents for first 10,000 gallons, 8 oeuts per 1000 gallons from 10,000 to 50, (XX) and 6 cents above that. City gets 25 fire hydrants free and 10,000 gallons of water each mouth free. Two reservoirs to be maintained, both to have always at least 400.0(H) gallons, for ue of patrons. Reservoirs to be 175 feet above level of S. P. track, at depot. Mains to be laid not less than 18 inches below street grade, where laid. Mains to be not leas than 13 inches in diameter on 6th street, and not leas than 8 Inches on G street. Surface pipes to be 4 inches or less in diameter. For bath tub 36 cents per month,. meter rates. Meters to be paid for by consumers by easy payments each mouth. The atatlo pressure on main at corner of 6th and F streets to be not lest than 100 pounds. , Com pany agrees to forfeit plant and all right at snd of first JO years. If it fails to furnish sufficient water for the city's consumption, then this fran chise to be on 11 and void. The oooooil decided to levy 6 mills tax, for running expenses of the mo niolpality for 1908. Tbe electiou returns were canvassed and found to be praotically , as made public. City Hall root to be Inspsoted and it needed, a new roof to be ordered. Oity Attorney Colvig stated thai Rogue River Water Co., had been duly notified to reduce rates to old schedule or suit would be commenced. First National Bank Statsmenl. Statement of the condition of the First National Bank of Southern Ore gou on call of the Comptroller of the currency, December, tl, ll07. (Condensed) RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts 1368,187 99 Overdrafts 4!18 64 L 8. Bonds 13.600 00 Other Bonds and Securities 46,017 76 Re il Estate 3,400 00 liuildinr fb Fixtures 13,2)13 08 Cash on Uaud and In Banks 146, 127 88 1481,904 80 LIABILITIES Capital 60,000 00 Snrplua and Und. Profits... 118,778 63 Circulation 13,600 00 Rediscounts, for Clearing House Cert 9,000 00 Due Other Banks 413 90 D'posits Individual... f '.'73, 053 33 Demand Cert 211, 7H6 18 Time CVrtifl . ,875 00-371,313 38 (181,901 80 Stores and Ranges, Granitcware, Agtewaro, tan ware. Wooden wars, Willoware, Cutlery, Crockery, Lamps, (ilauware, Kancy China, Oo-CarU, Baby Carnages. big lot of supplies out to that camp.