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VOL. XXIII GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1907. No. 39. HEAVY RAINS MAKE MINING MEN HAPPY They Predict That the Continued Downpour Will Make This one of the Beet &ee.eon. Considerable excitement was created in looal mining circles, the other day, by the announcement that one of the miners prospeoting on "Old Baldy, " right here Dear the city, bad struck a rich pocket, worth all of foOO. The name of the discoverer, how r, was not ascertained, bat it de velops that there an a large number of claims being worked in that lo cality. The United States Land Office has ranted to Susan Lawrence Dana, a patent for the "Copper Stain Group of mine, consisting of "Copper Stain." "Golden Hope," "Babbit Foot, " " Redeemer, ' " Susie, " " Thir teenth" and "Elbertioa" lode mining claims, located in Wolf Creek unor can! zed minina district. It was a voluminous document, dated Decern ber 5. 1907, siened by Theodore Roosevelt, by F M McEean, secretary and W H Sanford. Recorder of General Land Office. Frank James et al have filed a lode claim notice for the following claims in the Grants Pass mining district "Mabel," "Hazel" and4' Daisy." " "The Town of Waldo Ditch" has been duly located and notice filed by Thomas Lannon, in the Waldo min ing distriot. O S Goodnow has filed his affida vit, showing that he has performed 300 wortli of assessment work on the "Little Derritt.," 'Goodnow" and "Vermont" quartz claims, located iu the J amp-off-Joe distriot. A telegram from Washington an nounces that ' 'Senator Teller obtained unanimous 'consent in the Senate to day for the consideration of his bill, which was set aside Thursday through filibuster of Senator Carter, ex empting entrymen of mining claim from doing assessment work for 1907. No objection was raised today byMr. Carter or the Utah 8uatora,' Twho previously opposed the measure, and it passed the senate. As adopted, the measure applies only to the states of Oregon, California, Colorado, Idaho and Sooth Dakota, the Senator from Nevada, Montana, Utah aud Wash ington objecting to their states be ing included. Mr. Teller is of the opinion that the House will pass the bill early after the holiday recess and that it will become a law in time to afford relief to niauy prospeotors nnable, on account of their reoeut financial stringency, .to obtain funds to pay for their asaesment work." A placer claim, "The Nugget" has been located in the Williams Creek mining district by E S K Jackson et al. John E Deveuy has filed notice of having located the lode claim," "Baltimore," in the Galice mining district. W H Flanagan began a suit in the circait court the other day, against Ed Jones, involving 79.70acres ofplacer mines, on Rich Oulch, Josephine Co and more particularly described as lot8 and SW4 of SWi seo 2. tp 39 s, r 7, which the plaintiff claims to have obtained lawfully, bot be alleges that defendaut iu November, 1907 entered into said olaim, dug down the gravel bank deposited on said claim, washing oat the gold coutained there in, appropriating tame to his own use, wrongfully. He asks the court to grant a temporary order, restrain ing the defendant from further mo lesting the said property, tiutil the ooort hat formally pawed upon the proposition. Clerk Cneshire has received a man date from supreme court, setting forth that themining case of Willis Kramer, appellant vs HL Wilsun et al.,auother case from this couuiy that has been reversed in the liikber courr. It in volved a mining deal, whtrtio Kramer gave his note f ir ,U00 lo W J ami LB Palmer, who in tuiu assmiied the note to H L Wilson, wuo keep the Leland mercantile -sitiii-' e-t and who, in ondcrtukinR to collect same brought i-mt iud win out in the circait cju t, Jnd H- K. Han na granting hioi the auouut sued for. Now the case m reterstd and Kramer is given judgment for 1177.39, his cost in the appeal. The property involved was: "Golden "Ellwelda," "Little Quarts," Granite," "Riverside, tie BUe," and "Grant 1 "Golden Rule," "Lit-J "Oregon." Manzineta" Palmer," all locited on ITY ATTORNEY BRINGS Suit against water co. Action Filed to Compel the Water Company to Keturn to the Old Riktea. This afternoon City Attorney Geo. w.jcoivig hied the important suit against the Rogue River Water Co., asking the court to compel said cor poration to return to the old rate and 1 to Vemit to the patrons the charged since October 1. excess normal notice was served on the company by the city council, some days ago anspow that said oorpora tion has failW to comply with the re. quest, this action has been Instituted. Attorney Colvig informed the Courier reporter thai he had gone carefully over the affair aud felt sanguine that the matter would come to a suc cessful issue in the courts. The out come will &1 watched with much interest by evety resident of the city who uses water from this company. Whiskey Gajch, and also carried with it mill and water rights, all . - JT . being located in the Wolf Creek mining distriot. Another case, in which thecitcuU court of this county is affirmed is that entitled Robert Brown vs Georse W Lewis. It was brought in this court Decetober 8. -1904 for th nnmpalann of pipe and mining apparatus valued at 1500. The same was taken piss- a sionjof by Lewis, who Mas tiu Sheriff of Josephine county M.d Browjn brought replevin procwedings, asking also for $500 damages. He won Ha the lower court, now be wins agaiq in the supreme court, vvhicli grantb him possession of the property and gives him judgment against Lewis for his costs ou appeal. Messrs. David Hefley aud Harry Kerchjoff came' in from their placer mines, located 'near Spalding's mill, to enjoy ?the holidays with their home folks. " H O. D. Crane is in from his exten sive interests in the Jumo-off-Joe distriot, to spend the Xmas season with his family.. COMING EVENTS. Dec. Tuesday- New Years Dance Hall. II. CO includ at Savage Creek ing supper and horse feud. .12-13 St Jan Jan 1, Wed. New Year's day. 7, Tuesday Meeting of G. Poultry Keepers Association, Guild Hall. January 10,v F-iday, at New Opera House, Koaeburg High School vs. G. P. High School, Joint Debate. Jau. 13, Monday Circuit Court meets. Jan. 30,81 and Feb.l, Thu.Fri aud Sat. First Annual Show, Grants Pass Poultry Keepers Association. Jan. 30. 31 aud February 1, Thursday, Friday an! Saturday, Horace K. Tamer Art Exhibit, at High School, afternoons aud eveuiug. Jan. HI, Friday Meeting In .Grants Pass to organize the Rogue River G t Breeders' Association. Jan. 31, Friday Colt and Fine Horse Show in Grants Pass, uuder aus pices of Grants Pass and Kerhy Breeders' Associations. Feb. 1, Saturday Fruit Grower' Meeting in Grants Pass, Under Aus pices of Grants Pass Fruit Growers Association STRAYED. There came to my place uer Wilder ville, Wednesday. Dec. 4, 1907, one :i-yeir old red steer with one horu, right ear oroiped, notch on left ear. Owner can have same by proving property aud paying charges. 1313 fit L. B. AKERS. There strayed from my raooh near Wilderville, one red heifer, brand ed W T ' oo hip, one red and white heifr brauded W T on hip. KiLiier notify me at Grants Ham, Ore. W. H. H. TAYLOR 13-27 6t : Pine Street,. A merchant sent his Swedish clerk out collecting. Returning the clerk said : " Yim Yonsoo be pay veo he sell him hogs, Oie Olesoo pay veu he sell him wheat; Pete Peterson be pay in Yanuary." "Well." said the boss, "that's the first time Pete ever set a I date. Are you sure he said be would (pay in January?" "YeL Aye tank so. He said it ban a .dam oold day when yon get dat money. I tank dat ban Yanuary." CITY FATHERS LOOK AFTER SOME THINGS Many Matters of Minor Importance Come up fxnd are T&ken Into Consideration. At last week's City Council meeting tne following matters were acted np on : The request for permission to place an electric sign across Sixth street by the Bijou Theatre people referred Councilmen Cobnrn, Tuffs aud Lewis will have charge of the pub lication of the oity ordinances just compiled by Recorder Clements. I he committee reported that the City Hall roof was In good repair, but recommended a coal of paint and that the fire wails be fixed up. J. P Kenney et al petitioned for a granite sidewalk on north side of K, between 6th aud 8th streets. E.. S. Veatch et al want a light placed on 3d street. An unfavorable report was made as to grading of street between blocks 15 and 16, iu H. B. Miller & Co's New Addition. A favorable report was made on placing a bridge, with concrete foundation, in opening up Central avenue. Herbert Smith aud all property owners abutting the alley between G and have asked to have same graded fom 4th to 7th. The following eight saloon keepers presented their bonds for f 1000 each aud had licenses granted for the next six months : Lance & Hull, Coburo & Hawkins, G D Williams & Co, Dana & Duncan, Jno Hyde, C F Centner. F F Johnsou and F W Shallhorn. Ordinanoe No. 293, fixing the 1908 oiiy tax levy at 6 mills was formally pa!sed. Ordinanoe No. 294, placing a tax of flOO per year for moving picture shows was passed. ' A large grist of bills was presented and all were allowed, except one of Attorney Edward S. Van Dyke's for $3.20 for swearing In 23 voters at the recent city election, the council de ciding that the election .judge should have performed that duty. J M Eubanks was appointed a special policeman, whose duty Bhall be to patrol near the Salvation Army Bartncks and sea that the bad boys are compelled to stop interfering with the meetings of the Army. The bond, affidavit and treasurer's rece pt of F F Johnson whs tiled but it was recommended that his bond be returned and that he secure a better bondsman. The finance committee reported upon the following bills ana upon motion they were ordered to be paid in the usual manner: U W Lewis, street work, f.'-i ; Frank Wilcox, 11 loads granite, til; Frank Wilcox, 70: J C Randle, putting up booths, lumber, nails, placing and re moving the booths fX; Alien .Me Caoley, fj; G P Hdw Co. mdse, fl; J C Randle, election services, ti; J R Hyde, rent for election, f-'.50; G PI S Works, sidewalk plates, Guild Hall, rent, 5. W P Wright, en- ineer services, $15: Williams Bros D &L Co, lumber. 1; Crnmer Bros, mdse f'0.83; C H Clements "Mumps, stationery supplies for City Hall, l'ib; Aetna Rebekah Lodge, meals election, f. Logan Wooldridge, who has a nice place on Missouri Flat, bids fair to carry off the honors as being one f the most successful Irish potato raisers en tbe Rogue River. As a sample of what be could do, he brought into the Courier office jaft three specimens of the Bnrbank var iety, aud tbey were about all he cared to handle, for one of them tipped tbe scale at 10 pounds, another at six pounds and the other at four touads. The'e were large and fine looking. He will have them photograi bed and sent to the Oregonian to let tbore fel lows up that way who are inclined to boast about their "spuds," see tli't we, too have "some potatoee." Mr. Wooldridge also makes quite a show ing in raising cabbage and he bad no trouble in bringing into the local mar kets mammoth bawls which would weigh all of 40 pounds each. "Never had better trade in our business experience in this city," was the way many merchants ans wered the query of the Courier man, who asked about the holiday business. ROGUE RIVER SALMON INDUSTRY IS IMMENSE Another Big Shipment of Eggs Mo.de From Loctl Hatcheries to the Mouth of River. The salmon industry of the Rogue River is assuming large proportions. This was made evidi nt by the daily shipments by the Rogue River Fisher men's Union from Grants Pass, dur ing the season aud Saturday another good evidence of this assertion was to be seen. A shipment of 1,800,000 chinook sal; nion eggs was made Sat from Grants Pass to Wedderburn. at the mouth of Rogue River. The salmon, from which these eggs were taken were caught in raoks in Rogue River, at Fioley's Bend, and in Illinois River, a tributary of Rogue River, at the falls eight miles below Kerby. This otk was carried on by the United States Bureau of Fisheries and nnder the supervision of H. L. Kelly, Jr.. superintendent of the Government fish hatcheries on Rogue River. The eggs were placed la shallow trays, 25 pounds to the tray and to prevent the heavy jais, which would kill them, they were packed an moss. These travs were crated and the crates placed iu the oenter of a large box with the spaoe between the orates and the box filled with ice and sawdust. It is essential to keep the eggs cold for if they become warm the batching process will begin and then being delicate the heat and jar ring will kill them. There were 20 of these big boxes, each the size of a large Saratoga trunk, and they were shipped in a baggage car attached to the regular passenger train. The transportation is given free to Portland by the Southern Pacific, the company doing this to aid in the building dp of the salmon industry iu Rogue River. At Portland th? egirs will be transferred t) the costing steamer Berwick which will land them at the Imouth of the Rogue River, but if the bar is ton rough to allow the steamer to enter the river, the eggs will be lauded at Coos Bay aud hauled down the beach by teams. Superintendent Kelly ac companied the shipment to Portland and attended the transfer to the steamer, and from Portland auotber expert of the bureau of fisheries will care for the eggs until they are lauded at ti e hatchery Tuesday was the redletter dy for the Grams Pass pnstoflice, Postmaster Harmon and his corps of as sistants beiug kept ou the go from early morning until late at night. There wis the neat sum of $113 real ized from the Rile of stamps, alone, and all other business was. in like ro ortiou. Fred Wilcox, the expert nielit bag gage smasher i f the H. P. local depot, departed, Tut sday for Cottage Grove and Suginaw, where he will remain until the tiist of the year. Madain Rumor has it that he goes up that way to Icok alter some of Cupid's affairs and (bat he may turn " bene dict. " ere he conies home again. C. H. Clements, Grants Phis' staff correspondent of the Oregouiau, is in receipt of the following communica tion from W J Cuddy, editor of the Weekly Oregonian: "Keplying to jour of the 13th. to Mr. Piper, I take pleasure tn saying that I am in structed by Mr. t". A. Morrlen, assist ant manager of the Oregonian Pub lishing Co., to authorize Mr. Marshall to offer one year's sulmcriptiun to The Weekly Oisgouiau, as a prize for the ' Be-t All-'Houud Hen,' at the com ing exhibit of the Grauta Pass Poultry Association. Iu connection tht-rewitk I d'ire lo add that I want her picture and pedigree for publica tion in the Weekly, and that I would also like a list of the winners, first aad second and third, if there be such, and all pictures I can get. With beet wishes for .the big how, I remain, sincerely yoors." This will b migbtly encouraging news for the many poultrymen of this county. The other day a realty deal was con summated in Grants Pass, in which I the seller demanded the gold coin or si'ver, before he would close the deal. When finally the banks opened be was loaded with silver and the deed passed. But he turned the tables, by taking it to tbe poHtofflce and ex changing it for a money order and Uncle Ham's servants had to "tote" the bulky coin back to the bank. SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL GIVE BETTER SERYICE Announcement Comes From Portland of the Proposed Change, ioruana papers are announcing that there will be a radical i hange in the S. P. train schedule, beginning Sunday, and making it much more satisfactory with the patrons in Southern Oregon, bnt Agent JeBter has not yet received any official noti fication regarding the proposed change. The Portland papers seem to think that the prote-ts which have been made by the people of Southern Ore gon have brought this desiied ohauge in the arrival and departure of trains. This will be another very welcome piece of news to tbe people of this eud of the state. Change of Banking Hours. The ba nks of Grants Pass wbh to announce chauge in the time of their offioe hoars. Beginning January 2, 1908, the banks will open at 9 a. in. and close at 8 p. m., remaluing open dnring the noon hour. It is believed that this will accommodate a larger number of people than the present time because so many have ouly the noon hour off from regular employ ment. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTHERN OREGON. GRANTS PASS BANKING & TRUST CO. 18-27 It RIGHT IN I . WE 'ttko Hi'ih means of oxprt sing our hearty (hanks to our many customers for tho very generous' patrona,'o tiiey liavo bestowed upon us tluriiii' the past year, and wo will hopn to merit ft goodly share of your trado during tho coming year. Wo wish you a Happy New Year Throughout Ho purchases all good direct from the factory and ships in cm load lots. This gives tho buyer the very finest aHSortmemt, and when it comes to prices, ho is thus enabled to give bottom figures. Newcomers and all will discover that ho has by far tho largest establish ment in this part of tho State. Ladies will find tho display of articles very attractive and just what they are looking for Furniture and 'ar jetft. I.inoleuuin, l.ai e Curtain', Por tiere, MsitrMw, Pillow, Cut., Wall l'r, Clucks, .Mirror", Window Hliade. I'liture. i'leture Moulding. R. II. O'Neill THE HOUSEHJWISHER front St., bet. 6 and 7 SENATOR MILLER THINKS OREGON WILL GO DRY And hj Believes That the Entire Country Will Soon Be Doing the Sams. Salem, Ore., Deo. 13 "All Oregon will go 'dry' at the next elettiun if the question be submitted as a state issue," raid Slate Senator M. A. Miller, of Liun County, wben in Salem on business at the state library. "The whole I'uited States will be 'dry' within 10 years," he continued. ''The uioveiueut doss not spring from any single event or arguuieut but it is 'in the air.' as you might say, aud is everywhere in evidence. The peoilti are sick and tired of the liquor traffic They are disgusted lib the way the saloous have been run and are going to put them out of business. Merchauts and busiuesa men of all kinds have given Dp the notiou that it takes saloons to make a live town. The most prosperous cleanest and best conducted towns in the state today are 'dry.' In those towns you will find the most orderly people. , "In tho last few months I have traveled all over the state and have heard empliatio expressions against the saloon from persons who would be least expected to entertain such views. One Southern Oregon bote! keeper who runs a bar told me he intendtd to vote for prohibition. The movement in this state is for the establishment of high schools, and where a high school comes in the saloon goes Out." For Violin, Banjo lessons. Music Store. Guitar, Mandolin or Inquire at Rowell's 13-27 If CONVERSATION OVERHEARD Mb. Booster Fat man. A Tourist The other fellow Tourist Say.Mr. Fat Man where can I buy some Good Furniture, Stoves and Goods to go housefurnisliinR with? I know'where to buy the other kind but I want something extra good. Mr. Boostkr Why, ro to O'Neill's, the largest house furnisher of them all. He buys direct from the manufacturer and guarantees every piece of goods sent out of his store. Say, Mr. Tourist, he carries everything you can think of for the house. His prices are right, and there's nothing small about him. fl. SEEING GRANTS PttM Mores and Hansen, (iramteware, AgUware, ISnware, Wowlenware, Willoware, Cutlery, Crockery, Lamps, (Jlauwara, Kancy China, io-('arU, Baby Carnage. 1 ci i C WF