ASHLAM) 0KMAL
Y. W. C. A. was ld Wednesday
by Mlw Joile Chamberlain.
lb new popili who entered the
training department tblf week were
Myron, Hugh and Gladys Saylos, Jese
Olllver nd Hugh Randall.
Charles Plom of Igerna, Cal., tn
tered the Normal this week.
A very pleasant reception was given
by the Seniors last Friday night in
honor of President aud Mn Pay e.
Tbe glrls'iln tbe Sophomore class
bare organised basket UU team.
The progem for next aeuiosUir la
being made out
Tbe credential committee la busy
examining aobool records.
The change in the Chapel period
from 8:80 to 10:80 has proved Tery
satisfactory.
From the numerous Faculty meet
ings being held, something of impor
tance ii likely to be announced soon.
Win Oaae gare an intertilling talk
in Chapol last Thursday about tho im
migrant! on Ellis Liland.
I MISSUOUI FLAT
Mr. and Mrs. Vinoent bate retnrntd
from a vUit to their daughter, Mrs.
L. O. fiasye of Jump-off Joe.
John Bohl Is at work this winter for
Ifred Miller In the Placer mine.
L G. Roberta was visitor of Grauta
Pass Wednesday.
H. A. Horry made trip to the oity
one day of last week.
Mrs. Fred Miller and eon, Joaquin
made trip to Grant Pass Wednes
day. Homer York-was oat from Grants
Pass one day last week, rlsltlog bome
folks.
W. 8. Bailey was at the city Friday.
Mr. MoKeil made trip to Grants
Pass Saturday.
Geo. W. Mesk lias been doing some
Improving on bis aloe farm on the
Applegats River, (he it week.
Mrs. Henry Knotcen was a visitor
of Grants Paaa Saturday and Sunday
of hut wek.
John Hlsgle bas been alok tbe past
few days.
Mrs. Henry York was called
to Grants Pais one day of .last week
on the account of sickness of her
grandson.
Andy Grimes baa been hauling some
balled hay from the York place on
Applagate.
Pat MoKaddsn bas been building
so 'us new fence the past week.
Thia la Beat Country on Earth.
Murphy. Ore., Jan. 18, l'JOH.
Dear Editor: Would you allow me
space in your valuable paper for a
few words about Josephine County
aud some of her products and mild
oliuiatef
First 1 will speak of her climate,
which is second to none even now,
the Iftlh day of January, is to warm
that a person needs no wraps and the
sun Is as bright as if it were the lftth
of May. It has been rightly named
wheu It was uauied the "ItalyTT
America "for it haa beeu proteu that
lemons aud flgs will grow here aud
apples -why we are second to uoue
fur flaest otios, aud jHitatoee that
weigh five and six potiuda are tiuita
eouimon. Peaohoa are the tliieit that
eau be grown, cabbage that weighs
16 and 80 pounds, ouioue weighing
two and throe pound are all just
common sites. Urapea with bunches
that weigh eight aud nine pounds
each and grown Without cultivation
by U. S. Wynant of Murphy all of
which will show for tlioiuselres. As
alfalfa and clover bay la produced ou
some of the poorest of laud which
yields as high as eight aud nine tous
per acre aud strawlierrioa that yield
as high a 1300 and IVW crates with
out more thau half cultivation aud as
to her uilueral resources why her
hillsides are fall of it aud fWh cau
be oaoght any time of the year, also
her timber is couuted by tbe million
ef feet.
SHORTY.
thousands of workers
WW
Levi Strauss & Co's
Overalls
SPEAKER PEOPLE WANT
SCHOOL OUT THEIR WAY
- Speaker, Ore, Jan. 12, 1908.
Editor Courier : Your papifr, being
tbe recognised organ of Southern Ore
gon, keeping tbe people abreait of tbe
times, I would Use yon to listen to
and publish if consistent remon
strsnce from oar little corner In so far
as schools go. We bave here 15
children permanent residents of
Speaker and all are of schooling age.
Several months since the superintend-;
ent of schools wss apprised of tbe fact
and he was requested to personally I
try and get os some reooguizatlon j
by school board. He in turn advised j
as to make reqoeit direct, wblch we .
did. following thia letter after some
time bad passed. We wrote to the ;
Hon. County Jodge, askiug him to j
.clve personal attention to the matter.
He advised that he would take it up (
wit n Bupi. oincnoois, I
not a word farther have we beard.
We are seven miles from Wolf Creek
diltrict, but it appears that they,
tbe W. O. Dist., include our child
ren. If this is a fact the school
money is applied wrongfully, it
seems rather rank at this age to ab
solutely Ignore the welfare of tbee
children from an educational stand-
point'and if we cau do no more, we
ran at leat make these facta kuowu
generally through you.
We bave a suitable building aud
wood, sto, will be furnished at no cent
and tbe proper authorities were so
adviied. A high grade teacher is not
necessary as the children are all small
oi youag, rather, so 11 can be readily
seen eur request is not one that would
ooat a great sum of money. The
otiildren should be considered, not
the oost.
READER.
I
1) E E KING
"Well now thia is what I call One"
remarked M. C. Hellar of Phoenix,
Arisona, geologist and mining ex
pert, who was making comments on
weather and scenery of our valley
while looking over the Webb and
Albright properties. He tbeu pro
ceeded to sing tbe praises of South
ern Oregon 'till your poor Uncle Ebe
imagined be was away back iu the
garden of Eden ploklng fruit with
the mother of Creation. Mr. Heller
waa man who did not advurtiss bis
business, but nevertheless be seemed
very favorably impressed with the
mineral outlook here of which be
spoke iu no light terms.
Lets see It was Gen. Sherman
who designated war as "Hell" was it
not? But tbeu it is very evideut the
geueral uever bobbed ,up against a
bunch of '.'0th century politic.
K M All,rlit and Hnuh Sim II.
made a trip to your oity this week.
They have beeu engaged iu doing
a'seasmout work ou the Calumet
mine for a time back.
Swan Hagluud is home from Cms
oout City wiixre be has beeu employed
in the saw mills of that place. He re
ports btiniue slack there at preaout.
Just watch our valley grow. Three
homesteads have been located within
two miles of Docriug this winter
and have all received 'nermits 'from
miles of Deerin this winter;
the goveruineut to occupy and build
homes oo Quarter sections nicked out
by them now In the reerve.
T. L. Collet! of Ver.nout. who put
in two years ou Williams Creek
has located on a quarter lection of
laud on the Illinois mr two miles
from here, lid brought iu a whole
batch of poultry besides pigs aud
cattle. He alio brought io a good deal
of fruit tree plants aud cuttiugi aud
expects to devote tuoit of his time
to fruit aud poultry railing.
Mrs. H. A. Freeman, wife of one of
our neighbors ii just rscoveriui from
a severe attack of sii-kneas, coutrai-te.1
while moving In here. Sim is quite
an optimist and believed taete brig'.it
warm davs will effect a peruiauaut
cure.
H. T. Jones of 1'ertUud.waa inter
viewing residents iu our .valley lat
Wednesday. lie aUi took" a look at
the big bodies of copper ex posed ,'here.
Most all of our reeideuts here Uke
sides with the Courier iu regard to
Ihe "Knockers", fl'hey ought t.
tinui'f m mane mere, a
before hit with a waelitub r.i
obllviou. Yamooe! 8kidoo! Scat !
If you perchanoa see auvuue Kvk
j ing for a dose of .immer sunshine,
just point fcrour iudei fluger toward
leriiit oh Wiuter: Wbere art
tho i !
I-a't Ie. k A. S. lieyuolds came
stamping and jumping Viut of the
Oregon m.uuratun. where he tn over
aud killed two jvk rioita aud
ku ked a four i-oi.it,, Jbuck ,over a
precipice. His ;iiair a eadT7
straight up aud hit hat hanging oU
on of his ey,.bl'ji N,i, it was uTT
bear or iv,ar. Oue as agaiu.""Ve7
that's riKht, he had tru k copper iu
oue or uit l.iuneii.
EUKS." ,
ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS. OREGON, JANUARY 24. 1903. p,
AMONG THE LODGES
Sunday ibe members of Thermopylae
Lodge, No. 60, Knights of Pythias,
had as tbeir guests, John M. Wall.
Grand Chancellor and John R. San
son, Grand Keeper of Records and
Stall, of Oregon Jurisdiction. The
visitings of iheie high offloials of the
order had the effect to greatly revive
the Sir Knights and now the lool
branch of the order proposes to revive
aulj gt down to effective work. This
j, regarded as one of the strongest
wrot orders on the coast and Tber-
mopylae proposes to keep abreast tbe
pI0Cestsion. as there are a gTeat many
numbers of the order In this city aud
more wn0 would like to enter
t)e mysteries of tne lodge.
Ihe 0(1J relow of this vicinity
big time t God Hill S4trday
. whHu the installation of tbe
! new officers of Gold Hill Lodge No.
j 12 were inducted into office in
I grand style. There was a sumptuous
banquet, following the ceremonies
and the iollowlng Grants Pass
wearers of the three linki report hav
iug bad a grand, good time of it:
Robert Sehotir, D. A. Harmon, J. M.
Thumss, J. F. Burke, Ed Layton aud
Mr. Craig.
8. W. Budrow, traveling organizer
of the Fraternal Brotherhood, will
oon be in Oranta Paai, for the ex
press purpose of forming a local lodge
of that fraternal iniuranoe organiza
tion, which is growing so rapiflly all
over tbe PaciQo coait.
a
Saturday evening the membsrs of
the Bethany Fraternal Club indulged
in a, "Peanut Bum," which is re
ported to have been a decided sacoeis.
A varied program was carried rut,
including the reception of a large
class of new members.
A. L. Lovelace, who has been in
this city organizing a branoh of the
"Stoperi of America," for a few
weeks past, informs tbe Courier lodge
elitor that he is succeeding nicely
and tbat soon the lodge, which is an
Oregou production, pure and simple
and bas to do more particularly with
mining men aud their interests, will
lie stirted up here, uuder very promis
ing auspicee.
MINING MANS PREDICTION
Continued from first page.
work baa been done. Thus oo the
"Hul den Treasure" ou the Sucker
Creek side of the range a tunnel
started near the creek bed on a seam
of quarts, has at a distance of lesi
than 40 feet, developed an ore body of
very promising quartz, extending
across the whole face of the tunnel,
I wita ony oue WU 10 8,ht nd oar;
j 'ia v1ob' io ,,ld- '!Uf
to statements mtdft by tbe owuer.
Ou the "Geoi" wliera a narrow seam
showed on tbe surface, ore wa fouud
somd distance below, yielding values
up to tliKHJ a ton. Ou the "Seattle"
claim, a mile south of the "Gem" a
a ledje showing bat a few ioohts at
la9 w yieuuug gooa vaiuei Dotn
1,1 ,"e P" auu "7 nre ,Htt'. wltQ
occasional
'xpecimeus showing free
M " "idoued out to five feet iu a
1 tunnel s'arted lower dowu the hill.
i vertical depth of about 40 feet.
r'"' or'' at lhu lK,iut "i i' values
iu 'l'ar',t. I'ttle or no leachiiig
,,aTill!f ,alt,,n I'1"" '! no fre gjld
oc-'ur- As the principal pay shoot as
Uoma 00 t,,B f'os. lies TO feet be-
-VOUl1 P1""' fce ot tha touuel, it
Ul,t tMom tD4t fre 0,J
1h' 'Ul'00tered further on; but, the
fl"' wl that the ledge is much
wider and the quartz more nearly as
"riKiu'ly deposited, with iti con-
l"'t',,nt 11U,,D, practicsll.v anal-
invu. .mt?r leoges ou ms same
claim, opened for a few feet dow"u
only, il'Ni'b', :he aauie ch tr.i'terfTc
w u't'Ding.
... ...i , . i. 1.,
Prom the January group, a.ljoiuiug
the '
Seattle ou the i.inth, two tins
of or "i'pd ,l the Takiluia ineller
lft iamiur test, gare over S0 a
ton. H. U. Sieksou, the owner, hi
jnat completed au arratre atid""ii
prepariug to work somef his ore!u
that mauner. jJJJ
It imy therefore bs taken as estaiT
liin.Kl, so far at any actual develoi
m,nt Wl'rl has bexu dous, that the ore
oodles on Hold Ridgs, the eroded
portious of which hare fornishel
the rich placer d.'jKnits with theTr
troaure will te found to be of con",
siderable sue aud ett, thouTh"
perhaw net as readily diavMrered as ii
marked by prominent outcrops, anTI
an abuudauoe of "float". This coiT
closioa is uot bad wholly or etell
to auy considerable exteut' on 'tiTe
work done so far. bu; also ou thelaot
that Gold Ridge presents gsologicalfv
m of the most favoraMe goT
bearing rvk formatiou to be found
anywhere, io this respect beingTTir
deed, ideal, It should also be notTd"
tnl1 connection that every julcb"on
wh nf the ridge, where waier
is plentiful have been, or are, pro
fitably worked, tbe gold being gener
ally very ne, bat freqoently rougb
nuggets, with more or leei quartz still
Clinging to them, are also lounu.
showing that the gold is strictly of
local origin.
One of the well known placer mines
of the ridge is located oo its very
summit to the south and east of the
"Cohen Ledge" mentioned above.
Considering tho foregoing facts,
which I have stated as briefly as pos
tible, there is every reaon for believ
ing that Gold Ridge will, in a com
paratively short time attraol at leait
. rmrt of the attention it deservee
from capital sesking ligitimate min
ing inveitmeute.
There are so many natural advan
tages In favor of Southern Oregon as
compared with mest other districts,
and Gold Kidge seems blesied with
them all-soch as a iu idsal climate,
ample water power, an abundance of
limber, ease of access, and the fact
that the general rock formation is soft
making it possible to do from 25 per
cent to 100 per cent more ueveiopmeui
work with a given amount ot money
than can be done in the average min
ing camps. v
A this district is directly tributary
to Grants Pasn.its guccesswili meau.a
great deal fo our oharmingcity,
and your citizens should therefore
enoourage, by word aud deed," those
who are spending tmoney and time ia
trying to open up and bring to the
notice of the mining world this most
promising district.
HANSTEN WARNER.
STRAYED.
There strayed from my ranch near
Wilderville, one red; heifer, brand
ed W T on hip, one black and
white hsifer branded W T on hip.
Pibder notify ms at Grants Pais,
Ore. W. H. H. TAYLOR
12-37 6t Pine Street,.
I There came to my place four and
ahalf miles" west of Merlin, on
Rogue River, about six weeks ago,
five ghosts, weight about 75 pounds,
apiece, black and white spotted,
three of them marked a split on each
ear and two of them a spilt on tbe
right ear. Owner can have same by
coming and paying damage done by
same. i CHAS. DORA.
1-17 5t
FRUITGROWERS PLANNING
FOR ROUSING MEETING
fThe fruit growers meeting to be
held in the Opera House on Saturday,
February 1, under the auspioes of tbe
Oregon Agricultural College and tbe
Grants Pass Fruit Growers Associa
tion is quite certain to. be largest in
attendance and to have the best pro
gram and to be the most profitable to
tbe fruit growers of auy similar meet
ing yet held in Rogue River Valley.
There will ba two sessions, tbat of
the forenoon beginning at 10 o'clock
and the afternoon at 1 :0. 1
There will not bs a fixed program
for this meeting but it will be
largely in the nature of au exper
ience meeting aud various frail
growers will be called on to give an
account of tbeir successes aud failure
iu their orcha'd work uuder the con
ditions that obtaiu here in Rogue
River Valley.
This feature of the program will
bring out uiiny facts that will be
helpful to fruit growers aud especially
to those just begiuniug in the business
in this valley. In addition to these
short talks by local . fruit men there
will be several addresses by .person's
experts on special factors in Ihe fruit
industry. Among these speakers will
be Prof. O. I. Lewis, Prof. A. B.
Cordley and Prof. James Dryden of
the Oregm Agricultural College, O.
W. Taylor, fruit inspector of Jack-in
oouuty, J. A. Terry, mauager of the !
MeJford Fru t Growers Association,
O A. Hover, oue of the leading pear '
growers of Jacksou county. Tho nd
dr ss of Mr. Taylor will be of special
value to those interested in the fight I
agaiuKt the collin moth for Mr. Tav-J
lor is considered the best authority-Iu j
Rogue River Valley on the habits of:
this dr.ad il r-t Tf ,.
ranged through .Mr. Chas. S. F,
panger traffic m inner ofthe Sjuiu
ern Pacific, that Prof. W. S UallarT
assietant pathologist of the Depart
ment of agriculture aud in chsrge of
the fight io California agaiust the
pear blight, will be present aud tell
the pear growers how to keep tbe
blight out of this Valley and how to
fight it should it get here. " " I
The meting will be one for all who '
are interested in the fruit industry
aud the ladies too are expected to at !
tend. As there will be a nnmbero7
visl lors preseut ilis desired that the
growers who yet"l.a"ve fruit bring j
amples for'display. And'as a proof I
of the mild, delightful climate ' thai i
Rogue Rirer Valley enjoys"wuu
many kinds of flowers now in bloom ;
It is aked that the ladiee assisTm ,
getting; up a display of roses and other I
Vto
Groceries here. The quality of the goods we offer
will please you, and our prices will surprise you.
The proof is in the eating. Give us a trial and we
will risk the results.
J. Pardee,
Front Street
flowers. The Opera House is ono o
the most comfortable audienoerooms
in the city and the acoustio properties'
are perfect aud thofe who attend tne
meeting will find it time well spent.
The Implement.
The Judge Did the prisoner have
any provocation when he struck you7
The Witness No, eorrj he had a
shovel. Bohemian.
Drier Than Georgia.
"There is no water on the moon,"
And as we stop to think
We wonder what on earth the man
Up there can find to drink.
Chicago News.
8ubtle Retort.
Prospective Lodger Are you to be
let with tbe lodgings?
Maid-No; I am to be let alone
Judge. Through Love's Eyes.
He used to think her "long and lean."
But. though she has not changed at all,
Btnce they're engaged he hath not seen
A creature "so divinely tall."
Pueblo Chieftain.
Up to Deviltry.
New York Child Let's play pirates.
Boston Cblld-All right Shall we
pirate plays or books? Puck.
The New Member.
He broke the shackles which had bound
His eloquence. He made his bow
ind spoke his maiden speech and found
He hadn't said much .nyhow!
Wuhlnfton Star.
The old reliable The Weekly Orareniaa.
Pants
Special
An opportunity to piece out
that winter suit with an
extra pair of trousers at
11EDUCED PRICES
Mens $1.25 Pants now
1.50 " ..
2.00
2- 50
3- 00 "
3-50
4.00 "
5- 00
5.50 "
6- 00
COM
GeoiCalhoun
"Outfitters to
RIGHT
in Starting
The
iVeiv Year
By getting the best
value for your : :
money and buy your
Gfie Grocer
Grants Pass
Ignorance In High Life.
Kitty Mamma, are we high in so
clety? Mrs. Topflat Yes, dear, but nocletj
hasn't found it out yet Chicago Trib
une. Useful Odes.
He penned her verse on white foolscap
That told of Cupid's capers.
She answered: "Send some more, oil
chap.
They make such nice curl papers."
Detroit Tribune.
8peaking of Colors.
Mrs. Hoyle My husband is tbe pint
of perfection.
Mrs. Doyle I'd rather have a man
who waa true blue. New Tork Press.
One Load and Another.
He had a load of trouble more
Than might to him have come
Kad he not tried to change it for
Another load of rum.
Houston Post
The Sordid View.
The Long Haired One Tou know, t
poet is a prophet
The Sordid One Not to his publish
ers. Baltimore American.
Where He Quit.'
He led her to the altar.
By flower girls attended.
Then they transferred the halter.
And there his leading ended.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Is your Spray Pomp in order? It
not get a new one at Cramer Bros.
Sale
$1.00
1,20
L60
2.00
; 2.40
2.8o
3.20
; 4oo
4.40
4 80
P A N Y
Boy and Man"
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