VOL. XXIV.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1908.
No. 2.
GRANTS PASS GETS
FOUR OF THE PRIZES
In the Portland Commercla.1
! Club's "Story of Oregon"
Contest Tht Nome.
In 1906 the Portland Commercial
Club hit upon a oniqne scheme for
ecurlugja great amount of valuable
advertising for Portland aDd the state
of Oregon generally. Ibe club offered
5000 in cash divided into 80 prizes of
from 11000 to 110. The contest wag
first confined to tohool teachers who
attended the Lewis & Clark Exposi
tion. Later, however, it was decided
to open the con teat to anyone who
oared to write.
The capital prize was $1000, the
second 500 and then there were 80
prizes ranging from $350 to $10.
There were 840 contestants, and Prof.
Jas. F. Swing of Portland academy,
J. F. Tyler, news editor of the Oregon
Journal and W. J. Cnddy, editor of
the Weekly Oregonian, were selected
as the judges, wbo have Just mads the
awards. Among these were to be
found the names of two residents of
Grants Pass, H. S. Presoott, the able
editor of the Paoifio Outlook, who
won a $50 prize, and E S Shank to
whom was awarded a $10 prize. W.
O. Smith of Medford also came in for
a $15 prize. The $1000 prize was won
by John Roach Stratton of Baltimore,
Maryland and the $500 by MiBS Mateel
Hows of Portland.
The fact that two of the prizes were
woo by Grants Pass people is not only
matter of local pride but is sugges
tire of the educational and litarary
standard of this city. And the
Courier graoefnlly doffs its tile to
Brother Prescott of the Outlook in
recognition of bis ability as a writer
and bis success in ths commercial olnb
contest.
Later Just as the Courier goes to
press it learns of another here in
Grants Pass who won a $10 prise in
the oontest Vingie E. Boe. She was
formerly of Oorvallis and ;also lived
in Oklahoma. Miss Roe, , however,
belongs in the professional class as
she now contributes 'to the Mansey
publications and other magazines.
GRANTS PASS TO
THE FRONT AGAIN
Last Friday Miss Ethel Palmer,
the musio teaoher with five of her
most apt pupils went to Medford to
participate in a musical reception at
the Presbyterian church where a
similar number from among Ashland's
nd Medford's best talent also took
part. The coterie from Grants Pass
include Misses Alma Wolke, Laoosta
Mangum, Lucile Garber, Flavia
Hackett and Leilah Caldwell.
It was deolded at the close that the
Grants Pass girls excelled od the
visitors from here and from Ashland
were then tendered a reception by the
Medford class. Miss Palmer and her
pupils returned home Satnrday night,
justly proud of their saccess at Med
ford and were highly oomplimentarv
in their expressions of appreciation of
the cordiality and hospitality of the
Medford people.
The achievement of Grants Pass
is a credit to the city and a splendid
attest to Miss Palmer's ability as a
teacher of musio.
The Leading Issue,
Editor Courier As Statement No.
1 seems to be the Reading Issue in the
present political campaign, I wish to
add a few thoughts to what has
already been given to the people on
this subject. Bat in doing so, I shall
not attempt to assist iu the election or
d.-fcat of any candidate now before
tbe people for legislative honors,
believe that tney are all good men
and that the interest of Josephine
Couuty will be safe in tbe bond oi
whoever may be elected. I believe
I too, that the man wdo receives the
greatest number of v. tas for United
States eenator at lh Jjne letttmi'
will be elected by the fallowing Jxki
latare. There are questions involved, how
ever, that are far more inpurtaot than
the" selection of a Doited States
senior. The plea of Jefferson that
governments derive 'their just powers
from tbe content of the governed, sod
that of Lincoln-Wat a government or
ue peopie, vj toe ana rer '""Iti,, ppearnoe. Ths onrrent
people should not perish from tbwm be torned 'on whenevsr occasion
earth, is still opposed by tboee who
claim a divine right to lord it over
the multitude.
The provision of our constitution
that On i ted States senators should be
elected by the state legislatures, was
a concession to the idea that the peo
ple were not folly capable of self
government. But true Americans
have always reseuted such an idea.
Webeileve. not only in the right of
the people to govern themselves, but
also in their ability. The purpose of
Statement No. 1 is to relieve the leg
islature of all rcpsonisbility as to
representation at the national cspitol,
and to place such responsibility with
the people where it properly belongs.
The provision is a wise one, and it
is in keeping with the democratic
tendency of the present progressive
age. The time is coming when the
affairs of state and the affairs of
church will be operated in the interest
of the entire people, and not in the
interest of a few specially favored.
The good in religicn and politics is
going to survive the conflicts of time,
while a.ll evil will pass away and be
forgotten." STEPHEN JEWELL.
Stiles Stltes.
Charles M. Stites and Miss Ada
Stitei were united in marriage at, the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Stites at 1077 East 20th
Street, North, Portland, Oregon, Sun
day afteronon, April 5, 1908, Rev. E.
A. Smith, pastor of Arlcta Baptist
church offioia'ing.
The house was artistically deoorated
for the bappy event, and the bridal
party stood under a horseshoe woven
of' flowers. Tbe bride wore the
sheerest linen, hand embroidered,
and carried a bouquet of bride s roses
Her only attendant was Miss Viola
Thayer. Robert Stites, a brother of
the groom, was best man. After con
gratulations wedding lunoheon wai
served. Mr. and Mrs. Stites were the
recipients of many beautiful presenst.
Mr. Stites, wbo is a first cousin of
William Jennings' Btyan, formerly
lived in Grants Pass. He will be re
membered as having been eonnentod
with the Sugar Pins Door fe Lumber
Company, The Booth-Kelly, Lumber
Company, and served as county as
sessor some years ago.
Tbe bride conducted an art store in
San Francisco until quite recently,
and is well known throughout tbe
northwest as a teacher of embroidery
and musio
Immediately after the wedding Mr.
and llrs. Stites took their departure
in the midst of a shower of rice for
tl'eir new home at Sherwood, on
the Oregon Electric Railroad and will
be at home to their friends after May
1st.
Child Falls Into River.
Little Johnnie, l.1 years old, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Wickham of
Galice. was drowned in Rogue rivtr
about 10:30 yesterday morning. The
mother and a neighbor lady were in
the house talking, when the little
fellow went out and it was supposed
he was playing about the yard. He
was soon missed, however, and a
arch about the premises failed o'
discovery. The Wiosham home is on
the bank of the river and they finally
discovered that the boy bad walked
down on a sand bar aud it is pre
sumed, fell in. The body was re
covered in a few hours and brougb
here on this morning's train by au
uncle and taken to L. B. Hall's
undertaking parlors to be prepared foi
barial. The .body was taken to Ore
gon City, the home of the bereaved
mother, on No. 14 this noon, for bur
ial. The young mother is distracted
with grief. Mr. Wickham. tbe father
of the deceased, is superintendent of
tbe Alameda mine.
Tempting prices at O'Neill's
in Wall Taper.
Abraham Stauffacher of Monroe,
wis , who took op a homestead on
Mytle Crek when here four or five
minhts. ago, returned here Monday
from Monroe to look after tbe borne -
utead.
Sav, did yon note bow the large
arches which span Sixth street on
fith'T side of the railroad track
locmed up Saturday nigntT XI wa
tbe first time the current had been
tnrned on since the wiring was com
nleted one day last week.
There are 76 8-candle power incan
descent lamps on tbe sooth arch
and 82 on tbs north side. These are
strung aloof the lower and top aides
an an to e-iva a oomDlete outline of
y, hefc. Tb , BOft at.
j pemaada.
BAD HAN SHOOTS
WILDATGLENDALE
T a.kes Two Shots avt Depot
Operator and Two at
Engine Watcher.
Bloodshed, if not two deaths, were
narrowly averted at the depot, at
Qlendale about 11:30 last Monday
night. Three fellows, who had been
lounging a hoot the depot during ths
afternoon, were asked by the em
poyes to leave tbe waiting room.
Two of them readily complied, bnt
the third, a fellow by the name of
Furbush, refused until force was used.
He had been out but a few minutes,
however, when he returned with a
double action revolver and took two
shots at Operator Newell and two at
Roy Eenyon, the engine watoher.
Strange to say, all four shots went
wild. Furbush then held the two men
at bay with his revolver. After oon-
iderable parleying Eenyon got ont of
the depot and went after the oity
marshal. But the marshal is said to
have bad an attack of ' 'cold feet" and
refused to even go near the depot
Roy was joined on his way to tbs
depot by a railroad man and on thsir
appearanoe at the door of the dopot
they were covered by the bad man's
gun and made to hold np their bands.
Finally, through talking and coaxing
Furbush lowered bis gun and left ths
building, and as the marshal made
no attempt to apprehend bim, bs Is
still at large.
Tonng Kenyon !s a son of Bert
Eenyon, helper at the roond honse
here.
Jacksonville Bakery Robbed.
A bakery at Jacksonville was robbed
of $300 last Friday sight. The mooey
was in a salt case at tbe foot of the
bed in a rear room, in which tbs pro
prietor was sleeping at tbe time.
Entrance was gained through rear
door. No arrests havs yet been made.
General indications seem to point
to either local tats at or some one fa
miliar. W. W. Burkley of Centralis, Wash.,
was registered at the Palace hotel last
Saturday.
BRYAN LOSES HOLD
ON "POP" CONVENTION
For president of tbe United Stars,
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia; for
vice-president, Samuel W. Williams of
Indiana.
This ticket was nominated April 8,
by the people's party convention after
two stormy sessions throughout which
the Nebraska and the Minnesota dele
gations working in the interest of
Bryan, strove desperately to bring
about an adjournment of tbs conven
tion until after nominaions had been
made by the democratic and republi
can parties. It Bryan is nominated
at Denver the men who walked out of
Friday's convention will support him
and they declare that the populists
of Nebrakea will do so to a man.
All morning long the Nebraskans
fongbt to have Coxey made permanent
chairman, io face of Coxsy's eipressed
wish to retire. They were beaten,
however, and George A. Hnonecker
of Ji-rsey Oity, was made ne rinanent
chairman Honoecker was not in
sympathy with the Bryan element aud
he was not an easy-going chairman of
the Coxey brand. He is a fighter, but
rules fair.' He would not bs baffUd
or bull-dozed and he "taikd back" in
vigorous style to the Nebraskans whtn
they attacked him. The fall of the
Bryao faotiou came when J. A.
Parker of Louisville backed them into
comer and asked a few categorical
questions as to their endorsement of
Bryao, but tbe delegation refused to
answer satisfactorily aud their cause
was lost
The political life and history of
Watson is well known. Williams is a
resident of Vinoennes, Indiana, and
lias practiced law many years. He is
62 years of age aod always has been
more or less active io politics. He
was at one time a democratic member
of the Indiana legislature and identi
fied with the populist party since its
creation. He is six feet two, of ner
vous temperament
The platform adopted is io many in
stances a radical one. The most in
teresting section declares for abolition
of national banks !and the Issue of all
moneys directly by ths goveromen
to tbs people.
Tbs leaders are" vary Ta teas taatic
about it They declare that at last
they have a platform which will be
unsafe footing for hybrid politicians,
on which none but a simon-pure popu
list can stand'in comfort.
Other features advocated are : Pos
tal savings banks, parcels post, the
parceling of publio lands directly to
those Intending to ase them, govern
ment ownership of all publio utilities,
an employers' liability law, and the
initiative and referendum. At a
meeting tonight of the new national
oommittee, James B. Ferris of Joliet,
Illiuois. was re elected chairman and
Jay W. Forest of Albany, N. Y., vice
cbairman. The Stale Prese
The Portland Journal, in a recent
editorial relative to ths oountry papers
througout Oregon, told a great truth,
at the same time .giving much en
couragement io the smaller papers of
the state. The Journal says :
"Io the utteranoes of the state
press, reprinted from day to day in
the Journal, there is a world of mean
ing. In them there is constantly re
flected te real sentiment of the people
toward popular choice of senator and
other popular privileges. For a long
time the publishers of interior week
lies allowed themselves to be used by
the ooonty politicians. Each, in his
county, helped to boost tbs politicians
into office, did the hard fighting for
them in campaigns, injured his busi-
ness.by doing so, and was fed on ths
shucks, while the politicians fattened
on tbe loaves of office. He was al
lowed to tit at the feet of the bosses
when his services were needed, but
in other than campaign times he had
to root, bog, or die.
"But a new epoch has been made in
the life of the Interior journalist.
The primary ;iaw has emancipated
him from the power of the politicians
and, together with direct legislation,
has. given bim new powers and in
fluence as a f ict or in the community.
He has become Infinitely bigger io every
respeot than tbe boss. He is in posi
tion, mors than anybody else, to push
reforms, to exert inflneuce and to
promote ths Jnteiesta .of, the masses.
He is do longer a trockler, but a free
agent, moulding and boilding for the
beat, acoordlng as he se-s the light
Hr, and not the politician, is the
man, more than anybody else, to
whom candidates must look for favors,
for the oolumns of his paper, honestly
conducted, are an inflnenoe. He, aod
not the politicians, is the man io
whom the people must look for a de
fense of their rights.
"The editorials Tbe Joornal Isjlsily
reprinting from him and his associates
of the state prss show how well the
interior journalist is meeting his new
responsibilites and 'with what fidelity
he is discharging his duty to the
people. These articles are nearly al
ways a note of ueflance to tbe poll
ticians, all are full of pith, and many
are among the best contributions that
have been made to the discussion of
mi r rent issues. Io them, enpooally in
their number aod character, the
cliques of polticiana in Portland, and
their associated cliques in other coun
ties, ought to be able to read the
handwriting ou the waiL It offeis
di-courageuient to their fund hopes.
The conspiiacy to resurrect boss rule
in Oregon, and to commit the citizen
ship to the old regime of packed con
ventions, wire polliug, traffic io
hoor, and legislative follies, ia fully
understood and stubbornly resisted
by tli ge'itlemen of tbe state press.
Bridge Contract Signed.
At the session of the county court
held lust wtek the contract with the
construction oompany was doly
signed and the company's bond ap
prosed and filed. All the pre 11 in I
nanea a-e therefore completed.
Trie contru'tiou company expects
to begin opeiatioos in about three
weeks aod the work will be pushed
ltb all possible speed, as. according
to the ouutract, the bridge most be
completed by August 16th. It was
rumored that to lower the water
io the river in aid of construction the
dam just below the bridge would be
blown out with dyoamite. In an in
terview Monday afternoon. tbe officials
of the Light and Power Co. to whom
this dam belongs, declared that the
romor was groundless as none of them
had been approached on the subject.
Ths new skating rink jnst'erected
on North F street by O. Phelps,
whiob he has . Christened "Ths
Colesenm," was formally opened last
night Mr. . Phepls bad engaged the
band and he had a crowded boose the
first Bight
MINER CRUSHED AT THE
AFTERTHOUGHT MINE
Herman Fisher Meets Tragic
Deeuh While at Work In
a Drift.
News reached here late Tuesday
night of the tragio death of Herman
Fisher at the Afterthought mine on
Thompson creek at 1:110 Tuesday
afternoon. Fisher and his partner, I
John Whitehead had set off a number
of shots in a drift before going to
dinner at noon and had just returned
to work at 1 o'clock.
Fisher had entered the drift aod
was picking tbe loose rock off the
side walls and had been at work bot
half an hoor when suddenly a mass
of rock from ths roof fell upon
him, crushing life ont instantly.
His body was completely covered with
rock.
Mr. Whitehead, his partner, re
moved the rock as quickly as possible
bot life had gone out The body
was taken to Jacksonville where an in
quest was held .Wednesday.
Fisher was 66 years old and was
born In Canada. He was numarrld
and the only relative here . is a
brother at Jacksonville.
Fisher was an old miner and well
koowa la this section. Re had also
mined at Gold Hill. He had lived on
ths Applegata for several years.
Edward Baxter Perry,
Tbe following program will be ren
dered at ths opera bouse next Tues
day evening, April 14, by Edward
Baxter Perry :
Chopin, Ballads in A Flat
Wagner-Brassiu. Fenerzauber.
Perry, the Portent
Wagner-Liszt, Spinning Song.
Wsgner-Llsct, Der Erlkonig.
E. B. Perry, Die Loreter.
Godard, Trilby.
Saint Seems, Danes Macabre.
. Sensational Trices on. clev
erly and artistically designed
Wall Papers at O'Neill's.
CARTER EXONERATED
BY CORONERS'S JURY
A special from Winnemooca says
that the Coroner's jury summoned to
Inquire into the death of H. Arm
strong, who was killed at that place
a few days ago by William H. C arter,
formerly of Kerby, Ore., brought in
a verdict fully exonerating Carter.
The testimony showed that Arm
strong, who was dronk and looking
for trouble, drew a revolver on a man
named Fitch in ths Palace saloon, and
when Carter, who is manager of the
place, interfered, turned the gon on
Carter. Biifore Armstrong oould
shoot, Carter drew his own revolver
and shot Armstrong dead. Armstrong
was recently fromJOslaborua and
posed as a bad man.
New Stock of
Wall Paper
at O'Neills
Ilave you seen their special lines
DON'T MISS THEM
Furniture and Car
peta. Linoleums,
Lacs Curtains, Por
tieres, Mattreaaes,
Pillows, CoU, Wall
Paper, Clocks,
Mirror. Window
Bbadea, Picture,
Picture Moulding.
n. ii.
THE HOUSEFUHNISHER
front St.,
Hobo Pexesed By.
, A carload of 100 weary Willies ar
rived in the oity Wednesday morning
from the sooth and were about to
come ,'ashore in Grants Pass- when
City Marshal MoGrew got wind of
the approaching army and, after some
parleying compelled the railroad com
pany to take them on north. 3 hey
all went out together in an opeu coal
car. The next train from the south
brooght in a cargo of 110 more which
the railroad company was determined
to discharge here, but City Marshall
MoGrew was again Johnny-on-the-
spot. The rairload company said that
the train would not move ontil the
"boes" got off, whereupon Mayor
Smith advised the company that it
was immaterial to him how long the
train remained here, but that it
cargo of nnfortonate human freight
would ba kept on the cars if he had to
detail 100 extra policemen. It is
scarcely necessary to say that the
train wnt out on schedule time.
, A True Story.
Newt MoGrew tells the following
incident, whiob occurred at his ranch
on H street :
"A short time ago he bought a fiue
young bull and made an enclosure of
wire fenolng. When Mr. Bull was
torned loose he shook himself, looked
around and then prepared to break
for freedom. At full speed he made
for the feooe, there was a thud and
the next moment the bnll landed sit
ting up to take notios, 15 feet from
the fence. What bs thought ia not
related. Up he got and made another
grand rush with about tbe same re
sult. Not yet satisfied he charged it
a third time, only to find that ths
fenoe was boll proof, and he decided
to be good. An examination of the
fence showed that in spite of the ex
ceptional test not a wire or weld was
broken. The reason for this showing
is found in the fact that the fence was
Pittsburgh Perfect, which la welded
by eleotrioity. Newt bought his fenoe
of Cramer Bros who havs Jost re
ceived a carload of It
. Mrs. L. V Felkenateln and children
of North Bend, arrived Sunday to
spend a couple of mouths with rela
tives here, Including her mother, Mrs
Alonzo Hyde, over on Aplegapte.
The Y. P. O. T. U. held Its regular
monthly business meeting and social
in ths parlors of ths Presbyterian
church on the evening of April 8.
After a short business meeting, Mrs.
llenkle introduced Mrs. Unruh who
delivered a very interesting address.
The social hour was spent in playing
interesting games. Press Cor.
A. Delaume, with the McCains con
struction Co., while at work last San
day at the fill near Leland. met with
a very painful accident, which came
near costing him a leg. A large piece
of rock struck bim on the right leg,
severing the tendon just above the
koee. He was brought to the hospital
here and Dr. Loughridge dressed Ike
wound. The doctor says his patient
la getting along nloely and that be
will In due time have perfect oae of
bis limb.
N totes and Ranges,
o mi
Graniteware,
Agtewsre, Han ware,
Wooden ware,
WUIoware, Cutlery,
Crockery, Lamps,
Glassware, Fancy
China, Uo-Carte,
Baby Carriages.
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