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VOL. XXIV.
GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 7, 1908.
No. 19
ROGUE RIVER &
Name of Electric Line
To Illinois Valley.
THE SURYEY PROGRESSING
Contract Will Soon Be Let for
Sowing of Tie fend
Other Timbers.
Chief Engineer G. A. Collins, who is
milking the pteliininay survey far tne
new electric toad fiom Grants Pass
into the Illinois Voile; and who is
the prime mover in the enterprise,
was before the count? commissioners
which was in regolar session Wednes
day, with a proposition relative to the
construction of the 'proposed new
wagon bridge across. Rogue River
just below and paralell with the pres
ent bridge. In short Mr. Collins
suggested the economy and expediency
of building a wooden bridge at this
time instead of a steel bridge as here
tofore contemplated.
Mr. Collins stated that a wooden
bridge of ample capacity for wagons
and an electric carbine could be built
aoross the Rogue River at thii point
and another aoross the Applegate for
two-thirds of what one steel strooture
could be bailt aoross the Rogue at this
point and that each bridge would
last from 15 to 20 years, while if a
steel t ridge were built uow it might
be inadequate within five or six years
and another wonld have to be bnilt at
great cost. Mr. Collins forther agreed
to do all the necessary engineering and
take charge of the construction work
free of cost to the oonnty in the event
the oonnty decided to accept his
plans and build the bridge with sum
cient capacity for bis eleotrlo line.
The preliminary survey on the new
line has already progressed to a point
byond Wilderville and everything is
moving along smoothly. Owing to a
lack of sufficient men in the field,
however, the work has been somewhat
slower than it otherwise would hae
been. Mr. Collins is expecting an
engineer from the east who can take
charge of the field work, thos allow
ing tlr. Collins to do tho work of
chief engineer, such as figuring out
the cost of the various features of con
struction of the road, working out the
deUils of the line, designing the
b ides nnd siiuilai work. He is ami
ious that some amicable arrangement
hi made with the county in the mat
ter of the conatructon of the new
bridge so that it will be finished in
time for him to lay the rails of his
road over it in tin spring and thus
save a wagon haul of rails and other
material forconstroction work.
The new road will be know as the
Rogue River & Oregon Soohern Kail
way. And while many of the malcon
tents and ne'er-do-wells arJ scouting
the idea of the bnilding and completion
of the road Mr. Collins amiles and keeps
busy with the preliminary work.
Iu a brief interview yesterday after
noon he stated that he woold soon be
ready to let contracts for the sawing
of the ties an "-eting out other tiru
ber which : beSeeitid iu the con
Btrortion v i that these could lie
uniini ootbr h- local mills in the
oouutv dnr ng H e winter or rainy
reason. This id a feature of interest
to local saw mill ' men as a great
mnnv tits and other timb r will be
needed when tne real construction
work" besins on the 'road in the
- ss -
spring
It is to bi hoped that the bridge
now proposed acro-s Rogne River at
the foot of Sixth street to replace
the preseut structure may be sreedily
arranged for. According to Mr. Col
lins' figur-s this bridge can be bnilt
at .bout half what a steel structure
woold cost and would answer every
tinrnooe for the next l k 'years. In
view of the prent financial condi
tion of the cooutv treasury this is l
matter worthy of consideration, pro
,1 Mr. Collins' true of bridge is
practicable.
Notice of
Bound
Boavrd
Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the Dis
triet Boundary Board of Josephine
county, will meet in the court ho is
in Grant Pass'at 1 -.30 o'clock p. m.
September 4, 1908, to act on a petition
to cot off the following described
territory from district No. 30 and an
nex the same to District No. 7.
Commencing at a poiut on the
meander line of Rogue River a dis
tance of 120 rods west 'of the point of
inTeresction of the meander line of
Rogue river with the west boondry
line of school disrtict No. 7, running
thenoe north to the public highway
which runs east and west, to the cen
ter of section 13 township Sfi sooth, of
Range 6 west W. M., thence east to the
Intersection of the said highway with
the west boundary line of said school
district No. 7, comprising the E, of
the SEif and t,he E," of the WJf of the
SE,'4' of Seo. 13. and the fractional E
of the NEtf and the E$ of the of
the SE of Sec 21 all in Township 36
South of Range 6 west.
. LINCOLN SAVAGE.
8 7 3t Sea of Board.
Grants Pass, Ore., August fl, 1908.
10 per cent discount
at Cratntr Bros.
on Hammock
FREE DELIVERY SOON TO
BE INAUGURATED HERE
Postmaster Donnell the f irstyOf the
week received a letter from the de
partment at Washington, D C, in
reply- to his formal application for
free mail delivery for Grants Pass,
stating that the matter bad been
referred to an inspector, upon whose
report the department woold take
prompt action.
An inspector may be here any day
now to look over the city as well as
the condition of the streets, sidewalks,
the manner in which the streets are
lighted and as to how the bouses are
numbered. The inspector will then
make his report to the department
and if favorable, and there is no
reason to doubt that it will be, an
examination for carriers called and
soon thereafter free delivery inaugu
rated. The city council were wise in the
matter of numbering the streets in
that they employed two reliable men
ti do the numbering of the houses and
putting up the. street signs, instead of
leaving it to Tom, Dick and Harry as
a commercial proposition. The walks
of the city are also in good shape and
everything is in readiness so far as
the city is concerned, for free delivery
in Grants Pars another indication
that Josephine's capital is strongly
on the map.
GRAND COMMANDERY
OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Annual Conclcve of Grand Com-
m&ndery Will Be Held In
G rente Pass.
The annual conclave of ths Grand
Commaodery KniRhts Templar will
convene in Grants Pass Thuisday,
Sep'embr 24th, when officers for the
tnsuing year will be eiectea ana
routine bmuness transacted. One
hundred Knights are expected iu
attendance. One of the interesting
features of the session, particularly
for the general public, will le a com
petitive drill at the baseball park,
from 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon.
to be participated in bv various
commanderies of the state. This drill
will be free to the. public to whom a
cordiaf invitation is extunded to wit
tiest the maneuvers at thepaik. The
Rogue River band under the direction
i f Prof. Stanton Kowell. has been eu-
samd for the day and will meet visit
ing commanderies at the depot on
their arrival. An interesting eoter
Uiumnt prouran is being arranged bv
tlm local corouiandery, which will in
elude aatomobile rides into the hills
and through the orchaids uf tb
onnntry adjacent to the city.
Sperievl Railroad Retee in Effect
imperial rates on the Certificate plan
are in ffect on account of the follow
iuguieetings, full information to he
obtained at the depot. Soldiers and
Sailors reunion, Central, Point Ore.,
September Bib, 10th and 11th. An
nual meeting American Bar Associa
tion, Seattle, Wash.. August 21st to
81st Annual Convention Photogra
phers Association of Pacific North- j
.. V.nn,nn. Wh Anmilt 18th
-c, . . . , o
to 23nd.
8-7 tf.
R. K. MONTGOMERY,
Agent
TO PUT 1200 ACRES
Plan on Foot to Utilize
Old Power Plant.
DOUBLE SOIL PRODUCTION
G. I. Brown Representing Morris)
Brother ' Here Negotiating
with Property Owners.
G. I. Browu of Keyport, N. J.,
vioe-presidfint of the Jersey Central
Traction Co., has been iu the city the
past week looking over the old power
plant at the foot of Fifth street and
ascertaining the feasibility of an ir
rigation project having for its purpose
the watering of from 1000 to 2500
acres along on this side of Rogue
River, by utilizing this old ""power
plant, which for many years was used
in pumping water for city use.
The plan as at present outlined is
to pump water from Rogue River to
an elevation and in sufficient volume
to irrigate, to start with, about 1300
acres of land. The power facilities
at present are ample to fornish a flow
equal to a depth of 13 finches of
water. This would thoroughly irri
gate at least the 1200 acres on a basis
of 100 days for the Irrigating season.
Mr. Brown ha made a very careful
estimate of the increased yield which
can be realized by placing this land
under irrigation, taking alfalfa as the
crop basis, at tlliO.UUU per annum
more than is now raised on this same
land. While this may at first glaoce
seem an enormous increase it is sus
ceptible of the strongest proof and
merits the careful consideration of
every property owner who may come
under the proposed ditch. If onions,
cabbage, or any other vegetable, or
any of the frmta were raised on this
land nnder irrigation instead of al
ftlfa, the increase io (he value rf the
yield would .he perhaps double the
above figure, to say nothiug of the vast
ly increased market value of the land.
The old power plant is not the
property of the Rogue River Watsr
company as is popularly supposed
bat belongs to Morris Brothers of
Portland, with whom 'Mr. Brown was
identified in connection with the
operation of the water plant lure
some yeai s eiuce About seven years
ago a pluu similar to the one Mr.
Brown uow suggests was presented
but owing to the indifference, of those;
who would have beau must benefitted
hy its inauguration and, perforce,
should have taken a inort active in
terest in the enterprise, the project
was abandoned aod the pumps sold,
notwithstanding that over flUX) bad
been spent in preliminary surveys
fur the ditch.
Since talking with a number of the
farmers and orchard is ts who would be
affected by this dftch, Mr. Brown ex
presses himself as very hnpt fol as to
the final outcome of present plan
aud in fact expects within the coming
month to have the project well nnder
way. Since irrigation? is ooe of the
imperative needs of this section of the
Rogue River valley if thi a ction
shall producb anywhere O'ar w at
the soil is (apanie of, there sou Id
not bs the slightest hesitanor u the
part of any orchardist or gardener iu
takiug bold of this irrigation project
at oune.
There are a few who contend thai
they can raise enough without irnga
ton iu Josephine county an while
it is remarkable the amount tf fruit
of all kinds, grain and bay which
may be raised without ths aid of ir
rigation, it is infinitely more tetuark-
able when the increased yield onder
irrigation is considered. The mors
progressive orcharditts, gardeners and
farmers are already aware that the
adoption of irrigation' in ibis section
means besides a double or threbled
yield, almost the certainty of a maxi
mum orop each Tear, to av t-othinir
1 nt thu cn-MLtlv (nmiftMil mipl.t ..In.
cf the land.
Mr. Brown will be here a couple of
weeks before returning east. - During
i . . ... . . .
i "r" Duim minj im-
j provemenU io .Grants Pass as well as
j the surrounding country since be was
last her, aod feels sure that with the
adoption of irrigation in this section
of the Rogue River valley, Josephine
oonnty and Grants Pass have a won
derful future.
Pittsburgh
Cramer Bros.
Fence (the best) 'at
One Mile of Pictures.
Thel Bijoo Theatre at a large ex
pense, has secured the great Ple
Cameragraph Co. to play their theatre
for two nights, ccomuienciug'Wedues
day, August 13, 190S. This company
is direct from Miles Bros., which is
the home of aTl ' moving pictures.
They will show one mile of moving
pictures aod two illustrated songs by
"Anita." the singing girl. They
will feature the great scenic produc
tion of Damon & Pythias, also the
original Fleet pictures with several
comedy films. There will only be
two shows nightly aud prioes for this
attraction will be 15 and S3 cents.
Don't waste your money on
shingles; nse Rex Flintkole Roofing
that is sold by Hair-Riddle Hdw. Co.
and you will have a fire proof roof.
THE MARKET CONDITIONS
IN THE BUSY EAST
The following letter from Mr. F.
Mashbnrn of the Golden Role store
of this oity, who has been in the
New York and other eastern dry
goods markets the past two weeks
buying for his fall and winter trade
is self explanatory, aod at the same
time of special interest to the large
clientile of the popolar Golden Rule.
The letter wai written to Mr. Jones
who has charge during Mr. Mash
burn's absence. Following is the
letter :
New York, Joly 27 1908.
F. S. Jones,
Grants Pass, Ore.
. Dear Bro : Never in the history of
my commercial career, aud it ex
tends over a period of about twenty
years, have I found tho market here so
peculiar aod interesting as it Is to
day. (I use peculiar and interesting
advisedly). There exist these strange
trade conditions: A market not over
stocked sufficient to meet every nor.
mal demand, which, however, at this
stage seems not to be present; im
porters and manufacturers eager and
anxious to dispose of their wares at
cut prices to cash buyers who nntif
now have been unaccountably alwent.
Whether the oaise is attributable to the
late financial and industrial depres
sion or whether the uncertainty pre
ceding a presidential election Is at
fault, the fact remains that when I
arrived in New York on the 20th of!
July, there were but few buyers on
the grouud
Fortunately for us, I was one of the
lew and you may rest assured I fully
availed myself of the unusual oppor
tunities of this nnustial market.
Uatment manufacturers were very
blue and more e pecially the cloak
and clothing people were huugry for
the trid io order to keep their fac-
to-iea running during the tlack sea
sou. This condition of affairs (which
by the way no longer eits owing to
tie recent arrival of unny btirers)
enable I me to purchase a splendid
line of Lidies' Coats aod Snlts.
Men's, Bojs' and Chilrdvn's high
gride clothing at remarkably low
figures.
Of oou rse I did correspond innly
well io other lines aud vou may give
the publio my personal assurance that
owing to the conditions I hive de
scribed, we will be able to offer to
the trade this roming season a finer
and more varied assortment of mer
chandise than ever before, and at
prices far below the normal.
In tne course of a week or so I will
leave for Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Chicago and St. Louis. You can ex-
D-d hie home Bbout ths middle of
August.
With kindest regards to all, I am,
Yonrs truly,
FRANK MASHBURNi
$500 00 Reward.
The undersigned has deposited the
sum of r00 Io the First National Bank
of Southern Oregon, Orota Pass, and
this sum will lie paid to any person 1
orjperaons who will furnish informa- j
tlon that wil) cause the arrest and .
conviction of the parties who on or;
about the 2th day of July, 1908, set
oot fire between the head of Ditch 1
creek and Pleasant creek. I
GEORGE H. PEASE, j
8-7 2t Placer, Ore.
Flower Pots at Cramer Bros.
LLC.
ACKERMAN
SKIPS COUNTRY
Doc? Not Wait For Pre
liminary Hearing.
HELD FOR BOOT-LEGGING
May Be Indicted ett Next Term
of Josephine County
Ciircult Court.
The preliminary hearing of H. C
Acker man on a charge of selling lager
beer without a license which was to
have been heard before Police Magis
trate Holman last Friday forenoon,
was ooutinued till Monday afternoon
of this week at 3 o'clock on applica
tion of City Attorney Clements who
had charge of the case In the absenoe
of District Attorney Mulkey who had
been called to his home by the ill
aess of a member of his family. Io
view of his business interests here
Jugde Holman alfcwed Ackermau to
go without bail and on his own reoog
nixanoe, and Ackerman was in ths
city op till 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing, when he suddenly dropped oot of
sight as if swallowed np by the earth
and op to this bonr not a word as to
his whea bouts has been learned.
District Attorney Mulkoy arrived
here Monday to conduct the prelim
iuaiy hearing. Since Ackerman 's
flight it is the general belief that
Ackerman will be indicted at the
next term of the circuit oourt, which
Indictment would hold for three years.
Jewell and Auberey who had in com
pany with Ackerman been fined for
gambling, were to have appeared at
witnesses for the state iu the hearing
against Ackerman, and have since
been placed nnder bond to appear in
the event of the apprehension of
Ackerman.
Louie Streuber, also wanted on a
charge of alleged gambling, who sud
denly made his departure after he al
leged offense was oommitted, Is still
in biding, while Perl Ueaman charged
wlht gambling, has also failed to pnt
io appearance. Aud thus the ptose
cottons are at a standstill for the
present.
FOREST FIRES IN THIS
SECTION NOT DISASTROUS
Though Numerous Cltixene
Have Been Called to Fight
Flamee This Week.
Fire ret by some one acrosi ths
river sooth of town last Saturday got
beyond control aud crossed the Murphy
road, and it looked for a time as if
great damage would result, but a dox
en men or more went out from hers
and after fighting a greater portion of
the afternoon and thefora part of the
night prevented Its spread and the de
ttrnctlon of farm buildings along be
tweeu here and Murphy. Supervisor
N . B. Anderson of the Forest Reservs
office at this place with a gang of men
O'Neill LcacfS'Never Follows
This, is the big, bright, busy store never
sleeping but always forward marching.
Never before have we sold so many
HAMMOCKS
as we have this season. We have a few
left and to close out, we will sell any
Hammock we have
, At Cost
To show you how different and better
our values, are, we ask that you look
around before coming to our store.
Dont Forget we are Selling them at Cost
Q 9 Neil The
were among the fire fighters, which
included Fire Warden Guthrie. The
atter came near being seriously in
jured by a heavy limb which lial
burned off above and fell upon his
back. '
Aside from the burning of an old
barn beyond the Gething ranch do
damage whs doue in this vicinity ex
cept the burning of a few fences.
Supervisor Anderson had his hands
somewhat blistered during the siege
but be stayed with the fight till the
finish. A bad fire was .also started
ahont three and a half tuilea north of
town Tuesday. The flames kept on
burning op Gilbret creek and finally
crcsed to the bills south and east of
the city, until Wednesday .evening
wheu many of the residents of ths ex
treme north part ' of towo became
fearful that the fire would reach their
premises and a large number of men
went out from the oity last night to
stay the flames.
There it no danger now, however,
though the fire is still burning on the
mountain side north east of the cltv.
The flames and burning smbera on the
hill sides in plain view from the main
streets last night were an nterestlng,
though not formidable sight. While
much loss has resulted from fores fires
io various parts of this state aod in
Washington, not to mention the terri
ble fire disasters iu British Columbia
during the past 10 days the fires ot
Josephine county have occasioned bnt
very little damage. ,
RENEWED ACTIVITY AT
THE MOUNT Pin MINE
Snpt. A. O. Hoofer of the Monnt
Pitt Mining Co., who have extensive
mining interests over on Jump-off.
Joe, came down from Portland Wed
nesday morning to Inaugurate exten
sive development work on both . the
Mt. Pitt nd the Mountain Treasure
properties.
Work on the 'former will inolnde
the sinking of a 300-foot shaft to
oonneot with the 400-foot level, while
on the Mountain Treasore a 8.0-foot
tunnel will be ron to tap the main
lexlgj. This work is to be done by
contract, 100 feet of which has been
awarded to' Hsnry Rloe of this oity.
A compressor plant and maohlne
drills will also he Installed on the
Mount Pitt property. All this means
renewed activity in the Jomp-off-Joe '
district which will doubtless give
impetus to the devulopuient of other
properties In the vicinity. Mr. Hoofer
was highly enhtirisastio when seen by
Courier representative Wednesaay
morning and said that there would
be "big dolus' " at the Mt. Pitt camp
during the balance of the summer.
County Judge Jewell and family
returned home Monday from Sucker
Creek where they had been camping
for a week at the feot of the trail to
the wonderful Oregou caves. Their
camp Was about six miles from the
caves. The judge was np to the oaves
one day aud says that out of one of
the entrances comes a draught of air
with a temperature almost as cold as a
billiard and that the stream of
water flowing from the same entrance
is as cold as any Ice water in Grants
Pas. Though the judge has little
more use for the rod and tackle than
for a baseball bat or mask, he says the
fishing is good over oo Backer creek.
Shears aod Solas or s,
Razors at Cramer Bros.
Knives aod
Homcfurnlshcr
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