FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1900
PAGE FOUR
THE ROGUE RTVER COURIER.
The Eogue River Courier
Published ererjr Friday by
A. E. V00RHIE8, Proprietor.
C. G. COUTANT, Editor.
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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1909.
GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION.
It Ih the plan of the Irrigation
committee of the United Stated son
ate to make a trip to the govern
ment Irrigation projects and much
time will he devoted to investigating
what has been done, Ih now under
way and what will be' done In the
future at all the places where Irri
gation has been undertaken. The
pl-'in Is to start on the trip noon
lifter the adjournment of congress.
The Itinerary has been rnndo up for
the entire trip and It will consume
from August 31 until the last days
of October.
The committee will give Oregon a
fair Khnre of attention. It will ar
rive In Cortland on September 22
and will carefully examine a., the
government projects In this state.
The party wl.l pans throng. Grants
Pass and an effort miiHt bu made
to have them slop over at this
point If not for a whole day at least
for a few hours. It Is certainly very
gratifying to have these incml.cr of
the senate visit I lie Northwest coast
and become acquainted with the
needs and necessities as well as con
ditions existing In this Hectlon.
One of the most Important things
undertaken by congress for many
years Is the development of Irrigation
and Its results are far reaching In
many respects. It brings prosperity
to runny sections In numerous states
by providing homes for thousands of
people and what Is of very grent Im
portance, it solves problems along
tlie lino of Irrigation which could not
bo undertaken by private Individuals
Every member of tho senate commit
too should be proud of the hlirh
honor of being nblo to confer lasting
benefits on tho great West and the
ntrprlslng American citizens who
are adding so much to the prosper
ity and fame of tho great republic.
every man, woman and child within
the confines of Josephine county
should be made welcome on this day.
A public meeting should be called at
once and plans talked over and ar
rangements completed for this
Fourth of July celebration.
The event Is one of Importance
and It's nearly related to the flag on
the school house and the memory of
those men who achieved for us our
Independence. All these things musl
be kept in remembrance If ye yould
preserve the republic. The celebra
tion of the fourth must be a matter
In which all the people participate,
and there Is none too much time to
make the necessary arrangements
and Invite everybody to come to
Grants Pass.
OUR NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
The Fourth of July Is scarcely
more than six weeks ahead of us.
It will como as usual with Its long
train of accidents and when the
smoke of the day Is cleared up the
newspapers will have chronicled 600
or more deaths and twice or three
times Mint number badly Injured.
This was tho Btory of tho last Fourth
of July and there Is no reason to be
lieve that the coming fourth will be
less destructive to human life.
Some of the newspapers nre call
ing for plans of carrying on the
national celebration without the ac
companiment of what they call the
senseless noise nnd danger. Someone
mentions that we might have a festi
val In which nil nmld Join, but this
would hardly suit young America,
lie wants to show his patriotism at
the cannon's mouth, and If he must,
he will die on the field of glory. This
whole matter should be taken up by
the national government and the Im
mortal day celebrated In a sane, ct
patriotic manner. n the meantime
newspapers (nll individuals n -peeti'd
to make sug:;estluns and, IT
possible, point out how w e can prof
itably, properly and patriotically
observe the day. This Is a matter of
uione'UT ami is deserving of the at
tention (lf our lending statesmen
as well as the newspapers and cleiy.v.
We have discussed this siibe. t In
n general way, but as It nearly nm
cerns our own t oiniiuitilty, It Is high
ly Important that we, before dismiss
lug the subject, ask the all Important
question how shall Grant! Pass cele
brate (he day which Is ho near at
hand? Something should be done
to entertain the people of (he entire
county. This Is the county seat and
ALASKA'S NEW GOVERNOR.
Walter A. Clark, a correspondent
of the New York Sun and the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer at the National
capltol has been nominated by Presi
dent Taft as Governor of Alaska to
succeed Governor Hoggatt, resigned.
Governor Hoggatt has been In office
threo years and during that time he
has shown bis honesty by enforcing
the laws and by this means gained
the enmity of those who are either
law breakers or defenders of this
class. Among those who have fought
him bitterly Is tho gambling element
of the territory. This class of of
fenders against the law have been
kept In check for three years and It
now remains to he seen what Govern
or Clark will do. It Is said that re
forms never go backward and if this
be true the gambling and dance
house element of the big north coun
try will gain nothing by Governor
Iloggatt's resignation.
Governor Clark Is one of the best
posted men on Alaska affairs In the
states. He has made many trips
north nnd Is personally acquainted
with the business men In nearly nil of
the towns In Alaska. It Is under
stood that President Taft Is very
anxious to do nil that he can to aid
In the development of the Northern
Territory and to bring this about It
Is necessary to arrange conflicting In
torests nnd fully believes Mr. Clark
can do this. It Is barely possible that
tho president Is not mistaken re
garding what can be done for Alaska,
but experience In tho past proves
that tho new governor will have a
fight on his hands Inside of six
months. Jllslor.y will bear out this
conclusion for there has never been
a governor or judge In Alaska who
has not had to go through a storm
of public censuro. If the president
can change tho leopard's spots he can
hope to harmonize public Interest?
In Alaska.
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TI1K SKAL MARAUDERS.
Tho sneaking Japanese sealers are
ut their usual work on tho Alaska
coast. A cahletrain received n r
Seattle from Cordova, Alaska, says
that while enroute from Juneau to
that place on the Steamer Portland,
J. R. Willis rollei'tnr it enutiu f.,..
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Alaska warned a Japanese sealing
schooner to leave the restricted fish
ing limits. The sealer was sighted
In Vakuta Hay. Collector Willis
boarded the vessel and found It to be
the Ma.a Muni with a crew of 3G
men. The captain claimed he hail
put In for water, but Healing Imple
mentH were found on board nnd he
was given six hours to put. to sea
under penalty of seizure. Collector
Willis thinks that the sealer was
walling for the big herd of seals now
going up the Alaska coast. This Is
the second .lananese schooner found
within the restricted fishing limits
this i-prlnu.
'I Ills soil of tllller lias been ntn..
on for many ears and In spite of a
strict wat. Ii Kept aloiu the Alaskan
coasl the Japanese freebooters coll-
""i"' l' do a thriving busincs in
captui Inv, s. uls in American wat, ,
United Slates Collector Willis -,
inal.in-. even el fori to Mildly en
force the law but the government at
Wnshlu-ton scents to fear Irritation
w Ith .lap, in and hesitates to set v t,
Japanese esscl unless the outrage
on the race of II s an open violation
of law that cannot be denied.
FOR SALK Panics No. 4 Vi lathe,
about $1(1 worth of extra tools in
No, 1 condition, for $9,"!, also bi
cycle repair material that I will
lump off cheap. S. J. Taylor,
Grants Pass. 5-21-21
FOUND Near depot, May 20, beau
tiful gold ring. Owner please call
for same. Oliver S. Prown. 5-21-lt
OREGON
FOR SALF A complete pumping
outfit, consisting of twelve-horse
power boiler with No. C Pulso
meter pump. For particulars in
quire of Claud Schmidt, grocery
man. 5-21-2t
Not Ice.
To whom It may concern: Notice
Is hereby given that the undersigned
Is not responsible for any debts con
tracted by Victoria Richard, wife of
the undersigned, Grants Pass, Jose
phine county, Oregon.
A. RICHARD.
3a Pine street, Grants Pass, Ore.
R. G. Smith returned Thursday
from K'ugene.
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