VOL. XXV.
GRANTS PAS8, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1910.
No. 41.
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PASS ORDINANCE
STREET PAVING
BJTULITHIC TO BE PUT ON SIXTH
FROM B TO L STREETS
PART OF G AND F STREETS
Frompt and Businesslike Work in
the Council, Citizens Commit
tee Approved.
The city council met in regular
session Thursday night, with Mayor
Smith In the chair, the councllmen
all being present. The first business
of importance taken up was to sov
rect the title of city engineer to city
surveyor as provided for in the
charter. After this was done, the
Mayor reappointed f. E. Hobson city
surveyor.
petition for a sidewalk on the
north side of J street, between Sixth
and Tenth, was reported favorably
by the street committee, and an or
dinance ordered drawn for the same.
A petition for lights on numerous
6treets was referred to committee on
lights.
Petition for sewer to connect with
mam sewer on Pine street reported
on favorably by sewer committee and
an ordinance for the same was order
ed to be drawn.
The ordinance relative to extend
ing the fire limits was read a first
and second time and referred to
water committee.
The paving ordinance was taken
up and read a third time In full and
after deliberation and discussion by
the council and citizens committee
and certain parts stricken out and
other parts put in, the ordinance was
passed. It should be said here, that
this ordinance was entirely satisfac
tory to all the councllmen and the
full committee of property owners.
The streets and blocks to be paved
under this ordinance are as follows:
Sixth street between the north
line of the Intersection of B street
on the north and the south line of
the intersection of L street on the
south, and all of 0 street between
the west Intersection of fourth trct
on the west and the east Intersection
of Seventh street on the east, and
that part of F street from Sixth
street to the alley on both Bides of
the way.
The park committee reported that
an option on additional ground for
city park was about to expire and
asked that an ordinance be drawn
for $800 for the purchase of the
property.
The property committee was In
structed to build lockers for the In
dividual use of the members of the
police force.
The time for viewers on Blanchard
street to do their work was set for
the forenoon of Wednesday, Febru
ary 8. Viewers named are II. L.
GHker. George Lewis, Jr., and Wil
liam Weldman. Council adjourned.
Injured by Exploding Shell.
J. A. Brazelle, of Selma, was In
jured by the explosion of a shell
which he was extracting from a gun
last Sunday. He was trying to re
more the shell from the gun and ex
perienced some difficulty In the oper
ation and the shell exploded, Mr.
IJrarelle receiving the contents of
powder In hi face and eyes, burning
Mm severely. He was brought to th
South raclflc hospital I" 'Ms. '-Ifv
here he Is being rented I'v Dr.
Longhrlder. nho thinks he will be
uffH-r.tlv rrrnverrd to return to hi?
hoT- i Hch or tnn days.
Hore vermis Automobile.
One of the most amusing nlKhtx
een on our streets occurred Monday
afternoon, whn nn automobile con
taining two cntlemen, rolled Into
town drawn by two horses. The auto
was minus a wheel and Its place was
inpplled by a small tree shorn of
Its branches, run down through the
machine so tbnt one end took the
place of the missing wheel while the
other end soared majestically Inside
the carriage. One gentleman was
driving the horses and the other was
driving ths machine, and the smiles
on their faces frequently broadened
into grins as they met the, amused
looks on the faces of citizens who
were watching the strange "vehicle"
pass through the streets. The auto
looked sadly disgraced and the
horses looked thoroughly disgusted
when another team 'shied" at them
in passing. The automobile is all
right, of coursecouldn't get along
without it, but in extreme cases It Is
well to have a good, old reliable team
of horses "hangln around."
Piping at the Big Four.
C. D. Crane, superintendent of the
Big Four placer mine on Pickett
creek, near Merlin, was in the city
Thursday with a very satisfactory
test run partial cleanup, which was
shipped to the owners at Portland.
They have so far been operating 16
days this season, 24 hours a day, and
with the present prospects, Judging
from the amount of snow in the
mountains, they will be able to run
until May. They have eight miles
of ditch.
Profit in Hogs.
Jessie Neathammer, of Evans
Creek, one of our leading farmers,
brought In 8 hogs this week which
he sold to Gii8 Karner at SV cents
per pound, gross weight 1750. He
received for the hogs $144. Had he
brought them in dressed he would
have received 10 cents per pound.
Mr. Neathammer has also m'ade a
success at raising hay, which he mar
kets at $20 per ton. Alfalfa Is his
greatest success, as It has yielded him
10 tons per acre and it finds a ready
market.
Keen Kutter Puzzle,
Quite a bit of Interest has centered
around one of the windows of the
Grants Pass Hardware Co. this week,
the object of Interest being a Keen
Kutter puzzle to be worked. This
puzzle consists of a Keen Kutter ad
vertisement cut Into small pieces,
which are to be put together correct
ly. On Wednesday forenoon Henry
Hlller placed the pieces together cor
rectly, but exceeded the time allowed,
which Is one hour. Anyone arrang
ing the pieces correctly In one hour's
time Is to receive a prize, there being
several on display, consisting of
silverware, tools, etc.
Will Visit) Germany.
Chris Elsmann left this city Thurs
day afternoon en route for Germany,
where he goes to make an extended
visit with his parents. Mr. Elsmaon
expects to be absent several month.
This Is his flrBt trip to the old conn-
try since leaving there when a small
boy, and the trip will certainly be a
most interesting and pleasant one.
Car of Sulphur Burns.
.On Monday afternoon the flro
alarm sounded from the cannery and
In a short time the fire department
was at the scene of action. The fire
was In a car of sulphur being unload
ed In front of the cannery, and an
engine from the round house ran
down and moved the burning car
away from the factory and nearer a
water hydrant so that the work of
the firemen was made easier. But
even at Its best this was a hard pro
position for the boys, and time after
time they were driven from the car
by the deadly fumes. The boys had
hard work extinguishing the fire as
sulphur Is one of the most combus
tible articles known. The firemen
did good work, however, and with
wet handkerchiefs over their faces,
went Into the car with long poles
and dragged the sacks out. There
was something over two tons of
sulphur In the car when It caught
fire and most of this was cither burn
ed or water soaked. The origin of
the fire Is unknown. The boys de
clare that being obliged to work In
that suffocating place and breathing
fumes of sulphur was a most elo
qtieut sermon to them and that they
never knew fresh air to taste so good
s when they got out. There Is a
moral In this take heed while you
may.
..The Tom Thumb Gasoline Power
Spray Outfit Is Just the proper thing
for spraying your orchard, especial
ly when the ground Is soft. With a
Tom Thumb Outfit you save about
800 pounds In weight.
Jas. Slover returned 8unday even
ing from Portland where be had been
to accompany Mrs. Slover to a hos
pltal. He reports his wife getting
along nicely and expects her home
In a few days.
OUR FIRST
CITIZEN DEAD
JUDGE J. O. BOOTH DIED ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING
FUNERAL SERVICES FRIDAY
People of Grants Pass and Josephine
County Deeply Mourn Their
Lotw.
Judge John O. Booth, easily the
first citizen of Grants Pass and one
who held a high position among the
noted men of the state, died on Wed
nesday morning, January 26, at his
home In this city. The sad news was
not entirely unexpected and yet it
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THE LATE JUDGE
cast a gloom over not only this city
and county, but over many other
places to which points the Intelli
gence quickly spread. The Judge had
been critically 111 some weeks and his
family and friends hoped that his
life would be spared, but as the days
wore on this hope was by many '
abandoned. On Tuesday It became
apparent that the end was nigh and
the following morning "as one who
wraps the drapery of his couch
about him and lies down to pleas-!
ant dreams," he passed through the
portals of time to eternity. In the
growth and prosperity of Grants Pass
Judge Booth took deep Interest, and
In this fertile field of enterprise he
devoted the last twenty years of his
life. He was honored for his loyalty
to his people and loved for his many
noble qualities of mind and heart.
During an tne long years or nis rcni-i
dence here he was always ready to
devote his time to the public good
and the advancement of the best In
terests of Grants Tass and Josephine
county.
His funeral took place on Friday
morning, the 28th Inst, at the New-j
man M. E. church, and was one of
the largest gatherings of the kind
that has ever taken place In this
city. As a mark of respect to the
diseased, every business bouso In
Grants Pass was closed while the
funeral was In progress. An Incident
was related at the funeral which
should be told here. It was said
that 25 years ago aa agreement was
entered Into by Judge Booth, then a
young man, and the Rev. Glttcns
that when either should die the sur
vivor should speak at his funeral,.'
and In accordance with this compact
the Rev. Gtttens came to Grants Tass
and paid a loving tribute to his de
parted friend. The funeral services
were conducted by Iter. D. II. Leech,
pastor of the church, assisted by Rev.
Alexander McLans and Ret. J. W.
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McDougal, of Portland, former pas
tors of the church. The service at
the Masonic cemetery was conducted
by Grants Pass Lodge No. 84 A. F.
ft A. M. and were very impressive.
John O. Booth was born in Lee
county, Iowa, Jauuary 12, 1848, and
came to Oregon with his father and
family when he was four years old.
He was a son of Rev. Robert Booth,
one of the early pioneers of the Meth
odist Episcopal ministry who settled
with his family In Oregon and honor
ed the state by bringing here bis
numerous noble sons to become its
citizens. This pioneer minister of
the gospel is still living at the ripe
age of 89 years and resides at Salem.
It Is said by his biographer that the
family first settled eenr old Fort
Yamhill, Oregon, where tey remaln-
jed until 1867, whei tbev moved to
Wilbur, Douglns cortv. At tbe Wil
bur acadetv Mr. Booth received his
early ed"cpMnn. T ntpr he became a
school tea(hnr, erd in 1R70 he was
electPd 'ovn" rhonl superintendent
on the democratic ticket, serving one
term.
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J. O. BOOTH.
Late In 1871, Mr. Booth was mar
ried to Mrs. Annie E. LaBrlo, an Ore
gon oloneer of 1853, and settled on
a large farm near Garden valley, be
tween Cleveland and Wilbur. Dur
lng the administration of County
Judge J. H. Fitzhugh this farm was
sold to the county as a home for
Indigents, and during the first eight
years of the existence of this insti
tution Mr. Booth acted as Its super
intendent. Late In the '80's, Mr.
Booth engaged In the mercantile
business at Yoncalla In partnership
with his brother, Robert A. Booth,
now of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co.,
and nn ex-senator of Lane county.
Subsequently he moved tb Roseburg,
and In 1891 locnted In Grants Pass,
Josephine county, where he has re
sided permanently until his death.
Career at Grant Pas.
Mr. Booth first engaged In the
dnig bunlness In this city. He gnve
this up after a time to take the
Joint management of the western
Hotel and Hotel Josephine, contlnu
lng In this for five years, at the end
of which period he dropped tho lat
ter. Gradually enlarging the scope
of his commercial Interests, he built
three brick buildings and a number
of frame structures and, with his
son, John M. Booth, became Inter
ested In the hardware house known
as tho Booth-Coron Hardware com
pany. Mining was also embrsced In
the Hphere of Mr. Booth's activity,
and his name was Identified with sev
eral valuable gold producers In Jose
phine county, chiefly on the Illinois
river and In the Grand hills.
Active In Politics.
During his residence In Grants
Pbrs, Mr. Booth has been a promin
ent factor In democratic county and
slate politics. In 1902 he was elect
ed Judge of Josephine county, which
county Is usually republican. For
years he was a member of the state
central committee, and In 1898 he
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RICH DISCOVERY
COPPER AND GOLD
EIGHT FOOT LEDGE SOUTH OF
TAKILMA
IN KNOWN MINERAL ZONE
Promises to Become a Large Pro
ducer In the Very Near
Future.
Edgar L. Thompson and W. S. Low
came in Wednesday from their min
ing property five miles south of Ta
kllma, where they have been at work
developing a rich copper and gold
vein which promises to become very
valuable. The tests so far made of
the ore give 12 per cent copper, four
to five dollars In gold and some
silver. This property was discover
ed by Mr. Thompson some 'months
rgo and he at once made the loca
tion and, procuring the necessary
help, commenced the sinking of a
shaft which la down now ten feet,
from which point he brought samples
to the Courier office as soon as he
arrived in this city. Accompanying
Mr. Thompson was W. S. Low, a
mining man of experience, who gives
it as his opinion that the new find
will develop into a very rich mine
without expending a large sum In
development work. The vein at Its
present depth Is 8 feet In width and
the rock taken out Is certainly heavi
ly mineralized and has the appear
ance of being good ore. The prop
erty is located in the well known
mineral zone In which the Queen of
Bronze and the Waldo mine Is situ
ated. The ore zone runs across the
Preston Peak property, which is very
rich, and lies between the new find
and the properties mentioned.
This district has a number of other
new discoveries which are showing
was placed on the state ticket as a
candidate for treasurer. Though de
feated along with the rest of the
democratic candidates, Judgo Booth
cnrled Josephine county 2 to 1 over
his opponent and ran 4000 votes
ahead of the balance of the ticket
throughout the state. In the year
that he was elected to the Josephine
County Judgeship he previously de
clined the nomination for secretary
of state and also for Joint senator.
He wa a member of the Oregon
delegation in two national democratic
conventions.
Judge Pooth was a member of
Grants Pass Lodge No. 84 A. F. ft A.
M.; Reames Chap. No. 28, R. A. M.,
Grants Pass; Oregon Consistory No.
1 and Al Kader Temple, N. M. 8.,
both of Portland, asd of Roseburg
Lodge No. 320, B. P. O. Elks. As
a leading member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, he hns rendered
valuable services on Its official
board, as a Sunday' school superin
tendent and as a lay representative
at the general conferences held in
New York city and Omaha.
Judgo Booth was a member of the
Oregon Commission of the A.-Y.-P.
exposition held last year at Seattle,
Wash.
Surviving Relative.
Besides his son, John M. Booth,
there survives Judgo Booth a widow
and one daughter, Mrs. Amy L.
Holmes, of Grants Pass. One daugh
ter, Mrs. Nettle K. Dunbar, died five
years ago. Mrs. Roso Rltchey, of
C.rants Pass, Is a stop-daughter, and
E. E. LaBrlo, of Wilbur, Douglns
county, and Thomns LaBrlo, of Sil
ver Lake, Ore,, are step-sons. Ex
clusive of Hon. R. A. Booth, of Eu
gene; Mrs. M. L. Toney, of Prlnovllle,
and Rev. Robt. Booth, the aged fath
er, tho following brothers and sisters
survive Judge Booth out of tho ori
ginal family of 12 members:
Hon. J. H. Booth, president of the
Douglas National Bank, Bnd Mrs. T.
E. Singleton, both of Roseburg; Hon.
W. A. Booth, former county Judgo of
Crook county, now a banker of Trlne-
vllle; Mrs. J. M. Hockett, of Eugene;
Mrs, Jennie A. Mee, of Ashland;
Mrs. Z. T. Keyes, of Salem; Mrs. E.
II. Belknap, of Munroe, Ore., and
I Mrs. Bertha E. Peterson, of Grants
Tass.
very rich ore and la consequence of
these new finds mining prospects la
that locality are looking very bright.
Messrs Thompson and Low have t
force of men at work on their claim
who will push the shaft down at
rapidly as possible and in the mean
time a company will be formed
among their friends and capital ba
thus secured for development pur
poses. That this will prove to be a
valuable mine in the near future
there can be no doubt.
Bishop Scaddlng and P. Pfahler,
accountant of the diocese of Oregon,
were In the city on business Wednes
day. If you want a light running,
strong, durable wagon and at the "
right price, get a Weber of the Rogue
River Hardware Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy McCarthy re
turned Wednesday from a trip ex
tonding over several weeks, which
was spent at Sacramento and other
California points.
Rumors are to the effect that
there are numerous cases of d!ph
therla in this city, but this Is not
true. Dr. F. D. Strieker, city physi
cian, says there are but two easel
at the present time, one of these In
the convalescent stage and the othef
very light.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bailey, mother and .
father of Mrs. Ray Wright, who have
spent the past few months In this
city, left on Wednesday for their
home at Roseburg. They were ac
companied by Mrs. B. A. Stannard,
who will visit there for a short time.
This Is the time for Incubators.
Get prices and Information at Cra
mer Bros.
Joe Wharton last week received a
visit from hid sisters, Misses Anna
and Bessie Wharton, of Roseburg.
Miss Anna, who Is the leading mil
liner of Roseburg, went to San Fran
cisco 'on Monday, where Bhe will
study the coming spring styles, and
Miss Bessie -returned to her home at
Roseburg Wednesday.
Big Bargains In Heating Stoves
for a few days at the Rogue River
Hdwe. Co.'s.
C. G. Letterson has been In town
for soveral days and returned to fall
homo at Kerby Thursday. Mr. Let
terson recently purchased the Carter
ranch of 840 acres Just across the
river from Kerby. In this place there
are some 400 acres cleared and he II
putting a considerable amount ot
this Into alfalfa.
Pruning Shears that are guaran
teed to stand the wear at Rogue
River Hardware Co.'s.
C. K. Root spent a few days In
tho city the first of the week visiting
his mother -and sister. Mr. Root If
a member of the Harth Toggery firm
at Roseburg and he Is a booster for
that city. Roseburg has made great
strides since their paving was com
menced and now they are arrang
ing for many more blocks of hard
surfaco. They also have made ar
rangements for 59 decorative elec
tric lamp posts along each side ot
the street on the pnved blocks, each
post surmounted by five opalescent
globes.
Salo prices still prevail at Bishop's.
In a recent oratorical contest
among six of the, girls' societies at
the Oregon Agricultural college at
Corvallls, the Feronlon society car
ried off tho first prlzo. The president
of this society Is Miss Esther Leech,
eldest daughter of Rev. D. II. Leech,
of this city, Miss Leech also won
an Individual prlzo on oration. In
tho contest were 18 girls, three from
ench society, and Miss Leech Is to be
highly complimented on her double
honor's and Grnnts Pass Is to be con-
grnttilntpd upon tho possession of so
talented a young lady.
Carpenter Pencils free to mechan
ics and carpenters at Cramor TlroB.
Philip Letcher, the little 7-year-
old son of A. Letcher, who has been
so seriously 111 with diphtheria for
tho past week, Is reported better to
day and It Is now thought that Ml
recovery will bo rapid. It was it
first feared that the llttlo fellow
would succumb to tho dread disease,
as the raso was ono of the worst ever
seen In this city. Tho case Is In the
hands of Dr. IiOughrldgo and he ad
ministered 11,000 units of anti-toxin,
5,000 units being administered it
one time when he first took tho casl.
The little fellow was 111 with tho dl
easo for three days before the pnrentl
knew what was tr- -mtter b!i.