FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1010.
ROGUE RIVER COURIER
Official List of
Members of Grants Pass .Comm
GRANTS PASS, OREGON
ercial
Club
Board of Trustees
L. B. Hall, Pres.
Geo. C. Sabin, Vice Pres.
Dr. W.W. Walker, Treas. -H.
L. Andrews, Secy, and
Manager Promotion Dept.
H. 0. Kinney
R. L. Coe
0. S. Blanchard
G. W. Donnell
James T. Tuffs
"We help those who help Grants Pass and Josephine County."
Allen, Jr., Ed.
Anient, M. 0.
Anderson, M. J.
Andrews, H. L.
Almeda Mining Co., Galice
Ahlf , W. C.
Aiken, G. H.
Blanchard, 0. S.
Blanchard, E. E.
Bartlett, Rev. F. B.
Bartlett, R. L.
.Bobzien, H. C.
T Barnes, Bert
Bowden, Sam
Bannard, A. U.
Boroughs, A. W.
Bateham, H. C.
Bucholz, F. C.
'Best, I.
Burkhalter & Parker
Bishop & Co., C. P.
Basler, H. H.
Burke, J. F.
Brooke, Rev. F. M.
Bratton, R. E.
Bishop, Carl
X Booth, J. M.
Buckley, C. A.
' Baker, S. H.
Bunch, A. M.
Bywater, E. V.
Calhoun, G. S.
Carner, G. H.
Churchill, E'. L.
Calvert, J. L.
Cramer, T. P.
Coe, R. L.
' Clemens, M.
Colvig, G.W. '
Clarke, R. W.
Cheshire, S. F.
Conklin, A.
Clevenger, C. L.
Cramer, G. P.
Carson, A. H., Murphy, Ore.
Coutant, C. G.
Coon, A. D.
Cornell, T. B.
Cargill, E. E.
Calvert, Don
Cornell, A. B.
Clements, C. H.
Coron, Ferd
Capp, F. W.
Coburn, E. L.
Clark, H. J.
Conant, J. L.
Cronk, Geo.
Cook, D. S.
Coburn, W. T.
Durham, G. H.
Donnell, G. W.
Demaray, C. H.
Dean, R. A.
DeLamater, R. L.
Dixon, E. P.
Dixon, H. C.
Dixon, C. F.
DeVore, Dr. B. F.
Dale, J. A.
Denison, J.
Dunbar, E. E.
Findley, Dr. M. C.
Fowler, C. B.
Fryer, A.
Foisey, P. S.
Fry, J. T.
Fry, J. D.
Fitzgerald, D. A.
Fuller, W. A.
Frazell, D. A.
Foster, W. H.
Galbraith, J. F.
Galvin, T.
Gale, H. E., Merlin
Gilbert, J. C.
Gilkey, H. L.
Green, A. J.
Gillette, C. G.
Gunnell, A. H.
t Goodman, G., Glendale
' Gibson, J. 0.
Gilfillan, R. H.
Gigler, A.
Gentner. C.
Harris, E. G.
Hall, H. C.
Harper, J.
Hall, L. B. '
Hall, C. C.
Hall B. M.
Hackett, R. K.
Hathaway, J. H.
Holcomb, A. C.
Horn, W. F.
Hough, A. C.
Hair, J. E.
Hearn, D. W.
Hefley, D. C.
Herriott, B.
Hale, J. V.
Hillis, 0. L.
Haefner, H. E.
Holman, James
Herrick, L. L.
Howard, W.
Haligus, J. F.
Hull, M. F.
Hogue, B. F.t Kerby
Hill, W. F.
Hendricks, C. E.
Isham, J. M.
Ingels, E. V.
Ingals, A. A.
Ireland, W. L.
Jordan, R. A.
Jewell, S.
Jewell, L. L.
Jester, G. P.
Johnson, G. R.
Jordan, M.
Jackson, A".
Jeffers, E. R.
Kinney, H. C.
Karner, Gus
Knight, A. D.
Klein, J. F.
Kimbley, Dr. H. G.
Knips, 0. J.
Kitchen, C. C.
Kuhn, E. M.
Looney, R.
Longr, W. C.
Leech, Rev. D. H.
Loughridge, Dr. S.
Lucus, J. W.
Launer, V.
Lovett, Rev. F. C.
Launer, L. A.
Leonard, S. M.
Lewis, G. W.
Mangum, C. L.
Maier, A.
Mashburn, F.
Moss, J.
Moses, H. R.
Mattison, J. C, Galice
McKinstry, E. T.
Moore, M. E.
Mensch, F.
McLean, Rev. R.
Murrato, A.
Myers, J. L.
Maxwell, W. S. .
Martin, C.
McCracken, W. R.
McLean, Roy
MahonyyW. J.
McLean, F. C.
Morgan, R. S.
McLane, C. E.
McLean, A. R. k
Norton, H. D.
Newell, V.
Newell, W. A.
Nelson, J. X.
Newland, G. B.
Oldins:, F. B.
O'Neill, R. H.
Perry, W. T.
Parker, G. H.
Pattillo, W. H.
Presley, C. C.
Proctor, P. P.
Pollock, E.
Pardee, J.
Phillips, S. W.
Parsons, A. N.
Peterson, J. E.
Rowell, S. .
Riddle, G. R.
Robbins, M. W.
Russell, F. W.
Rannie, W. R. .
Riss, J. R.
Reid, F. W.
Roberson, R.
Reed, H. B., Kerby
Roper, F. G. .
Rowley, G. M.
Soronson, G. W.
South, F. M.
Smith, R..G.
Smith, H. .
Savage, L.
Schmidt, C.
Shank, Elmer
Strieker, Dr. F. D. .
Scoville, W.
Scott, A. W.
Sabin, G. 0.
Smith, Dr. J. 0.
Selleck, C. E.f Murphy, Ore.
Saunders, G. E.
Sauer, J. i
Settle," J. F.
Starr, H. N.
Smith, Amos
Smith, L.W.
Smith, W. C.
Schlosberg, A. S.
Slover, J. A.
Sturtevant, M. E. -
Truax, H. L
Tuffs, J. T.
Turner, R. R.
Taylor, J. T.
Thompson, E. L.
Trimble, James
Utley,M.T.
Voorhies, A. E.
VanDyke, E. S.
VanDyke, Dr. F. W.
Vinyard, A. M.
Walker, Dr. W. W.
Wolke, J.
Williams, T. W.
Wade, E. A. n
Wharton, J.
Williams, J. H.
Whitmore, R. F. 6 it !
Wilson, H. L. !
Wilcox, Fred
Williams, J. C.
Ward, J. M.
t.
HUME ESTATE SOLD
TO PORTLAND PEOPLE
.luf h of the 1.1.000 Acres Will Re
Cut into Small Trm-ts mid Put
on tlic Market.
The real estate firm of Keasey,
llumason & Jeffery, of Portland,
liave purchased the Hume estate at
the mouth' of the Rogue river for
which they paid $350,000. The pur
chase includes 15,000 acres of land,
extensive fishing"1 rights, salmon can
neries, numerous water powers, a
part of the town of Wedderburn, a
large tract of timber land, saw mills
and a varied line of Industries In that
section. The new owners of the
property will cut It up Into small
holdlngi and distribute It among a
large number of purchasers and by
this means will Introduce enterprises
of great moment at the mouth of
the Roguo River valley.
There are about 5000 acres of tim
ber land, a part of which Is the cele
brated Tort Orford cedar and the re
mainder Is Oregon fir. The timber
li all heavy and will be retained by
the new owners.
Of the 10.000 arrs, In addition to
the timber land, then are ono acres
of tillable land. well supplied with
water and which is a rich land, well
Adapted for agricultural purposes, It
J the Intention of the new owners to
open the territory of the lower Rogue
river, long shut off from the rest of
the world, by platting $000 acres
Into five, ten and twenty acre tracts.
This will mean an awakening of
the entire district. When the lands
were owned by Mr. Hume nothing
could be bought, and Instead of In
viting settlers to locate In his dis
trict he spent every effort In bottling
up the Immense resources of the
country and river by buying every
inch of land along the river from the
mouth far back towards Us head
waters and keeping the itinerant
visitor away with great signs bearing
the placard, "No Trespass."
The water power of the river,
which Is Immense, was never utilized
but was allowed to go to waste, and
no others were allowed to encroach
or even to make a proposition to cer
tain water rights be turned over, bo
Jealous was the owner that he
would lose his powerful hold on the
river and vicinity.
This Is one of the most Important
moves made in Southern Oregon for
a long time. It would seem unkind
to say that the death of R. D. Hum,
which occurred a year ago, will bring
prosperity to the Rogue River valley,
and yet such Is the case. He selfish
ly acquired large holdings and kept
better men out of the country. His
trespass notices appeared at regular
I Interval along the river from Its
I very mouth for a distant of fully
1 miles up that stream. Could n
jro.in of enterprise and pub'le spirit
;hnve bad his opportunities n great
I city would have been founded not
I far from the month of the river and
thousands of settlers would have
' been Invited to occupy the rich sur
rounding territory: a railroad would
'have been built and the Uogne River
valley Its entire length would hare
1 bern benefited. The question arises
ihow a man could honestly acquire
! title to 1C.000 acres of virgin land
at that point. This was done, of
course, In the days when a little
money would go a good ways In
proving up land.
SAVAGE CREEK NEWS.
Charles Smith and Walter Rick
took a trip to the caves on Fetch
mountain Sunday. After exploring
and searching the large and curious
rocks they went to the top of the
mountain. The scenery Is beautiful
and they were able to see Mt. Pitt,
Table Rock, Gold Ray, Gold Hill,
Rock Point, Woodvllle, Grants PasB,
Merlin, Applegate and farms for
miles up and down Rogue river.
I. M. J. Rick returned home for a
few days and was much pleased with
the improvements on his ranch dur
ing his absence, He returned to
Hornbrook, Cal., Wednesday, where
he Is with the Southera division
bridge gang.
The old Savage homestead has
been sold to a Mr. Coburn, who ar
r'ved Monday and has six men busy
setting out fruit trees.
Frank Hall has his young orchard
planted In time to get the benefit of
the first spring rain.
The school on Savage creek opened
Monday, witiv, Miss Ada Dlttsworth
as teacher.
John RInklo Is setting out four
n res In strawberries this spring.
Walter Rlrk and G-o. llendrbk
son, while cutting down a tree on
the hillside this week, found a note
book In n wood rats nest, with
Thomas A. Galvln's address on it.
Ernest Klnkle, who has been work
ing above Gold Hill all winter, re
turned home Sunday and is helping
to sot out fruit trees on Mr. Coburn's
new place. ,
We have a new neighbor, nnme
unknown so far, who has taken up
40 acres of government land abovo
Mrs. Harren's place. He has also
rented Mrs. Haren's ranch for five
years.
Charles Klnkle has returned from
Gold Hill, where ho was employed
as cook in a restaurant. He would
rather Bet out fruit trec8 than cook.
Miss Susie. Rick began tenchlng
her spring term of Bchool at Speaker,
Ore., Monday.
Tho Next Great War.
The closo reader of the world's do
ings will come to the conclusion that'
there will bo a war In which Russia
and several other nations, Including
the United States, will bo engaged
within the next four or five years.
There are preparations going for
ward for the lncvltabbwhlch Is like
ly to occur In tho Orient and possibly'
In Pacific waters. Modern warships
of great tonnngo and heavy guns will
play a conspicuous part In the great
struggle that Is likely to be Inaugur
ated. Tho United States will try to
avoid entanglement, but will nt last
take part In the struggle to protect
Its Is and possessions, Indudlnsr
Hawaii and the Phllllplne. A late
d.Kpatrti from New York gives n
pointer from a hlg'i source. H says
t..y.Incob H. Hchlff, the banker who
helped finance Japan In bcr war
with Russia. snysitlie world's pence
Is threatened by the 'recent union of
.Tapnn and Russia with England In
thu background. He thinks the peo
ple of the United States should
arouse themselves and be prepared to
meet the sltuatloi.
Many Orchard Hen tor Sold.
Geo. Parker, of this place, received
at Roseburg Monday a car loaded
with 30,000 orchard heaters from
tho factory at Wheeling, West Vir
ginia. Tho heaters are distributed
from Roseburg by local freight to all
points In tue Umpqua and Rogue
River valleys as far south as Ash
land. Eight thousand heaters wore
sold In Grants Pass, 4000 being In
the car shipment and another 4000
being shipped local, tho company
having a factory now on tho coast,
OrchardB of this Bcctlon have
placed orders for two cars of crude
oil for use In tho pots and they are
now busy provldlng'storage tanks or
pits In which to keep tho oil until
needed for uso.
The efficiency of the oil pots In
raising the temperature in orchards
during frosty nights was thoroughly
demonstrated In the Shank and other
orchnrds last season, and wherever
tried they have proven a Biicces.
PEARY'S LITTLENESS
EXPOSED BY FIIAVKR
Exacted $10,000 Worth of Dr. Ctipk't
KkliiH to Take Sick Man IJacl,
Home on Steamer.
V
Proven Ei-zcniM Cure,
Many eczema sufferers have fail
ed so utterly with salves and other
"discoveries" that even the iistutam e
of tlx best physician or druggist can
not. Induce them to Invest another
dolliir In any remedy,
It Is to these discouraged sufferers
In particular that we now offer, at
only 2.", tpnls, n tiinl bottle (,f i,i
ncer-pleil stnntilird er.enia remedy, a
simple wash of oil of wlntergreen,
thymol and glycerine, an compound
ed In I. H. 1). Prescription.
Hundreds of cures have convlmed
'is and w know you can prove In
stantly with the first application that
it takes away the Itch at once. M.
Clemens, Ph. G Sixth St.
Dr. Cook's only white companion '.
In tho Arctic regions last year, ftu
dolf Franke, arrived In Copenhagen
.... k
Monday from Hamburg. He ia(d: . ,
"Dr. Cook Is the greatest martyr '
. a . i
oi inpuern limes, ana reary has
filched his glory. I followed Df.
Cook to Anatoook, saw his prepare ,
tlons for the Polar trip and ven
tured tho opinion that the cbancesV
were 100 to 1 that he would reach
the Pole. I was taken sick and had
to return on one of Peary'a ships.
' Commander Peary consented to
take mo home on the steamer Eric,
If I gavo him 200 blue Arctic fox
skins belonging to Dr. Cook, which
I carried with me. I was compelled
to accept tho terms to save my life.
Tho fiklns were worth 40,000 kroner
fllO.000).
"Peary presented them to promin
ent. Americans, ex-rresldent Roose
velt receiving one of them. Dr.
Cook never mentioned the loss of tho
skins during the rerent campaign In
which he fought with Peary for
honors of Arlle discovery,
Dr. Cook Im not as strong as
Peary, nnd he Is utterly broken down
as a result of the terrible attacks
upon him."
Did you speak for tho couch that
M. E. Moore Is giving away? Only
a couple of weeks more to secure
your tickets. He will tell you all
about It. 409 Front St. M8-2t