Rogue River courier., May 13, 1910, Image 1

VOL. XXVI.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1010.
No. 7.
ROSE CARNIVAL'S
MANY FEATURES
BABY SnOW WILL INTEREST
MANY
QUEEN FOR PLUG UGLIES
Jlay 24th and 25th Will Be Great
Days for Grants Puss Fun
and Frolic.
At a meeting of the chairmen of
the Rose Carnival committees yes
terday afternoon in the Ladies' par
lors of the Commercial Club, final
plans were arranged for the great
event of May 24 and 25. The mask
carnival and side show committee
had some of the most Interesting se
crets to reveal. We regret we can
not give them here, but we can as
sure those who are planning to do
justice to this feature or the carni
val Tuesday evening, the 24th, that
there will be no end of merriment.
As Sixth street is to be torn up dur
ing that week, arrangements are be
ing made to hold the side shows and
street carnival on the vacant lot east
of the Presbyterian church, the cor
ner of Fourth and E streets. E street
will be carnival street and will be ap
propriately decorated in the carnival
colors of white and green from Sixth
street to Third. Confetti booths, re
freshment booths and side show
booths will be much In evidence
along that street. Merchants will be
asked to recognize the occasion by
decorating their stores with the
white and green, that the business
streets may wear a festive attire.
The line of march for the parade
has not yet been determined, but
will be announced later. This par
ade will consist of many gaily decor
ated carriages and flower floats. It
Is hoped many merchants and lodges
will enter displays. There will be
150 ladies mounted on horse back,
uniformly dressed, and this particu
lar feature, which Ib under the di
rection of Mrs. Satchwell, will be
especially attractive. Mrs. Satch
well announces she will make a much
more elaborate feature of this than
she was able to last year. A notable
feature of Grants Pass celebrities
-will be recognized in the Plug Ugley.
A queen will be run for this from
" among our most popular young men.
for voting will coHt a penny. Tickets
for votllng are on Rale at Russell's
and Schmidt's cigar store. This
promises to be a lively feature the
next two weeks. The other queen
of the carnival will be chosen this
year by the carnival queen commit
tee. She will appear In regal robes
and win be heralded by six little
pages dressed In white. Miss Maude
Daber, mounted on p. white charter,
will be advance guard.
Special music has been arranged
for the rose exhibit, rose show and
children's May dance. The Coliseum
rlrk 111 be open the first evening for
the sake of those not able to attend
the grand opening In the afternoon.
Music will be a feature. The baby
show the second morning, at 10:30,
will be well worth seeing. Rabies
from oil over the county will be en
tered. Trlzcs are offered for the
prettiest, the fattest, the twins that
look the most alike, and the best na
tured. The prizes are announced
elsewhere. The music on this oc
casion will be especially appropriate.
There will be n "Flower Ron?" by the
school children, which is quite cap
tivating in Itself.
Th automobile parade will pre
cede the baby Rhow. This Is In the
hands of a good committee and will
b" a rplendld Pieces If nuto owners
will heartily co-operate. A prize
will be offered for the best decor
ated car. As this comes off the rcc
ond day, It will not interfere with
the use of cars for collecting roses
and the ladles will appreciate very
much the offer of half a dozen cars
fo be used by the soliciting commit
ter Saturday afternoon and Tues
day morning.
A lunch will be served Wednesday,
the 2"th. on Sixth street. The exact
-place will be announced later, This
will make it possible for sightseers
to take in the attractions of the
morning, also the baseball game of
the afternoon, without going home.
Mrs. A. B. Cornell has this in charge
and that in Itself promises a most
tempting lunch.
A very unique attraction this year
Is to be the rose carnival button, a
beautiful button with a deep pink
rose on a white background, the em
blem of the Ladies' Auxiliary. This
button will sell for five cents, and
everybody will want one. They will
be sold the Saturday before the car
nival. An admission to the mask
carnival will be denied to any not
wearing the button. There is likely
to be something worse happen to
such, judging from the committee's
plans. So let everyone take warn
ing. The third annual rose carnival will
close with a charming May dance by
tne children, under the instruction of
Mrs. A. H. Gunnell. This will be
given in the Coliseum. No one wlil
want to miss this, as it is to be ar
tistically perfect. This will ha fm.
lowed by the grand ball, for those
wisnmg to remain.
These plans represent much work
and enthusiasm, but the ladles will
feel more than repaid If they succeed
during these days in giving to all
a royal good time.
Committees.
Marshal O. S. Blanchard.
Parade Mrs. E. V. Ingels, Mrs.
R. L. Bartlett, Mrs. C. C. Hall, Mrs.
T. Fusen, Mrs. Satchwell, E. V. In
gels, Dr. W. W. Walker.
Carnival Queen Mrs. M. Clemens,
Mrs. Moss, Miss Ada Smith, Mrs.
Wolfersberger.
Mask Carnival Mrs. McCracken,
Mrs. Geo. Cramer, Mrs. II. C. Hale,
Mrs. Durham, Mrs. J. Wharton, Mrs.
W. L. Coutant, Mrs. J. Tuffs, H. L.
Andrews, R. R. Turner, F. W. Reld,
J. Moss, Mrs. Cheshire. S. F. Che
shire, Dodge, J. Wharton, A. R.
McLean, Miss Jessie Hale, Miss
Helen Clarke.
Lunch Mrs. A. B. Cornell, Mrs.
Burke, Mrs.-Kendall,-Mrs. Geo. Park
er, Mrs. Gllflllan, Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
Tom Williams, Mrs. J. Williams,
Mrs. T. B. Cornell, Mrs. Beldlng,
Mrs. Garber, Mrs. Offens.
Interior Decorating Mrs. C. L.
Clements, Mrs. J. D. Fry, Mrs. Mc
Klnstry, Mrs. H. C. Kinney, Mrs.
Henkle, Mrs. Presley. Mrs. Kemp,
Mrs. L. L. Herrlck, Mrs. Demaray,
Mrs. Mensch. Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mrs.
Fred Williams, Mrs. S. E. Dunbar,
Mrs. J. S, Smltty, Mrs, R. O. Smith.
Street Decorating Amy Booth
Holmes, Mrs. Rowell, Mrs. Herman,
Mrs. Sabln, Mrs. E. G. Harris, Eu
gene Coburn. Roy Jordan.
Babv Show Mrs. 0. W. Donnell,
Mrs. W. W. Walker. Mrs. E. E. D.
Dunbnrs, Mrs. Petenon, Mrs. H. N.
Starr.
Dance Mrs. Gunnell, Mrs. IT. N.
Starr, Miss Maude Baber.
Advertising Miss Susie nannard.
Mrs. C. Ti. Clevenger, Mrs. Gunnell,
H. L. Andrews.
Awards Mrs. Clevenger. Mrs.
Dempror. E, S. VanDyke.
nnseball P. p. Proctor, Fred
Boner, rev. Bartlett. F. A. Williams.
Plug Teley Fannie Abrams. Miss
T.aura Rlec, H. Horning. L. R.
Steolhanimcr. F. A. Williams.
Confetti Mrs. TI. L. Andrews,
Ralph Looney, A. Smith, Lester Co
burn. Clyde Martin, Ben Herrloft,
Lloyd Dyer, Ada Smith.
Auto Parade Dennis Stovall, J.
G. Rlgcs, H. C. Kinney.
Program Mrs. W. W. Walker,
Mrs. R. W. Clarke, E. S. VanDyke,
Mrs. B. Barnes, Mrs. Demaree, Mrs.
Norton.
Rose Display Miss Susie Ban
nard. Miss V. Galbralth, Mrs. H. L.
Rtonnkcr, Mrs. Rannle, Miss Masten.
Miss Marlon Clarke.
Ask the Rogue River IMwe. Co.
to show you a coll spring that will
close your screen door and hold Jt
closed They sell them for only 10
cents cflch.
Have you seen the latest thing In
screen door sets? The Rorup River
Hdwe Co. has them.
fioys' Porosknlt I'nderwenr 2 a
enrmenf. ,10c for Fnlon Suits. Cal
houn's. LOST Brazilian Whltse! .ane. sil
ver mounted, $2.f0 reward for
return to Hotel Layton. 2-1 3-1 1
Screen Door SH at Rogue River
Hardware Co..
STREET WORK IS
PROGRESS
G AND SIXTH STREETS TORN UP
FOR PAVING
EIGHTY MEN ARE BUSY
Storm Sewer Being Laid on Sixth as
Far as River Curbing Being
Bushed on G Street
Never before in the history of
Grants Pass have the business streets
presented such an appearance of ac
tivity as at the present time. Gangs
of men working for the city are
tearing up something like 20 con
crete crossings, breaking off six
to eight inches from the edge of the
concrete gutters in order to provide
for the extension of the sidewalks.
Twenty-two men are busy with con
crete work putting in the curbs and
widening the sidewalks on G street,
they being in the employ of Mr.
Clark, cub-contractor, and 15 more
Warren Construction Co. men are at
work with teams grading the west
ern end of G street, where the actual
paving work will be commenced,
while on Sixth street there is a deep
trench extending from I to M streets,
with men busy distributing tiling for
the storm sewer which is to be laid
to the river. The Rogue River Water
and Rogue River Electric Co. have a
force of 3 0 or more men at work re
moving poles, placing conduits in
which to run the electric wiring for
the cluster lights, and in removing
water meters and cut offs to the
curb. Next week the city will put
on an additional number of men and
it is probable the other companies
will add to their force as the work
progresses. It is impossible to state
at present Just what day the laying
of the concrete foundation for the
paving will be commenced on account
of delay in securing crushed rock,
but only slight delay is anticipated.
The Postal Telegraph company
has a force of men at work putting
In conduits for underground wiring
and the wires of this company will
soon be burled.
Arches Removed.
The two arches which for the past
three years have spanned Sixth
street at F and O streets, were pull
ed down and demolished, thus Grants
Pass loses one of Its distinctive fea
tures, which has made It noticed and
commented upon by thousands of
people who travel over the Southern
Pnclflc system. When the street Is
finished, however, It will still at
tract the attention of thousands of
passengers from the fact of Its be
Ing a wide, paved thoroughfare,
without an electric light or telephone
pole In sight, and the up-to-date
cluster lighting system.
The Commercial Club Minstrels.
The much talked of Commercial
Club minstrel performance was pre.
sented at the opera house Monday
and Tuesday evenings to not large
but very appreciative audiences. As
a whole the performances were cre
ditable, but the work of L. R. RteeJ
hammer stands out In a class by
Itself, and be shows up as n clever
comedian. The rendering of "The
Old Red. White and Blue" by IT.
Marshall was also worthy of especial
mention.
The minstrel how was given un
der the direction of O. T. Wilson,
who rendered enjoyable monologues
and with Mr. Rteelhammer did hlch
ly amusing team work. The after
piece, "The Great Kldnapnlnf nnd
nrrsch of Promise Rult." was full of
amusing situations and the makeup
and speeches of the court ond Jury
wo' very In u enable.
The service of the Commercial
rit.i, orchni-tra, who ployed thn ac
companiments with Miss Alter, and
olsn rendered several selections, was
highly enjoyable.
When yoii secure your s"ts for
"Esmeralda." also buy scats for the
Class Day exercises, Monday, Mar
23. Admission lfc; anywhere In the
house. 6-lJ-2t
The Railroad Situation
Railroad indications seem to point
to the P. & E. as a part of an east
to west Oregon line In connection
with the Oregon trunk, although
President Stevens, of the P. & E.,
said at Portland last night that
there was no immediate intention of
such a move. He states that Butte
Falls will be the present terminus
of the P. & E. "As to any thought
of the Pacific & Eastern building to
the Blue Ledge mine or to the
coast," said he, "that may be denied
with every possible force. There is
not the slightest intention to build
to the mine and never will be."
Screen Door Sets In any ntyle you
want at Rogue River Hdwe. Co.'s.
A BIG IRRIGATION
COMPANY FORMED
Rogue River Irrigation and Power
Company is Organized and Se
cures Dam Sites.
A business deal, said to cover $1,-
500,000 In power and dam Bites and
having for its object the Irrigation of
18.000 acres of land In this district
and 22,000 acres In the Merlin dls
trict, was brought to a close In this
city last week by the Rogue River
Irrigation & Power company, recent
ly organized by A. M. Crawford, of
Salem; P. A. Williams and Beveral
other associates. A. M. Crawford has
been here all week attending to the
legal end of the situation.
Since Saturday 40 instruments
have been filed with the county clerk
for the purpose of making certain the
company's holdings, which run up
wards to 10,000 acres of fruit land.
Port of the newly acquired pos
sessions consist of the power site
known as Hell Gate, Rltnated 12
miles below Grants Tass on Rogue
river, nnd which was lately owned
by W. B. Sherman.
The construction of a dam nt thin
.,ott mo feet high ts hinted, which
it ffonerote 20,000-horsepower.
This power Rite consists of about 200
acres, nnd follows the river one and
three-fourths mile on the other. At
this point the company will begin
development work Immediately.
Instruments have been signed
whereby the company acquired the
dam and power site at Savage Rapids
six miles above Grants Pass. This Is
considered a feasible point for a
gravity system of Irrigation along
Rogue river.
A dam across Rogue river at Hell
Gate will cause the water to back up
Jump-Off-Joe creek within a mile
and a half of Merlin, thus enabling
the company to Install pumps In the
Immediate vicinity and Irrigate that
territory.
The above company Is negotiating
with the Josephine County Irriga
tion & Power Co., and an advantage
ous proposition has been received by
the local company which Is now un
der consideration by the directors.
Thresher's Murderer Si 111 nt Lnrgc.
There are no new developments
which point to any clue ns to the
murderer of Jesse Thrasher at Ayers
Spur recently. The six Greeks who
were arrested have been released as
there was no evidence to connect
them with the crime. The reward for
the apprehension of the murderer
has been Increased 1o $750.
Earl Young, of Portland, spent a
few days In our city attending to
business this week.
Scn-cn Door Hctt of Rouc River
Hardware Co.'s.
Mr. ond Mrs. Henry Pyles and
family vlsted relatives In this city for
a few days, arriving here Thursday
from tin Ir borne nt Rclnin.
Screen Door Sets nt Rogue River
Hardware Co.'s.
Mrs. E. E. RedfMds stopped off
In this city for a few days' visit with
friends while en route from Glen
dale to her homo at Medford.
KcttM'ti Door Sets at Rogue River
Hardware Co.'s.
Mut-lc lovers of the city ore work
ing to pet enouith people to charter
the Southern Pacific motor car to
ro to Medford Monday to hear the
Walter DamroK'li nnd the New York
Svmphonv orchestra, which consists
of over 75 people, Including four
soloists, with Mrs. Sarah Anderson
soprano. Anv wlsbln? to go will
"hone to E fl. VanDyke.
Ncrfoti Ifcior Rets at Rogue River
I Hardware Co.'s.
ROGUE RIVER AND
ITS TRIBUTARIES
l S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES VERY
INTERESTING DATA
POSSIBILITIES ARE GIVEN
Rogue River Power Sites are Given
Good Boost by the Geological
Survey.
The United States Geological Bur-
vey has Issued a very interesting
paper on surface water supply of the
north Pacific Coast in which much
space is devoted to Rogue river and
Its tributaries. Aside from some very
complete tables, the following de
scriptive matter Is offered:
Rogue River Drainage Basin.
Description Rogue river drains
the southwestern corner of the state
of Oregon, its basin extending from
the extreme western part of Klam
ath county, across Jackson and Jose
phine counties, and including the
northern half of Curry county. On
Its north the Rogue River moun
tains and on the east are the Cas
cades, while In the southern part of
the area Is a spur of the Siskiyou
mountains. In all the basin com
prises 5080 square miles.
The river Is formed by three prin
cipal forks the north, middle and
south which rise among the peaks
of the Cascade range and unite' near
Prospect, In Jackson. From this
point the Rogue river winds in a gen
eral westerly direction to the ocean,
which it enters near the town of Gold
Bench, In Curry county. In the low
er half of its course the stream fiugs
closely the base of the Rogue River
range, and It. principal tributaries
are from the south, as Is shown by
the following:
Principal Tributaries of Rogue River.
Elk creek, Stewart creek, Evans
creek, Leland creek.
From the north and west North
fork.
From the east and south Middle
fork, South fork, Big Butte creek
(drainage aren, 268 square miles);
Little Butte creek (drainage area,
3(11 square miles); Bear creek
(Stewart creek) (drainage area, 3S1
Rquure miles); Appleeate creek
(drainage area, 006 square miles);
Illinois river.
Lie North fork, or main stream,
derives Its water from springs, prob
ably supplied from Crater Lake,
which lies to the ensl In the center
of Crater Lake national park at an
elevation of 6210 feet above sen
level. Thh lake occupies the crater
of an ancient volcnnlc mountain, to
wnlch the name Mount Mazania has
been applied. The lake has no
vNiM. outlet nor any other reaching
within a few miles. The walls cn-
clo'dng Mm lake are made up of al
ternating sheets of lava, dlnplng
awov from the lnke practically In all
direct lonn, ami are ho porous as to
afford an easy passage for much
wafer. Springs are abundant and
reinai'kitblo in size. Little and Dig
Butte creeks drain the southern por
tion of the Cnscado forest reserve,
Hear creek, formorcly colled Stewart
creek, drains the famous fruit sec
1lon of Rogue River valley; Apple-
Kste creek drains the Siskiyou moun
tains, nnd Illinois river the territory
to tne south of the main stream nenr
the coast.
The drainage area Is In general
niountalnoiiH, elevations rnnglng
from sea level at Gold Bench to
!760 feet, nt the summit of Mount
McLoiiRhtln (formerly known ns
Mount Pitt), a snow-copped peak
dividing the drainage of Big and
Little Itutte creeks. The genernl
elevation of the mountain range nt
Mm bead of Mm Kokuo Is 6000 feci,
Prospect Is 3000 feet. Ashland Is
IMS feet nnd Grnnts Pass 965 feet
above the sea level.
Thn urea Is almost, completely tim
bered, but the stand Is not so heavy
fs on the orea to the north drained
by the I'mpqua river, as the precipi
tation Is lighter. The mean annual
(Continued on Page 2.)
City Council Passes Ordinances.
A meeting of the city council was
held Thursday night, which, how
ever uninteresting It might have
been to the spectators, was one of
great importance, owing to the pass
age of three ordinances providing
for the Isuance of bonds for street
improvement. These ordinances
came under the head of emergency
and were read twice in full and one
by title. The reading of 43 pages of
typewritten matter, which In Itself
it not particularly Interesting, would
necessarily consume some time. The
second reading was not listened tft
attentively by the councllmen.
Some comunications were read.
The mayor, city attorney and audit
or were Instructed to decide upon
the necessary publicity to be given
the notice for sale of bonds.
The council decided to extend the
storm sewer from L street, the end
of the present paving contract, to
the river, the city bearing the ex
pense. When paving ts continued
to the river the expense of the sewer
will be added to the Improvement
and assessed to the abutting prop
erty. GALICE DISTRICT
n.s RIO! MINES
Display of Ore from Oriole Is Sent
to Portland as Permanent
Exhibit.
A splendid display of ore has been
sent to the Portland Chamber of
Commerce for exhibition, to show
the resources of the Gallce district
In Josephine county. The samples
were taken April 16 by well known
men who visited the mines for the
purpose of gathering a representative
display.
Much of the ore bears gold in lib
eral quantities, making it valuable
In a district where cheap transporta
tion has been denied. From the Ori
ole mine samples of rich quartz were
taken. Not much has been said about
this mine, but it has been developed
rapidly during the past year.
Iiurge Veins of Quartz.
The Oriole ledge Is an Immense
true contact fissure vein filled in
with mineralized quartz, affording an
lmmonse body of low grade ore as
saying about $23 per ton, while the
high grade values run up tremend
ously. Car lot shipments to , the
smelter give net returns from $185
to $224 per ton, while recent assays
In the high grade have shown values
of $688 to $785 per ton.
The Oriole Is no longer a prospect.
Improvements have been taking
place rapidly of late. Three tunnels
are well Into the ore body. No. 1
tunnel Is in 90 feet, No. 2 Is In over
600 feet, No. 3 Is In about 500 feet
and No. 4 Is well started.
A cross-cut In tunnel No. 2 of over
40 feet from the hanging wall, and
through solid low grade ore has not
yet reached the foot wall.
A cross-cut in No. 3 tunnel over
100 feet from the hanging wall has
not exposed the foot wall, and a test
of 55 feet of that distance has been
made which shows values of $23 per
ton, exclusive of the high grade vein
which has given a test of $785 per
ton. At u point S2 feet from the hang
ing wall a second vein of lik'l) grade
ore was struck which Is three feet
n width, and gives a test of $688 per
ton, and tho foot wall not reached
yet. These facts are declared by
mining men to be most remarkable,
as to values and size of ledge.
Bono I'cfttlvul Prizes.
1, For tho prettiest baby boy un
der six months, toilet set. Dera
arny's drug store.
2. For the prettiest girl bay un
der lx months, little bonnet. Kinney
& Truax.
3. For tho prettiest boy baby un
der 18 months, spoon. Letcher's.
4. For tho prettiest girl baby un
der 18 months, embroidered Jacket.
(iolden Rule.
5. For the biggest boy baby In
proportion to Its age, gold ring.
Humes' Jewelery store,
6. For the biggest girl bnby In
proportion to Its age, bonnet. Mrs.
Kehkopf.
7. For thp tiniest bnby In propor
tion to Its age, spoon. Curtlss & Co.
8. For the twins who look most
alike, pins, Smith rocket store.
9. for the youngest baby to ap
pear, baby book. M. Clemens.
10. First and second prize for the
best decorated carriage, for babies
under three years old, parasol, Coo's
store; toilet set, Babln's.