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ROGUE RIVER COURIER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1910.
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Vudor Porch Shades and Hot Weather Goods gener
ally. If you want reliable goods, come and see us.
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this week at
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The Bogue River Courier
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1910.
COUNTY ASSEMBLY EXCEEDED
ITS AUTHORITY.
There seems to bo considerable
dissatisfaction with the Into county
assembly on tho ground thnt. It ex
ceeded It authority. The chairman
of the republican county committees
called for the election of delegates
to "a county assembly for the pur
pose of choosing delegates to the
itate assembly at Portland." The
assembly met and while In session
elected the representatives to Port
land and further voted to recom
mend that a county ticket be made
at that time, This raised a storm in
,tho meeting, as quite a number of
delegates were opposed to such ac
tion, and among others whr the
ehnlrmnn of the county central com
mittee, but a majority favored the
motion to name a county ticket. The
result of this nctlon Is that mnny re
publicans are dissatisfied and say
they will pay no attention to the rcc-j
ommendntlon. They very Justly
claim thnt If n county ticket la to be!
recommended tbe ehnlrmnn of tbe!
republican county central committee I
should call nu assembly for that pur
pose. Tbe Courier lias had occasion to '
talk with a number of the rnndl-i
dates on this sn-enlled county ticket, i
nnd end) of these gentlemen has ex-1
pressed himself as bavins been op- j
posed to the usurpation of author
ity by the assembly, but consented to
tbe proposition when ,n mnlorlty of
Ibe delegates voted In favor of the
plan. The fact nre thnt the dele
gated authority under the call only
extended be choosing of ctate
delegate, i nd further action was
unwarranted. The motion to name
a county tlclet was out of order and
Should have been so declared by the
presiding officer. this matter
sftinds great Inlusilce bus been done
the men who have been recommend
ed for positions fui tbe county ticket.
Ttill unwarranted action can onlv re
sult In helping the deinoi rats If -
a political muddle which may be far-!
n achlng, It Is bad business to usurp
authorltv In political matters In
'liese days, when the "political boss"
'A fiood
friend to
have is
a bank
account
hi
has been relegated to the rear, and
such mistakes should be corrected
without delay. The matter Is up to
the candidates on this unauthorized
ticket.
DEATH OF HARVEY W. SCOTT.
The death of Harvey W. Scott last
Sunday evening at Baltimore, where
he went for surgical treatment, was
an event which has saddened many
homes, for his name has been fami
liar In every household In Oregon for
nearly half n century. As editor of
the leading newspaper In the state
he held high place, not only In this
commonwealth but In all the Paci
fic Coast, states, nnd was known
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, en
Joying a reputation such ns comes to
the lot. of few. Tie ranked with the
great editors of the past century,
the half dozen of the lenders In the
newspaper world. Men should he
known by their works, and If meas
ured by this test, he would be en
titled to occupy n place on the
brightest pnge of our history of
Journalism. Oregon has had Its
great men from the days of Its ear
ly settlement and they have contrib
uted much to Insure Its present high
place among the sisterhood of states,
yet among them all none have done
better service than H. W. Scott. His
work will live after him In the warm
glow of the bright sunshine of pros
perity, which he did so much to
bring about. In Oregon.
Politically Mr. Scott led the pnrty
of his choice, never yielding to pub
lic clamor, or the demands of those
who would change the policies In
every campaign. He was at all times
straightforward In his editorial ut
terances nnd even his bitterest poll
tlcnl foes honored him for his out
spoken sentences nnd his honesty of
purpose. As n citizen his life nnd
character reflected credit on the
commonwealth of Oregon, giving
him a lending position among those
who labored for the public good. He
set the highest standard for news
paper work and ennobled the call
ing by his devotion to the profession
he followed. Ills methods In the
Journalistic field will be tbe aim of
the best editorial minds of the fu
ture, and this same standard will be
used bv Oiogotilans In Judging the
success or failure of newspaper
Work.
OREGON TRUNK COM I NO.
John 1 Stevens, (f the Oregon
Trunk line, announces that bis road
will be extended to the Rogue River
vallev by way of Medford. This Is
certainly good news; and the people
of this part of Southern Oregon have
a right to rejoice that the Hill sys
tem with all Its advantages will
penetrate this section. Tbe Pacific
.c. Eastern will be a part of this
road. Just whnt territory will be
cover -d by the Oregon Trunk hn
not et been announced, but that It
will find Its way Into Grunts Pass
is a certainty beyond question. Once
In this country the Hill people will
develop the territory and make the
most of the railroad situation. They
will be obliged to find an outlet to
the coast and this will be either
from Grants Pass to Crescent City,
or from Grants Pass down the Rogue
river. John R. Allen bought the
Pacific & Eastern for the Hills and
that he secured the franchises for
his so-called electric line for the
same people there can be little
doubt. Our people will not have
long to wait to be able to discover
for themselves that Grants Pass will
be reckoned with In any railroad
building that may occur In this val
ley In the future. Medford Is to be
congratulated for her enviable posi
tion at the present time In regard to
the Oregon Trunk.
Mrs. Fannie Borchert returned
Sunday evening to her home In this
city, after some time spent In Oak
land and other parts of California,
visiting with her brother, Elmer,
and other relatives and friends.
J. A. Bradford, wife and three
children, from Sweetwater, Texas,
are In Grants Pass on a visit to Mrs.
Bradford's cousin, Mrs. Jewell, wife
of Judge Stephen Jewell. Mr. Brad
ford Is one of the leading citizens
and property owners In Sweetwater
and has for sometime been a Courier
subscriber and Is deeply Interested
In Investigating conditions In the
Rogue River valley.
Mrs. L. O. McGregor and son.
Prof. Malcolm McGregor, of Glovers-
vllle, T. Y., have been visiting at
J. W. Martin's this week. They left
Tuesday evening for Portland and
Spokane nnd expert, to visit Yellow
stone park on their way home.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. E. Everton nnd
little daughter, Louise, came up
from Merlin last week, where they
have spent some time while wnltlng
their home In this city to be vacated
so they could take possession. They
nre now settled In their home here
nnd will reside permanently In
Grants Pass In the future.
IUTULITHIC RECOMMENDED
BY COMMITTEE OF YORK, PA.
Strong Endorsement Given Pavement
by Men Mho Visited Atlantic
City. Wilmington, Rnltlmore.
Tt .will be a satisfaction to the peo
ple of Grants Pass to know that the
best Judges of pavement In the east
are selecting bitulithie. It Illus
trates the Importance of paying out
vonr monev onlv for tne nest article
in m. ,.i,f tv. ..
in iim nun im i, i- ii n r ill 1 1 1 1 1 '
Ing from thnt able publication, The
Munlcpnl Engineering for August,
1010:
A formal report elvlnc the mem
bers tbe benefit of their observa
tions, wns presented at a recent
meeting of tbe city council of York,
rrt 1... n nr..... A - M . -
.I "mi in run uci i men im
bad visited Atlantic City. Wilming
ton and Baltimore to Inspect paving.
Tbe report follows:
The undersigned members of city
councils visited Atlantic City, Wil
mington. Pel., and Baltimore, Md.,
and made a careful and thorough ex
amination of the street paving In
those cities. We were given an op
portunity to Inspect nil the differ
ent forms of pavement, bitulithie,
brbk, asphalt nnd wood blocks.
At Atlantic City Tennessee avenue ;,
f.N.. I I ...It I
... ,s ,..-, mi n,m
block, and looked fine. We were, j
however, told by teamsters whom
we questioned thnt It. was very Hp-
pery in wet wenther nnd thnt horses
frequently fell on It. A gentleman
whom we asked told us thnt this I
pavement cost per square
i
yard. We noticed some brick pav
ing around the railroad station nnd
In the alleys, some of which was
good nnd some showed the result of
wear nnd tear and was very rough '
and uneven.
Atlantic avenue, which Is the main
business street, wns paved with bitu
lithie, a hundred feet wide and five
miles long, and was In perfect con
dition. In addition this pavement Is j
now In Its fourth ear and was In
porft'et condition. In addition to At
lantic avenue there are twelve other
street paved with bitulithie We rode
or walked on these streets and did
not find a single bole or worn place.
We were Informed thnt the city has
laid over jno.iiuu yards of this form
of paxeiiicnt. r.o.eiMi ()f which were
laid lat fall, and we understand
that tho city expects to ly more of
It this season. We talked with a
number of city officials and other
eltlcn. and all seem enthusiastic In
their pl.llse of tbe lilili;hie ;ie
lnel. IMetettll-g j( (,, ;,y nthcl'
form of alng
We met the i hief of the fire do
partim '.it w ho made a run for us
fiom two of the fi.e s-atiotii and we
itotl. . d tli.it the hot-., , although
smoothly shod, did not slip at all
while going m top speed on the bitu
lithie pavement Th,. i h, f
that the horses seemed to know the
pavements, they run with perfect
freedom on the bitulithie, but would
immediately slow down when they j
struck the brick or asphalt. In gen-
eral, we noticed that the streets of j
Atlantic City were kept in splendid j
condition. It is the cleanest city we
have ever seen.
From Atlantic City we went to
Wilmington, Del., and drove over
about three miles of streets. We
found brick, asphalt and bitulithie.
We saw on Market street, the main
business street, one square of as
phalt and one square of bitulithie
immediately adjoining, which we
were told the city laid five years ago
as a comparative test. The bitu
lithie was, as far as we could se,
in as good condition as were the bit
ulithie streets that were laid last
year.
In conclusion this committee has
to say that In our Judgment the bitu
lithie pavement Is far ahead of any
form of pavement we have ever seen.
It i3 smooth, without being slippery.
There Is a slight give to it, which
makes It vejy easy on horses. It
Is clean, sanitary, quiet and, best of
all, it is durable. We earnestly re
commend its construction to councils
and citizens of York.
THROUGH HELL GATE
IX A ROW BOAT
Xovel Trip by Four Young People
From Grunts Puss to Gulice
by AVnlcr Route.
A boating excursion of more than!
usual Interest was made down Rogue
river recently, those in the party be
ing A. C. Ilolronib, Ralph Davis,
Miss Alice Ilorton. this city, and Mr.
Ilolcomb's sister, Miss Flo IToIcomb,
of Spokane, Wash., who has been
spending the last month with her
brother here. The party left this
city Wednesday morning, July 27, at
6 o'clock and after packing their
boat with the necessary supplies for
the trip. Jumped the dam below the
bridge and started merrily on their
way.
The voyagenrs made camp at noon
the first day near the Applegate
river, and after making coffee over
a camp fire, lunch was prepared and
partaken of, after which the Jour
ney was resumed. At 4 o'clock In
the afternoon Hell Gate was reached
and the boat with Its four occupants
and camp outfit made the dash safe
ly through that part of the river,
which from Its name nnd reputation
is considered one of the most dlffl
, , u . .. .
nilt' ,f nnt rpally the most danger-
ous portion of Rogue river through Were spent In viewing this interest
wblch to take a boat. The gentle-ling mining camp. Saturday wns
men were apparently equal to the spent at the Almeda mine, where the
task, however, and were aided in! party had the experience of going
their perilous undertaking by the through the tunnels and down the
enthusiasm and undaunted courage
of the ladies, who wore not only will
ing but nnv!on ir nncc nrnp llta i-nr
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Ilh the boys. Just below Hell
Gate the party went ashore nnd
made their night camp. As this stop
was made early In the evening the
time wns pleasantly spent. In fishing
and exploring the different places
of Interest and In picture taking.
The next day the Journey was re
sumed down tbe stream and on ar
rival at Galice permanent ramp was
established and the time spent in
sight seeing, picture taking, etc..
many places in nnd around the niln-
V,(,W0(, am, , ,s fi.
(() (lint ,,0,1,1,,., of nn intorestin
psrni,c, noti(.() T,,t,y worp ,, j
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that would In any manner enhance
lh(1 OVt,,v ,. pi,..,,,,.,, the!
One thing did escape their no-1
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Autumn and Winter 'lO-U Fashions
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High Grade Talking
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Call in and let us show
you the machine and
tell you how to get one.
Groceries and provisions
Fine Teas and Coffeei,
Fresh Fruits and Veg
etables. 411 G STREET
FREE
GRANTS PASS ROCHDALE COMPANY
WHICH?
FARMS AXD FRUIT LANDS
One 80 acres $600. Must
go before the 20th of this
month.
A RELINQUISHMENT
Improved, good springs.
TOWN' LOTS
Improved and unimproved.
A PLACER MINE
Good water rights.
TIMBER LAXI)
Fir, cedar and pine.
ORCHARD TRACTS
Cared for five years.
tlce, however, and that was a cow.
Nothing very remarkable in that,
but when it was found on returning
to camp that the animal had been
there before them and had generous
ly helped herself to all the eatables
in the larder, they agreed that even
a cow Is worthy of notice sometimes.
The loss was soon made good at the
Galice grocery store, so that the In
ner man did not suffer any notice
able hunger from the greed of old
"bossy."
On Friday the boys secured horses
(one being a mule) for the girls and
the party started out on the trail to
visit the mines of the district. The
first' place visited was the Oriole,
about two miles from Galice, and
here they found work In full blast
at this great producer of wealth. The
Oriole is electric lighted and con
tains all the latest Improved machin
ery necessary to the equipment of an
i 1
up-to-date mine and several hours
shaft. 240 feet below the level of tho
river. The girls climbed into the
bucket and the two gentlemen and a
guttle perched themselves on the rim,
holding onto the cable, and they
were lowered into the bowels of the
earth. The constant dripping of the
water from the roof and sides of the
shaft gave the party the opportunity
of taking n shower bath while in the
mine, but they would probably have
enjoyed It Just as much If they had
taken the precaution of putting on
their bathing suits before starting.
All were good natnred, however, nnd
were willing to take the slight
drawbacks along with their pleasure.
! Even when tlu v were susnemlerl btfh
tl0 nlr nn bent, nnulo(1 p from
the shaft, tbev enioved the Joke Just
as much as the fun-loving miners
who perpetrated It. At this mine
wo, l was also progressing rapidly
'
They are Made in New York
The World's Style Center
KNOX HATS
Clothing' Company
MEN WEAK IT. WE HAVE IT'
-at v
REALS.
FREDERICK A. l'lRUl"
Merlin
. ESTATE
and the mine Is well equipped
for
extensive mining operations.
Another interesting sight was the
government suspension bridge over
Rogue river, about ten miles below
Galice. This is a very pretty spot
and some fine views were taken of
the bridge. Pictures were also taken
along the route, from the Jumping
of the dam on first leaving Grants
Pass to the loading of the boat to
be hauled to Merlin for shipment
back to this city Sunday evening,
July 31, there being between 30 and
40 views taken In all.
Five days were spent on this novel
trip, every minute of which was en
joyed by the party, and besides the
distinction of being the first ladles
to go down to the 240-foot level In
the Almeda mine, the girls declare
this to be the most thoroughly en
joyable trip they have ever taken,
and of course no comments are ne
cessary from the gentlemen.
The young people returned to this
city Sunday evening, a trifle tired,
perhaps, with a little heavier coat
of tan than they started with, but
very enthusiastic with the success
and pleasure of their outing.
COMING EVENTS.
Aug. 2G, Friday W. C. T. U. Medal
Contest.
Sept. la, Thursday Primary regis
tration books close.
Sept. 24. Saturday Primary election
Sept. 2S, Wednesday Registration
books open for general election.
Nov. S, Tuesday General election.
BUSINESS POINTERS
Dr. Flanagan,
Rannle, the plumber.
Physician and Surgeon.
J.E.Peterson.rioneerlnsuranceMan.
Alfred Letcher, Registered Opto
metrist and Jeweler In Dixon's old
stand, Front st. Eyes tested free.
now on Exhibition
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