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FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1911 WEEKLY ROGUE BITER COURIER PAGE THREE OFFERS DITCHES, ETC., AT HEIR CASH VALUE In a letter to H. L. Gllkey, presi dent of the Josephine County Irriga tion and Power company, George E. Sanders, agent for the . Chicago Rogue River company, refused an of fer to buy the ditches of the Jose phine company for $35,000, as had been offered, and made a counter proposition offering to purchase at "actual cost of construction." Presi dent Gllkey and J. G. Rlggs, as sec retary, have addressed the following letter to Mr. Sanders: Mr. George E. Sanders, as agent for the Chicago-Rogue River company, Grants Pass, Oregon. Dear Sir In response to your let ter of May 23 d, we, the directors of the Josephine County Irrigation and Power company, call your attention to the following facts, and make you the following proposition: First: Our company, composed of numerous citizens of Josephine coun ty,, have furnished and paid out about $30,000 for surveys, ditches and equipment, for the purpose of furnishing water for Irrigation. Second: The property thus acqulr cd and paid for by us has a consid erable value, we think more than $30,000. Third: We expended this money and acquired this property on the Btrength of a contract with the Gold en Drift Mining company, whereby is was to furnish us water, but this it has failed to do because of Insuf ficiency of its plant, litigation In which It has become Involved and other conditions over which we had no control. Fourth: These failures, disappoint ments and delays have discouraged our people to such an extent that it Is at this time extremely difficult it not impossible, to procure local capital to construct additional ditches, or to extend those already constructed, and we do not, as in dividuals, feel called upon to unduly urge our people to advance further funds; nor do we feel disposed to sell our property without assurances that Irrigation will be accomplished by the purchaser, Fifth: However, we do not wish any excess of precaution on our part to defeat the efforts of any respon slble and bona fide concern, and we desire that any such concern have the use of our property so far as it may be necessary, and have the right to acquire the same at its true value whenever It has Bhown Itself yourself our position, we make you the following propositions: First: We will allow your company to use our ditches and equipment during the present season as an In tegral part of your own system. . Second: At such time as you have demonstrated that your company is soundly financed, and Is able to fur nish water to the people of this dls trict on a basis satisfactory to them (the people), we will sell, at its ac tual cash value, our property, con slating of our franchise from the county, from the .city of Grants Pass our ditches, rights of way and con structlon equipment. Third: If we can not agree on the price, we will submit the matter to arbitration of any three responsible and disinterested citizens of this state, we to choose one, you to choose one, and those two, In case they can not agree, to choose the third. Fourth: We will also permit said arbitrators to fix the time of pay ment and the terms thereof, as well ts the character and manner of pay ment, and abide by their decision. As directors of our local company we are trustees of the property ac. quired with the funds furnished by our stockholders, and we are uot in position to give any of this property away, nor to Bell It, unless the pay ment Is adequately secured, and we are, furthermore, under moral obll- gatlons, at least, to transfer it only to such a concern as can give our people a permanent, certain, ade quate and satisfactory water supply for Irrigation purposes; hence, we, as directors, do not see that we can make a more liberal offer than the above, nor do we, considering that you claim to represent large finan cial interests and claiming to have financed your company on an ade quate basts, think you should ask for any more liberal terms and condi tions. However, any of our stock holders who desire to give away their Interest in this property, or to trans for their Interest without security for its payment, can do so by trans ferring to you their stock certificates. nnd if a majority of the stock of our company can be acquired by you in such or. any other manner, you will be In position to elect a board of director! which will act In conform ity with the desires of the majority relieved of any further responsibility under our trust We make you this offer in good faith, trusting that you may be able to carry out your project on a basis satisfactory to our people, and such being your intention and purpose,- as TEXX-OREGOX BREVITIES Patrick Swain, who formerly own ed portion of the Penn-Oregon ranch, ia now the owner of the Lou den ranch on the Applegate near Wat- kins. Patrick's old neighbors will we have no reason to doubt, we can pleased to know that he has not see no reason why the above propos- changed a bit, that they all enjoy itlon is not as fair and equitable as Rood health ana like tneir new ioca we, as directors, are empowered to make, It being our idea that any further concessions should come through the medium of the stock holders direct In the manner that we have above suggested. v Fifth: This offer and your accept ance Is, of course, subject to ratifica tion of our stockholders before be coming effective, and we would also submit to the same arbitration the question to what extent the Chicago Rogue company shall complete Its system or demonstrate Its ability to do so before Its title to our property become indefeasible, and the terms thereof. Respectfully Bubmltted, JOSEPHINE COUNTY IRRIGATION AND POWER COMPANY. By H. L. Gllkey, President. By J. G. Rlggs, Secretary. Grants Pass, May 26. WOLF CREEK ITEMS The Wolf Creek nursery is mak ing a fine growth these days, and is the pride of this community. The Wolf Creek country has too many old bachelors. Just think of the pure cussedness of the man who Insists on living alone, when there are so many bachelor girls who are just man hungry. Mr. Perkins will begin shipping cream to the Ashland Creamery this week. More of our ranchers should follow aulL Miss Effie Kearby, who has been quite ill for some time, is now con valeslng at the hime of ber un cle, Frank Stayson. W. H. Kearby came down from Roseburg Sunday morning. He will move his family to that place in a few days. Our poultry raisers met with quite serious losses with their little chicks this spring. Several large hatches have been taken off, but the loss has been from 23 per cent to 90 per cent of all chicks hatched. Now that the weather is settled we hope for bet ter luck. Mr. and Mrs. Hockley and grand children will leave this week for Mr. Hockley's ranch at Riddle, where they will spend a month fixing up tho old farm. Robert Grlever, of Eugene, was visiting friends here for a few days last week, and left Saturday morn ing for Wildervllle. Last Friday some weary wanderer broke Into Bert Hurst's home during his absence, and carried off Bert's Sunday hat, his Sunday vest and trousers, some canned fruit, a Jar ,of pickles, and various and sundry other articles too numerous to men tion. Wolf Creek 1 one of the prettiest, tlon very much. It ia among the mountains, where the air Is pure and bracing. Hunting and fishing are Kood and near at band. There la i plenty of water for irrigation and crops are sure. When bis new barn and bouse are built, Pat and bis family will be as nicely fixed as any In Oregon. Professor M. E. Townsend deliv ered a 50 minute talk in the Pleas ant Grove schoolhouse on last Sun day upon ills travels in Palestine. The schoolhouse was filled with an interested audience, who thought the time passed by all to quickly, and who expressed the, wish that Profes sor Townsend would come again in the near future and give them an other talk. Earl McAllister, of Kerby, Is vis iting relatives and friends in our district His old friends are glad to see that he Is fast recovering from Ms recent Illness. Mrs. James Evans and daughters, Misses Mary and Lizzie, expect to go east this week to visit relatives in Missouri. Red Hill society will miss them, for It can't well afford to spare any of its girls even for a visit Mrs. Chase returned to her home near Pleasant Grove schoolhouse last Thursday from Wyoming, where she had been called by the severe illness of her mother. Messrs. Odls McCalliater and David Evans have given up their positions as drivers between Grants Pass and Kerby. Odls will start on a prospecting trip next week. We expect soon to hear of his making a strike that will throw the Hlggins mine into the shade Ed McCalllster is adding a new line fence to the many Improvements be has made upon his ranch during the past year. George Knox with his wife and baby, from the Flanagan and Cornell ranch, were Sunday visitors upon the Red Hill. The neighborhood gathered to gether at the old Reynolds ranch on Saturday evening for a farewell dance in honor of Misses Mary and Lizzie Evans, who expect soon to leave for a visit In the east. The hourB until midnight passed all too quickly, and everyone In the district wishes the girls a pleasant visit and a safe return. Fred McCallister, of New Hope, and John Bull, of Wildervllle, were Sunday visitors on the Red Hill. Everything Is running smooth on the Penn-Oregon, crops are coming on, and everything Is green and growing. The Irrigating Is In the hands of Wesley Smith, who Is a past master in the business. Earl Ober whom they stopped a night, and also John Kincald, their guide, who did everything to make their trip pleas ant and profitable. They were very well pleased with Williams valley, where ranchers are progressive and the land fertile. Water abounds and with the excellent system of ditches crop failure is unknown. They went from Williams to the Swain ranch near Watklns, and after a short vis It returned to the ranch by way of Medford and Gold Hill. , GRANTS PASS LOSKS TO MEDFORD; SCORE 3 TO 1 The Grants Pass baseball team lost to Medford yesterday at Medford, 3 to 2, In one of the best games of the season. The Medford bunch got but three hits from Osborne, while the Grants Pass boys made six hits off Sheeh. The loss of the game is said to be due to two bad errors on the part of the G. P. boys. Itclirf in Two Minutes with Wonder. fill Money lhit'k Cure Go to C. II. Demaray today, and tell htm you want a Hyomet outfit pronounce It Hlgh-o-me.) Open the box and Inside you will find a bottle of 11YOMEI and a hard rubber Inhaler. Inside this Inhaler which opens nt both ends, you will find some antiseptic gauze. Pour a few drops of HYOMEI Into the Inhaler and saturate the gauze. Then with both ends of the Inhaler dpen, breathe HYOMEI, and the de struction of pernicious catarrh germs begins at once. You can breathe HYOMEI through cither the nose or mouth. Read the directions. Hyomel Is made from Australian eucalyptus and mixed with other Im portant antiseptics, and the greatest, most sensible and pleasant treatment for catarrh ever known. Just breathe It; no stomach dos ing; no sprays or douches, this great antiseptic air soothes the mucous membrane and kills all germs. Complete outfit, $1.00. Extra bottle, if afterward needed, only uc. Money back from C. II. Dem aray or leading druglsts everywhere; it doesn't cure catarrh, coughs, colds, croup and sort throat. To break un cold In head or chest In a few minutes, pour a teaspoon ful of Hyomel Into a bowl of boll ng water, cover head and bowl with towel and breathe the vapor. nr.r. oa annn aa wa ran traa miraolvaa from the pestiferous little wart, that cba,n' fr.mt Cent!"ftl , Pln.t;, !3 , lD . snrelv if flirt. . will h ona of cn"B8 01 lne rcnraB 18 ' " I. il A t 4 I 1 .iv.t mi ..,. iiHig "em out in lorm. a buou mi southern Oregon. The wart Is only a littlo thing, and yet It smells to hlizh hpnven and in tho ripnthn nf th Plutonian realms. It makes the devil !took a trlp t0 the Jo8ePh,ne ,n1y of alfalfa is coming up on the land recently seeded. Recently two boys from the ranch laugh, the angels weep and the gods to hold their nostrils tight. FASCINATING HAIR caves, leaving the ranch on Friday .morning. They rode to Grants Pass where they attended to some bus! jncBB, and then leaving there late In the afternoon, they rode to the Woman Who I'ses Parisian i Spencer ranch above Provolt, where Sikc Has Plenty of It ithey spent the night. They went to Parisian Such will ereatlv Imnrovo 1 the head of Williams creek next the attractiveness of any person's morning, where they engaged John Fveiy lair In a few days. It will do more: ll will rid the sculp of every part icle of disgusting dandruff; It will stop falling hair and Itching scalp, or money back. Parisian Sage is a daintily perfum ed preparation, delightfully refresh ing, and free from grease or sticki ness, it win make Hair grow. Sold and guaranteed by C. II. Dem aray for 50 cents a large bottle. The girl with the auburn balr Is on ev ery bottle. At Gallce Schoulhou Sunday, June 4, a sermon will be preached a. Gallce schoolhouse tt 11 a. m. by Geo. A. Crawford, A .B., of MrCormlck seminary, Chicago Sub ject, morning. "The Prodlgul." ev ening "Contracted Views In Kellg- lO', " The uniform success that has at tended the use of Chamberlain's Col ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy has made It a favorite everywhere. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all good dealers. Mrs. F. L. B. Jenney, who has teen visiting her mother, Mrs. C. W Amcnt. of Grants Tam. left Wedne day morning on her return to her home at Chlnuo. 111. Ror Rartlctt spent Tuesday flshlne of the stock so held, and we will belrt the dam. Kincald to guide thorn to tho caves and on the next morning they start cd. the guide on horseback and they afoot. They reached the caves abou 3 o'clock, but had to leave the horse before arriving there on account of snow banks. After making an In spectlon of the caves they made the return Journey, arriving at the Stev ens brothers ranch about 8 o'clock In the evening. They, enjoyed the Journey throng the forest and over the mountains Immensely, bnt It was a big trip for one day. The caves were very Interesting, but not nearly as much as they will be later when they get drier and the snow disappears. The stalactites and stal agmltes are well worth a visit to see but the Journey should be put off until July or August. Joaquin Mil W. the poet who onee visited th caves, has hi name In one of the rooms of the caves. The forest abounds with game nnd the brooks with fish, and a vlnlt during the panic season would be tnont Inter est In g. The boys were very well plenned with their stay In Williams creek, and the treatment by every one with whom they mot, pspeelally by C. U. Dickson, a whose mtiih they stopped, and by the Stevens brothers, John and Charlie, with CATARRH VANISHES BUSINESS POINTERS Dr. Flanagan, Physician and Surgeon. J.E.Petersoi.PleneerlnsuraBceMaa Rexall Remedies at Clemens, sells drugs. Diamonds and watches sold on th Instalment plan to responsible par ties at Letcher's Jewelry store. Alfred Letcher, Registered Opto metrist and Jeweler In Dixon's old tand, Front st Eyes tested free. AT MAY , V -V AT THt CANAL ATTY. FREDERICK THOMPSON HEARS ENEMY TESTIFY LOS ANGELES, May 31. When the trial of Attorney Frederick H. Thompson, charged with having re ceived stolen money, was resumed to day, Orlando Alterre, the poBtofflce clerk, who was pardoned by President Taft, after being convicted of perjury and embezzlement of $15,000, again took the stand. Alterre has testified that he told Thompson of the theft and that he also revealed to htm the hiding place of the first $5,000 he took from the postofflce. Today's testimony dealt with the remaining $10,000, all of which, the prosecution claims, Thomp son secured from Alterre as attorney's fees. SOI T1IEHN PACIFIC TRACKS WASHED OUT IN TEXAS EL' PASO, May 31. That the Southern Pacific line, washed out by a cloudburst 150 miles east of here, would be ready to resume traffic today, was the expectation of officials of the road bore, lve miles of track were carried away by a cloudburst and traffic was completely tied up. The woman of today who has good health good temper, good sense, bright eyes and a lovely complexion, the result of correct living and good digestion, wins the admiration of the world. If your digestion Is faul ty Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will correct It. For sale by all good dealerB. y Herman Heltmnn left Tuesday ev ening for Mnrshfleld, where ho goes on a business trip. There Is one medicine that every family Bhould be provided with and especially during the summer months; viz, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy, it 1b almost certalu to bo needed. It costs but a quarter. Can you afford to bo without It? 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AN EVERY' TOR Ey.L.OCRS. x TH rt I1ESLTOOLS JUNG IN rL.PL . fwr -n 7 Woi m rtrv. i twr nil as w v. i ' ii mit rope,tvine; cord. Cliccr up yourself and tho fellow who passes your premises by painting your building. To paint is 1o use common business sense. It saves your building, it tells its own story to the public, that you're up to date, careful and recognize the necessity of helping to make the community look clean and decent. Coron-Booth Hardware Co. Phone 377-R 102 N. 6th 'St., Grants Pass Plumbing and Sheet Metal Shop