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Iff Mte vol xxvn. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1011 NO. 24 PORTLAND PEOPLE SECURE LIME KILN WILL INSTALL MODERN PLANT ON CHENEY CREEK. TO MANUFACTURE CEMENT Will Lttter Build Railroad Unless Southern Pacific Builds Toward the Coast. Portland capitalists, who will later organize a corporation to be known as The Rogue River Lime company, have taken over the limestone quarry belonging to the Grants Pass Mar ble and Lime company, and will cre ate a modern plant at the sfte of the quarry v on Cheney creek, 12 miles southwest from Grants Pass. The quarry was operated in a small way at times by the owners, who were J. E. Virden, Claus Schmidt, Grants Pass; B. F. Bull, Wilderville; and J. E. Chappell and Almond Baker, Gol dendale, Wash. One of the interest ed Portland men is S. B. Gorbutt, and who Is the manager for the new com pany. Mr. Gorbutt on Monday stated to The Courier that his peo ple will erect a modern plant with a dally capacity at present of 10 to 12 tons, later to increase the plant; and it is expected that increases in capa city will come often during the years. The company will turn out a fine quality of lime, later to manufacture the hydrated article and lime fertiliz er. The plant will begin with a crew of 10 men, and plans are tosoon put in a cement factory in addition to the other productions. The tract, which contains 640 acres, affords limestone, Bhale and clay, all ingred ients needed in the manufacture of cement. If the Southern Pacific builds into Illinois valley the line will run with in a mile or mile and a half from the plant. It was stated today that the Riggs-Lucas company had offered the "remains" of the late lamented rail road to the lime company; and if the Southern Pacific does not soon get busy the Portland people may take over the line and build a road. The industry will grow to be one of the most valuable in Josephine county and the new men and new money have been accorded a pleasing welcome. PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO MABEL CROISANT 8unday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Christian church was crowded to its utmost capacity by friends Vho had come to pay their last tribute to Miss Mabel Crolsant, who died under an anaesthetic In the dentist's chair Tuesday last. Surrounded by a great wealth of fragrant blooms and floral pieces, the remains of this young woman, whose bright life was so suddenly ended, lay wrapped In Its last great sleep, and F. M. Brooke, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the rites for the dead. After the service at the church the casket was carried to the Granite Hill cemetery and lowered to the last resting place. The six paN bearers were Roscoe Bratton, Ray Calvert, Carl Lathrop, Robert Rannle, E. H. Davis and Dr. E. C. Macey. Miss Mabel CrJlsant was highly es teemed and beloved by all who knew her, all acquaintances admiring her for her many womanly qualities and her efficiency and tenderness In al leviating the suffering of other, with whom she came In dally contact ,n her rhosen profession. Miss Crolsant Is survived by father and two brothers, one. the twin brother of the dead girl, Henry Crol ant being present with the father at the funeral. The other brother, who resides to the east, wis not present. REMOVAL OF RAILROAD TRESTLE IS NECESSARY Will the Grants Pass and Rogue River railroad trestle spanning the Rogue in this city go out with a mass of logs, trees and other drift plied high, and rush upon the big steel bridge spanning the stream at Sixth street? This question is answered in the affirmative by several who have giv en the matter thought, and it also Is ' the belief of the county court, which tribunal has taken steps to find somebody responsible for the struc ture, or to find some way to have it removed, though officials of the court admit it will be a difficult mat ter on which to get action. County Judge Stephen Jewell to day stated that he and the county commissioners have d-iseussed the matter and are now Becking some way by which it is hoped to remove the alleged menace to the big steel bridge. Judge Jewell stated it as his opinion that when the river begins to rise that drift, which will naturally pile up against the trestle, will grow into a formidable mass, or in other words create a dam, and a high one, and that when the flood waters rise sufficiently high, that the yhole mountain mass will be swept down against the Sixth street bridge. . In the opinion of the county judge this mass of timber will not sweep out the big bridge, but that it will dam age the structure, and possibly ser iously, he believes. The opinion was also expressed by Judge Jewell that before the trestle and mass of drift goes out, that the dam thus created may be sufficient to cause the nearby lands to be over flowed. It was given out last spring by the railroad promoters that the trestle would be superseded by a steel bridge before winter, but as the proposed road did not materialize, nothing more was ever done regarding a steel bridge, and the temporary tres tle still stands, and a menace to the county bridge. The opinion was expressed today that If the wooden structure goes out that the mass of trees, logs and oth er stuff, together with the trestle timbers, will be piled so high against the steel bridge that high water may be thrown over the floor of the coun ty structure. PRESIDENT OF ALBANY COLLEGE VISITS CITY Dr. Crooks, president of Albany college, the Presbyterian school of Oregon, wa9 In Grants Pass Tuesday and today In the interest of that In stitution. James J. Hill has agreed to donate to the school the m mof $50,000, provided the college authorities rais ed $230,000 elsewhere. To secure the quarter of a million and the $50,- 000 promised by Mr. Hill, Dr. Crooks has made long tours In the state and to the Atlantic seaboard cities. He hopes to in time secure both prizes. In offering the $50,000 Mr. Hill stat ed that he "preferred to give money to the Christian college as they were not turning out dangerous socialists as Is ttu case with the non-sectarian colleges and universities." Just where Mr. Hill would draw the line between a "dangerous socialist" and one not dangerous Is not known. I IRTY STKANDED BY BROKEN AUTO AXLE J. E. Hnlr md G. H. Carner were stranded Thursday In Swede basin as a result of a broken auto axle. The Grants Pass men left the city last Thursday In Mr. earner's machine and the accident occurred about one-balf tulle from their des tination. Word was gotten to Fenner s rann telephone, and the mishap reported to Marley Stonacker, son-in-law of Mr. Carner, and Mr. Stonacker took material to Swede bnslu for repairs. Mrs. J. B. Hutchinson and little Grandson, Robert McLean, were the gurts of Grants Pass friend Monday forenoon inJ returned on the after noon train to their home at Wood-vtlle. WRECKING OF BIPLANE ENDS FOWLER'S FLIGHT ALTA, Cal., Sept. 12 Total wreck of the Wright biplane In which he hoped to win a $50,000 newspaper prize for .crossing the continent, to day brought Aviator Robert G. Fowl er's flight from San Francisco to New York to an inglorious end near this little mountain town. Fowler was flhlnjured. v After his successful flight from San Francisco to Auburn yesterday, Fowler was supremely confident to day when he started to tune up hi? machine at Auburn. He had some difficulty in starting from the rough ground on which he landed there, but finally got away at 9:34 a. m. All went well until he reached Colfax, which town he passed at 9:55 a. m. At that time he was 1,000 feet in the air and was making about 55 miles an hour. As Fowler neared Alta stn tlon he began to have troubte and, feeling that his rudder was going wrong, he started to volplane toward the earth. Just as he neared the ground the rudder went entirely wrong and the machine crashed down on a hillside a short distance from the Southern Pacific station, piling Itself up in a mass of splintered wood, twisted iron and rent canvas. Fow ler leaped from the Baddlf) of the flyer Just as It struck the earth and, except for a few minor bruises, was uninjured. He was much disappoint ed at the unlucky termination of his flight, but rejoiced to learn that his engine was only slightly damaged. The aviator refused to state posi tively when he would make an effort to continue his flight, but declared himself undaunted by his mishap and declared that, despite the handicap he had suffered, he would still be the first to cross the continent through the air. SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE BETTER ;R0LL INCREASES From Monday's Dally. Grammar Bchools and the high school of Grants Pass opened today, the high Bchool students flocking to the new and Imposing building. Vfbls afternoon Superintendent R R. Turner, on irfqulry by The Cour ier, reported a total attendance in the city on this first day as 790. Figures for the first day last year were 715; high school attendance today was 170; last year 132. Prof. Turner stated that within a brief time he can have many facts and figures at his command, which will be published by The Courier. Many persons visited the new high school building Sunday, and were pleased to view the beautiful exterior and Inter ior. The assembly room Is especially at tractive, with the domestic science rooms and equipment causing much Interest. The old high school building is now used for the eighth grade pupils and others, and will relieve the con gestion heretofore existing. Mr. O. It. Satchwcll Stricken Mrs. G. R. 8atchwell, who, with her husband and daughter, Mrs. Carl Hoots of Ashland, was spending a vm- catlon period in camp at one of the hop yards down the river, was taken seriously 111 with heart trouble Sun day and Dr. Loughridge was sum moned to bring her to her home in this city. Monday evening her condl tlon was not Improved and she is still very 111 at her home on D street. Miss Mary Grace Mundlnger of this city and Charles B. Nelhart of Coulee City, Wash., were united, In marriage Wednesday evening, Sep tember 13, 1911 at the home of the bride's brother, I. A. Mundlnger. The wedding was a very quiet one, only the relatives and a few friends being present to witness the ceremony which was performed by Rev. F. C. Lovett. Mls Mundlnger has resid ed here since last December and has made many friends in this city. The bridegroom is a druggist of Coulee City, Wash., where the young peo ple will reside. They left Thursday morning for a wedding trip to San Francisco and Los Angeles and will go to their home by way of Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Nel hart will be at home after October 1. CLUB DISCUSSES HOSPITAL MATTER MOVE OX FOOT TO PROVIDE CITY WITH ADEQUATE BUILDING DISTRICT FAIR OCTOBER 3 V. M. Iiichards of Merlin Submitted Letters Bearing Ou Reduc tion Plant. The regular monthly meeting of the Grants Pass Commercial club was held In the club rooms Monday night with a good attendance of members and a number of visitors present. The Commercial Club orchestra, which is always a feature of club meetings, was present and furnished high class music. The minutes of the previous meet ing and the secretary's monthly re port furnished interesting matter and showed that the club had been responsible for the location In our midst of a poultry farmer and a hot house and nursery business, aside from other Important matters. The secretary announced the arriv al of a supply of Bulletin No. 3, en titled "Fruit Raising Ii Grants Pass and Josephine County." These pamphlets are for free distribution. A telegraphic Invitation was sent to President Taft to speak to the Grants Pass people while passing through this city October 12, on his western tour. There were reports from a number of committees, among them being the special committee on band, which re- reported that the necessary amount had been subscribed and the first three months paid in advance. n tfntol rnmmlftpA rennrted that they had considered the matter of as sisting In the celebration of the open ing of the two new hotels. C. P. Wright of Salem, was pres ent and was given an opportunity to explain a plan of food conservation which Is of Importance. The district fair to be held at Med ford October 3-6 was brought up and discussed at some length and an effort will be made to secure a cred itable exhibit from this section. The committee appointed to look up the hospital situation submitted a resolution which was accepted and brought forth some discussion which will be productive of results. The present hospital Is Inadequate to the needs of the city and a plan Is un der consideration which, when car ried out, will provide Grants Pass with a modern hospital building. W. M. Richards of Merlin, was present and brought up the subject of ore reduction works and submit ted correspondence from Frank E. Steffy of Great Falls, Mont., who has under consideration the establishing of such a plant somewhere on the line of the Southern Pacific, either at Eugene In order to secure the Bo hemia ore, or In southern Oregon, where he will be able to secure the ore from this section. He desires a guarantee of 500 tons of ore per day. The opinion was expressed that It would be Impossible to secure that amount of ore dally, and the matter was left without final action. The excursion of the Portland bus iness men to this section was brought up and the club trustees will appoint a committee on arrangements. At the close of the meeting Ice cream and wafers were served. m-atli of Anson IM'uy Anson DePuy. aged 16 years, died at the home of hi parents, Dr. and Mr. DePuy, at Riverside, Cal., on Wednesday, September C, of Brlght's (lipase, after a lingering Illness. Miss Mary Coe, a sister of Mrs. DePuy, was notified of the lad's serious con dition and left Immediately for Rlv Urslde, but did not arrive until after I the lad's death. Miss Coe will re- ' main with her sister for some time BURSTING GUN INJURES THREE PINES CHILDREN As the result of a peculiar acci dent at Three Plnea Saturday morn ing, four children of F. C. Farwell, president of the Farwell Construction company, were painfully Injured, and one child, a boy, may lose a hand. ' The accident was caused by the bursting of the barrel of a shotgun In the hands of one of the children. One child held a rifle in his hand, anoth er one the shotgun. The boy holding the rifle shoved the muzzle Into the muzzle of the shotgun. The shotguu was discharged and th) barrel burst, scattering shot and metal from the shattered barrel among the children. Two boys and two girls were hurt Other children standing near were not Injured. Dr. W. H. Flanagan and Dr. J. C. Smith were Bumnjoned from Grants Puss and dressed the wounds of the Utile victims. The faces and heads of the children escaped Injury, except In the case of one boy, where a sin gle shot passed through one ear. 1 he ages of the children range from 5. to 12 years. MEDFORD AND ASHLAND SEEKING COLONISTS The Medford Tribune has the fol lowing: s "Medford and Ashland will proba bly get together on the matter of maintaining an agency in Portland during the colonist season to divert a just number of the arriving east-" erners to the Rogue River valley. Medford and Ashland boosters dis cussed the matter at some length Fri day evening and as a result the two towns will probably get together. "Last spring the Rogue River val ley was slighted during the colonist season. Many who have come here were stopped In Portland by the agents of other localities. For this reason It is deemed wise to have an agent In Portland during the colonist season to see that Rogue valley gets a square deal. "As the expense of maintaining an agent at Portland will be heavy on any one locality it is planned to have the two towns work together. The agent will be Instructed to send the colonists to Rogue valley and not to any particular section of it. "According to railroad forecasts the coming colonist Influx will be the heaviest in history. Thousands of easterners are turning their attention to this section of the west and will soon be on their way." Prefers Oregon to Mexico J. R. Hardy, of Durango, Mexico, recently from Los Angeles, spent Wednesday looking over the country around Grants Pass with James Wat son Realty Co. Mr. Hardy Is a well educated Englishman and a famous golf player and owns a very beauti ful residence In Durango, Mexico. But the recent revolution, which has kept him dodging bullets the last few months, has caused him to come to Oregon to look for a home In the land of peace and plenty. SUPPOSED DEAD MAN RETURNS TO GRANTS FA88 A supposed murdered man walked Into a Grants Pass home Sunday and surprised his sister-in-law, while her husband, the dead man's brother, was seeking the body In the wilds of the Klamath country. This surprise Sunday happened when A. J. Thompson walked Into the home of Edgar L. Thompson. The brother, who was supposed to have been murdered In the Kla math region, was harvesting ber ries In the hills near Khmath Falls, and on August 13 a re port was circulated that he hud been killed by some unknown person. Edgar Thompson left Grants Pass for Klamath Falls to search for tbo body, and has not yet returned. Sunday wbf ti A. L. Thompson returned to Grants Pass he had not heard that he was supposed to be dead. SURVEYORS AT WORK v 2N MERLIN DISTRICT Iu Grants Pass to lose the South ern Pacific terminal It now profits from to the extent of $60,000 a year In the form of a payrollT There are men In this city who fear It will, and believe that the company will estab lish the terminal at Glendale, as was threatened by General Manager O' Brien In a conversation he had with Agent Isham of this city, and printed shortly afterward In The Courier It is stated on good authority that the company has taken an option on 16 acres of land at Glendale, pre sumably for yard purposes. Whether this was done and the fact given out with a purpose to bluff the city coun cil here, or whether the company Is acting In earnest no one presumed to know, though one resident of the city this morning stated that matters looked serious for Grants Pass, and that a quiet move was on foot by some of the leading spirits of the town to get action which it is hoped will cause the company to discontinue plans to move the terminal. The payroll In Grants Pass at pres ent amounts to about $5,000 a month or $60,000 a year, and the resident heretofore cited stated that "Grants Pass can not afford to Iobo this." He said further; "And If the company builds Into the Illinois valley from Merlin, as Is the threat now, then Grants Pass will lose heavily." The company is surveying a route from Merlin, the engineer and assist ants now being somewhere beyond Love station. In the meantime the city council waits a reply from Manager O'Brien to the acceptance by the city of the offer of O'Brien to give a way across the tracks for Fourth street. The council, however, still refuses to tothe Bchool the sum of $50,009, fretght depot on the site where Fifth street would cross. This refusal on the part of the city the company seems to consider a casus belli. What form this newest move by Interested residents will take, was not stated, but one in the confidence of the plans stated this morning that the matter' would materialize within two days. TRADK IGCUItSIONS TO SOUTH ERN OREGON PORTLAND, Sept. 12. Two im portant trade excursions have ' just been mapped out by Portland busi ness men to Interior points, which will bring the metropolis into closer touch with the state. The first is to Klamath Falls, where a special train will be run, and the other Is to Burns. Each junket will be made up of prom inent ment, heads of firms in most cases, and will have for Its object the bringing about of closer relations through getting better acquainted with the outside territory. The spm lal train to Klamath Falls will leave Portland September 26, returning September 29. Stops will be made at the following cities: Al bany, Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, Klamath Falls, Eugene and Corvallls. It will be known as the Three-Day Or egon excursion. The excursionists have arranged to spend several hours at Grants Pass In order that the members of the par ty will have opportunity of visiting tho morchants with whom they are doing business. The trip to Burns will follow It, the excursionists leaving September 30, going as far as Redmond by rail, where they will take autos for Bend and on to Burns. At the latter place the meeting of the Central Oregon De velopment league will be held Octo ber 2 and 3. Tho return trip will be made by auto to Prairie City, thence, by rail to Baker and back to Portland. MIm Smith Goo to Ontral Point Miss Cora Smith of Grants Pass, who hal been engaged by the Cen tral Point school board to teach the sixth grado In their schools this year, Iihr been given a position as high school toucher with an advatico In sal ary, Miss Smith Is well known In Grants Pass, where she has lived sin ro early childhood. She has taught In the Josephine county schools for a number of years and always given the best of sattifactton. Last year she was principal of the Merltn scheols.