FRIDAY, JAXl'ARY 19, 1012.
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WEEKLY ROGrE RJYEB COHUEB
Weekly Rogue River Courier
A. X. VOORHMM, Pmb. u4 Prof.
C. O. OOLTAJfT, B4itor.
Dally Dllrrd by carrier or by
Mil Pr jur, f5; tlx monUi,
l; mi monthi 10 cnU; itDfU
eoplM, 6 mdu.
FIUDAY, JANUARY 10, 1012.
OUR BOUNDEN DUTY.
Wt learn from what should b an
authoritative source that In all prob
ability the Grant Past and Rogue
River railroad will be pushed to
completion thla aoaion. All that la
needed on the part of our citizens la
a little patience and some good
work; we will then experience the
pleaaure of aeelog Granti I'asa go
forward with greater strides than In
any time of the past. The fact that
one company bad financial trouble
should net dishearten anyone. Moat
railroad enterprises hart these set
backs and we need not go far to Il
lustrate what has happened In the
past
Everybody who was here three or
four years ago must remember the
experience Medford bad with the Pa
cini; A Eastern. That was a ter
rible affair as compared with our
little flurry. The whole town and sur.
rounding country was seemingly de-
the OPPORTUNITY FOR HOME SEEK-
EES.
try to convince ourselves tad
world that we are still alive. We
m . a . ft. l a. A
ooni neea a doom out we ho .m., ,t a pieMUre to announce that
courage and confidence In the Rofn'thert u coniUnt Inquiry from the
River valley and especially In Grants , ro,dd,e WMt re8irdlng opportunities
Pass. Leu than this will prove. lojfor hometMkert ,n thIl part of thJ
a financUl way. U be worse than wl-jBogut RlTer Tmlley and they are al-i
dde. There Is plenty of money to dy trr,Tlng ,nd not a few nl
do all needed things If we will only ; Jocited w,tb,n tbe pMt thlrty dy,
have courage to embrace the oppor-j newconier( ,re cbarmed with I
tunltles as they are presented to oa. I tbe cmtt and conjtloni of this;
N section. It Is certalaly In contrast
'with the arctic weather which bai
been experienced of late In all parts
o! the middle west. Josephine coun
ty should draw large numbers of
I MMMBJSBVal
DISCUSSINQ COMMISSION
OF GOVERNMENT.
FORM
Tbe following communication la
op a timely subject in which a very j ftrmtri fron) the frostbound atatei
large share of tbe people of Grants ' where conditions during the past few
Fas are Interested. It sheds light 'weeks have been well nigh beyond
on the commission form of govern
ment which must be taken up and
discussed by tbe many in time to be
thoroughly understood before tbe
next regular city election takes place.
This communication covers the sub
ject not only in a practical
thoughtful way:
Editor of Courier:
Here are some thoughts which 1 de
sire to express through the columns
of your paper. The commission
form of government for this city
would centralize the control Into a
few hands and would eliminate party
lines; putting all officers on a salar-
endurance.
NOT MORE BUT BETTER FARMERS.
led basis. That might not be for tbe
pendent upon the aucceui of the great j b8tter j gome wayB( Dut uuon tne
bole we have tbe recall and tbe
enterprise and all of a sudden It
turned turtle and there was a crash.
The boom had "busted" and Med
ford went dead for a time. People
picked up and got out of town be
tween two days and everything
stood stock still; in fact only the
fellows with Iron nerve were enabled
to withstand the shock. That was
hard and yet Medford got over It and
la a better town today for having had
the experience. That railroad bas
been built and tbe fellows who start
ed that enterprise have Inaugurated
even greater things and they have
nerve and ability to carry them out.
There Is only one trouble with the
Qranta Pass fellows and that Is tbey
get panic stricken too easily. We
only need faith, hope and courage
with plenty of bard work, and we
will not only build here a real city
but will develop productive farms
and producing mines. All this can
be done If we will make a long pull,
a strong pull and a pull all together.
It someone Is secured to complete
the railroad up Williams creek,
through the great forests and on to
tbe marble caves, Grants Pass will
become a lumber center of the high
eat importance, and a place where
tourists from all the great cities of
the country will stop to outfit In or
der to spend the season In our
Marble IIbIIb. Grants Pass has made
wonderful strides in the past twelve
months and thla Is admitted not only
by our own people, but also by vis
itors. Attorney General Crawford
said only two days ago (but it linn
not been his pleasure to visit this
city for a year until this occasion and
that be was surprised, not only at
the growth of the town, but its gen
eral appearance of prosperity. He
poke of the new hotels, the great j and not
commercial blocks and the handsome i tixes.
people behind It should any emer
cency demand. By and through this
recall, tbe ambitious official would
be curbed. Official duties should al
ways be under the close scrutiny and
final control of the community to
whom tbey hare to answer. To make
ttis form of government more ac
ceptable than any other, we must
rely entirely on tbe charter back of
it. The Initiative, referendum and
recall should be the main factor and
the state laws should be so amend
ed to give each municipality its own
governing power to levy and apply
Its own taxes for municipal purchase
and municipal construction. Many
cities are today handlrapped by state
legislation that prohibits local ad
vancement In the form of city im
provement. Our present mnyor and new coun
cil will prdbably make an appreci
able change in our city government.
It Is well; the times demand It. All
over the world the leaven Is lift
ing, all eyes are on our officials high
and low and, with the recall in the
hands of the electors, much can be
expected. Many cities have an of
ficer empowered by the council to
closely watch for the health of the
city, at range for the unemployed so
that they can work, look after all
weights and measures, see that peo
ple can purchase uud sell to advant
age, la other words. Institute mar
ket places, and handy conveniences
for trading and visiting people. The
municipality should by all means,
Immediately or us soon as possible,
!'! Hi'1 necessary home indus
tries that the community uses and
the surplus earnings would give the
city some funds to construct others
be everlastingly raising
One of the able men of tbe coun
try is James J. Hill and he may be
but Dut dWQ as one of tbe deep think
ers In the world of gigantic enter
prises as well as a strong advocate
of general development. Of late he
has taken up the "back to the farm"
movement. In discussing this sub
ject, be says:
"The only thing that would drive
people back to the land Is empty
stomachs. When times are bad there
li always a certain number of people
who go to the country because tbey
feel they can have a roof over their
heads there and enough to eat.
Otherwise, they are bred and wed
to city life and would feel as home
sick and out of place In tbe country
as a born farmer would be In a
crowded tenement district. Some
people are better off In the city In
ordinary times. Let them stay.
There Is competition enough already
In the country. The need Is not for
more farmers, but for better ones."
stores generally. This should en
courage our citizens to go forward
and accomplish even greater things
Tho work to do first is to meet
tbe men who will come here to In
vestigate conditions and necessity for
tho construction of this Important
line and show them our faith In
Grants Pass and tho country through
which it Is proposed to build the
road. We can afford to speak words
of encouragement to capital for if
this railway Is built, It will add to
Ornnts Puss a larje territory from ; or the iconic
NOTICE.
A MONEY MAKER
I
Gold, sliver, copper, zinc, lead,
coal, oil, gas and water positively
located. I will locate any or all of
the above, tell you which of the
minerals you have, whether one or
more and what kind, whether much ,
or little, and If heavy, can tell for
1 li mile distance, and go directly
to the heavy deposit and place you
over the center, can tell you which
way It runs. I manufacture all of
my own Instruments, will positively
sell none, so don't ask it, aa I
only do locating. And those desiring
too know what they have, whether
much or little, will address me at
1191 E 19th St., Portland, Oregon.
M. D. Green.
LA GRANDE BOOMERS
(Continued from Page 1.1
Dr. N. Molltoe Physician and
Surgeon.
Walter M. Pierce Proprietor Hot
Lake Sanatorium.
E. Polack Proprietor City Gro
cery and Bakery.
P. S. Robinson Weuaha Lumber
Co., president La Grande Commercial
Club.
Jas. A. Russell"-President Grande
Ronde Meat Co.
B. M. Sherwood-- Proprietor Ists
Theater.
Mac Wood - -President The Golden
Rule Co.
J. M. Rice --Pioneer Flour Mill.
Samuel Brooks Farmer and
unlimited; laundries, bakeries, Stoekralser.
slaughter houses and other under-j Frederick IHitll Baker.
takings could soon be put on a pro-J La Grande is located on the line
fltable basis and wou'd lessen the f the Oregon-Washington Railroad
band drudgery and be kept in a san-';Uul Navi;a,ll1l company, and is in
the midst of a rich section of the
Cultivate Your Alfalfa
With a John Deere
ALFALFA RENOVATOR
This machine is one of the latest devices for successful farming.
The DEERE ALFALFA RENOVATOR acts like magic on old. fields.
It splits the plant roots, causing it to stool out and multiply. By
chopping up the soil around the base of the plant it gives it oxygen
and air which are absolutely necessary to a healthy growth. It kills
the noxious weeds and grasses. Don't plow up your old meadows,
cultivate them with the RENOVA TOR and simply sow new seed.
One farmer who is now using the ALFALFA RENOVATOR,
tells us that it increased the hay yield of his alfalfa field 40 per cent.
Any farmer who has 20 acres or more, can make this machine pay for
itself the first season. Come in and let us explain this new money
maker.
8
PRICE $65
PASS HARDWARE CO.
PLOWING FIFTY FURROWS AT ONCE,
COMPLETING ONE ACRE IN 5 MINUTES
That a full acre of ground can be new, although its quick popularity is
turned in less than five minutes with ! attested by the fact that hundreds of
one outfit seems an impossibility, but I them are already in use ln Canada,
A .. . . . , tho Dakotas and other western states,
to those who have seen it done it ap-' . . , . .
(The test of the 50 furrow plow on
pears easy. It is a fact that not long the Purdue form dernonStrated the
ago the world's record for plowing practicability of this wonderful mod
an acre was broken on the great farm j em invention and this was also fur-
l'be opportunities are varied and
r- Si
itary condition, employing more peo
ple and ghlim every one an interest
i i- Miarcu aiiue. 1 nese are
state.
Kacb. of the visitors enjoyed his
stay here. Auto rides an,) siht
iioriaii hi earns, i hey mklH have K sonerally occupied the nwr
been a few years am, but now the and a luncheon at the Josephine, ten
people are deinandinc them. Polltl- (!,ri'd by business men of the city,
eul a.tlon must uniform to the will m,Jl'J enjoyment to the stay here.
which to draw additional trade now
Our wi iu i s hau- ! . !
dninuiittn; i:no our eais tli.it "W..t.
going to other points. More than 'ward tbe vu,-m ,-f Kmpire tale; ;s
SCO new families will occupy farms ! v ;,v." s. itvi ,!, it O0U as It is
I k ..11 . 1. - .1 I
iii me imur.is wiruus;ii wnun (ne line nesiwa'd ', i (nr ,.t ,i
l!l run. Kemember that the read t.il.rs I: w:iv
rnln !f Furdue L'Dlver8itv. Lafayette, lnd.,,tner proven in a more recent exhibi
when an acre was turned evenly and ! tion in South Bend, where a r.s im
perfectly In the astonishing time of torn gang plow, pulled by three great
only minutes and 13 seconds. This ; 45 horse-power gasoline tractors was
was done by a so base Oliver engine j show n to an admiring crowd of ' men
tang plow. Three 30 horsepower . and women. Moving pictures of the
uayo.s Mii-pneo. tne motive power. ; plow In operation were made fo
imsngine gang plow is something t.lbltion purposes.
W!
Is needed and that the country nd.'u- ,i r.
cent lll offer sreat itidm cir.t nts t. In
new settlers. There has Tr mi-uc ' . nJ
menti s been a .spirit of npatl.v and , ,..;
liulifT. ieme on the patt of oie ;i . v :
O.e future Why not wnVp vy ev
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loasts w,-re proposed and toasts re
sponded to and cood fellowship lent
7C:-i t0 ; happy occasion.
la the party is il.-orce II I'unvv.
a realty man of la Crande. but who vlilaj.e hc Knovv year,
eT.ce uv,i in i;:e ,'ity ot lirants ras,
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. this afternoon and tomorrow n-ni
The weather clerk behaved beau- come bark to MP,1fnr,t t .,i
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glorious sunshine flood ins: the'stnrp
,, vu""u ui iriau ueaiers oi
vai.ey for miles about, and everyone Oregon.
of the frost-bitten visitors seemed to' When the party assembled at the
"l,"u " is uie nepot tney again sang "Orecon
i.ssr sur.sntr.o. said sevt ra! of the Oregon
visiiois. tint we have se, n or en- them and Invitations to C.
joyed si-..e '.eavirg cir homes." to
Th
CASE AGAINST BILLIARD
HALL OWNERS DISMISSED
(From Tuesday's Dally.)
E. R. Lawrence, part owner of the
Waldorf Billiard parlor and George
Hull, one of the proprietors of the
Owl Billiard parlor, who were ar
rested yesterday, charged with "suf
fering and permitting a minor to loit
er about and remain ln a billiard
hall" will appear In the city court to.
morrow morning to answer trial. The
case will be tried before Police Mag
istrate J. N. Johnston. City Attorney
Colvig will represent the municipal
ity and Attorney C. H. Clements will
represent Messrs. Lawrence and Hull.
party
:d t Ash'.ur.d
From Thursday's Dally.
The trial of George Hull, who, with
E. R. Lawrence, was under arrest
for permitting minors in their billiard
halls, was concluded, this morning and
Hull dismissed when the jury brought
in an Instructed verdict of acquit
tal on motion of City Attorney Col
vig. The case against Lawrence was
also dismissed on motion of the city
attorney.
The instructed verdict was given
on the grounds that at the time of
the alleged offense the parties were
not licensees of the city, Inasmuch
as their licenses had expired on No
vember 30, 1911, and the ordinance
Is operative only against billiard
halls licensed by the city. Examin
ation of the city's books showed that
the licenses had not been renewed.
Attorney Colvig stated that he
would file complaint against Law
rence and Hull for operating billiard
parlors without a license.
Both parties renewed their license
for the quarter beginning December
1 and ending February 29. Mr. Law
rence stated that heretofore It had
been customary for the auditor to
take a license and receipt for fees
paid to their place of business and
collect the amount each quarter, and
My it wa expected that tho enmo rnnrse
lolly goodbye was given would be carried ott and that neith-
rar.ts rass.fj- or.o of the proprietors had an."
r.-inierous ; Intention of attempting to evad..
; payment of the license fee.
vi--;t I. a Grande were
d heart v.