Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, May 10, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textc VOL. XXVIII. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COrXTV, OREGON. FIJI DA V, MAY 10, 101$. N O 4. Y1C1 WILL SOON BE FORMED HERE SUl-COMMITTEE OF BROTHER HOODS TO SO REPORT. FOR NON-EQUIPMENT PLAN'teloupes-and Clark Morey " srow . 1 10 acres, about equally divided be Schools May Join Willi Association in Employing Physical Director. The sub-committee of the various church brotherhood clubs of Grants Pass will, at a meeting of the main organization next Tuesday night, rec ommend the formation here of a branch of the national Y. M. C. A. j The sub-committee will recommend ; the formation of a Y. M. C. A. on what Is known as the non-equlpraeut plan, that Is minus a permanent building or permanent quarters, and without paraphernalia for gymna - slum and other like features. It Is expected that the report of the sub-committee will be adopted unanimously, and Immediate steps taken to make the organization a . fact. There Is a chance, however, that something even better than this will result, that Is that a physical direc tor be employed. This depends on the Grants Pass school board, which listened to a proposition last night to Jointly bear the expense of a physl- cal director, who will divide his time between the students of the public! Bchools and the Y. M. C. a. The sub-committee of the brother- ;that full carloads could be sent out, hoods is composed of Judge H. H. jwith a resultant full carload rate in ", Basler, Dr. E. C. Macy, Burns Gil- stead of small shipments and a high lette, R. K. Hackett, Arthur Conklln Irate. and C. H, Woodward, chairman. This I i committee met with the school board last night and made the proposition regarding a physical director. The . . board took the matter under advise-: i ment. ! Judge Basler speaking of the mat- j Fifty men and women Interested in nenee of a rich estate. V tor, paid: "We are hoping that the .Sunday school work banqueted at the ! T1e deal wa a(1e .v the Riggs ' school board will adopt our proposal Baptist church Wednesday night and ! T.uoas Land company, and Mr. Riggs that a physical director be employed after sumptuous fare supplied' by j stated Saturday that Mr. Nell in- Jointly by our association and the ladles of the church. Chairman Sam 'ended to construct a modern bunga schools. However, we shall recom-; Baker, president of tho Josephine I low on the property, facing the , mend to the organization of brother- County Sunday School association county road, which would be built hood clubs next Tuesday night that a Y. M. C. A. on tb non-equipment I Mrs. Findley was the only Jose-I dollars. In other ways tho placo will ,B"'u I"""1""-' l"" plan be formed here. And we be-jphine county delegate present at the j' adorned until It has reached a 'Me The seam is about 1 Inches lieve that a Y. M. C. A. for Grants 'state association at McMinnville and jllnt of comfort and beauty satisfac- wlde, between what seems to he de Pass will soon be established. !she gave an interesting report. Mrs. tory to the new owner. finetl wallfG yet th"t there may be "The non-equipment plan Is the'M. C. Batman and R. K. Ross gave! Mr. Nell married Miss Pansy (considerable mill rock In tho ledge method usually adopted for towns of this size," continued Judge Basler, : "and will no doubt be a success here, j General discussion and talks on itn as there is a strong sentiment in fa-jiortant phases of the work were in vor of a Y. M. C. A.. By this plan a idulged in before the banqueters left permanent building is not needed, the tables. but the work can be cared for well I without it. We will depend on pop-j BREAK INTO POWDER HOI'SK. ular subscriptions for finances, and ; there is no danger of 'falling down' I Some time Friday night the pow- on this score, as the association is : renllv .1 demand bv the young and! ' ,ii, mv - "A secretary will he employed, and around him all will center. We ex- nfict critifvinc success. The brotherhood clubs will be guests next Tuesday nlgnt of the Newman M E Men's club, where the non-equipment plan will be present - aA tn fhp full bodv " PITCHER OSBORNE STRIKES OUT 15 AT PENDLETON', t. A special from Pendleton to a ' Portland paper tells it this way: "The North Yakima Cubs were shut out this afternoon on Round-up diamond by Jese Garrett's Pendle- ton buckaroos, the sore being 7 ; to o. "The visitors secured but one hi 'while the home boys made 11 off Marks and Cranks. Osborne, former Fortlander. occupied the slab for J Feri llefon and had h? r,JS at l'i-J j mercy, striking out 1 i "Another feature of the same- wn ; the Navy hittin.; of Wilson, former - - 1v one of Ni'-l: AVilllams' atrhers. ' Out of four time "r. he got a three b;'u-r, two .! ' ! a:i 1 a .-';!-l"." TO GROW 18 ACRES OF MELONS ON 1W0 FARMS There may be more, but two farms near Grants Pass will grow melons extensively this season. Tin Sunset Country Club Orchard company, the syndicate of Kansas City men who recently purchased 431 acres of the Rogue River Orchard company's , tract, will plant eight acres of ran. tween watermelons and canteloupes. The Sunset company's tract is be ing managed by C. H. Washburn of i Kansas City, who Is a member of the syndicate. Mr. Washburn states that the most modern methods will be adopted In growing the melons on his compkny's land, and plans call for scientific work. He will ship to the northern markets, Including Seattle. Clark Morey will grow his 10 acres of melons on a tract of river bottom land three miles below the city, and he has adopted a method which will give him melons for an early market. Mr. Morey grew his vines In his hot house, and will transplant them next week. They will be irrigated. He will use a number of men In the work of transplanting and will take up each Plant with much of its native dirt set 1 around it. He does this by using a , trowel, lifting the plant out. and put- ting it into a new hole without dis turbing the roots. In other days many acres of mel ons were grown in this region, and the shipments were heavy. Careless methods, it is said, caused a decay of the Industry in that the vines became Infected with disease. No such i trouble is anticipated now, as mod ern knowledge and skill can defeat the fungi. Manager Washburn of the Sunset company, states that he would like to see many other acres grown, and eo-opf ration among the growers so ClUNTY S. S. CONVEN TION DISCUSSES WORK called on Mrs. M. C. Findlev. Interesting talks on the organized ! Bible class work. ,jer house of the Jewell Hardware ! . ...... i"' lu" ""a ulJh- into and a small quantity of dyna-!,,,,, tQ one of the loa(llng so . ,nite taken- The drayman who went!perts of the country and had It an-!'" " ..v.. a iUu ui - , powder -found that' the padlock had j beea broken and reported the mat-j ;ter- A number of the firm checked 1 UP tne boxea of l)0wd(;r as there i wfls the correct number of boxes in jthe house no notice was taken of ; I the lock breaking. But yesterday it ' Iwas discovered that one box was The ghort a few pounds of powder. thif evidently had use for only a small amount for a particular pur pose. About 13 years ao the same house wa broln into and a small amount of powder taken, and a few riiuht.s after a train i n the South. -rn I'.t ;f)c was dynamited. Mrs. W. A. V.'ch'ir airivH ''d res'day nUiif to spend a wtek r more wi'h her parents. Mr. aid Mr?, W. R. N!;p-r. Mr. and Mr-. .',l.-r are rrtii,iu fro'ti Klnm.i'.h FaPn to Coos Bar. Mr. WrhbT a"fom;i;.riied his brid. onin.:- en far a.- tlrsnt" Pi:t .!, hut !. . V.'el- il th- jocrrey t ) t:i p w ii : -." bv 'r- MILLIONAIRE SCOT ON APPLEGATE ITRCHASES FROM l H. HERMAN' AXD OTHFRS 280 ACRES. PRICE PAID IS $42,000 Will Ruild Handsome Bungalow Home and Established Highly Improved Estate. As an ideal place of residence Josephine county has been chosen by a wealthy young Scot, a member of the largest thread corporation on two continents. K. M. C. Nell, aged 23 years, whose home Is now on an estate near Glasgow, Scotland, has purchased from P. B. Herman, of Grants Pass; D. H. Feynn, of St. Paul, Minn., and J. A. Pearson, of Westbrook, Minn., joint owners, 280 acres of land out of what was known as the A. M. Jess ranch on the' Applegate river near the bridge on the Kerby road. The purchase price was $42,000, of which $25,000 was paid In cash, the remainder to be paid at an early date, as a native Scot, when he has the wealth, does not relish the Idea of deferred payments. Mr. Nelll will make his home, for the large part of each year, on the property, and will Improve It to the extent of con siderable money. Local Interest attaches to the per sonality of the new resident, as he Is a brother-in-law of the Metschan brothers of tho Hotel Josephine and it was due to the solicitation of the Metschan brothers that Mr. Nell 5 da'8- They sent the bullion In to came to look this region over. He Grants 1as9 t0(lay by County Corn wanted a home on this aide of the m'saloner C. L. Barlow, and the met Atlantic, so ho traveled over Can- fll 18 at tho FlrBt National bank. The ada, then over western America, giv- jlul'ky trl aro 81111 taliln out the rl('h !ng California a thorough inspection. J Quartz, and nay they believe they are Finally he came here, and the result (at least Kood for $10,000. is he has purchased a tract of land The flnJ was inacl 011 the surface which he will improve to the promt- iof tho ol(1 v,,'tor mlne about 300 feot on a plan to cost several thousand - ... Sweetser, a half sister of the Met - jschan brothers. The two met In (tne worn. 1 nis roature nns not neen 'Scotland while Miss Sweetser was on examined Into so far, as the three ia tour of Europe. The young man I lucky prospectors aro bending all cu lls Intensely practical. While pos-jergy in taking out the picture rock, .sessed of "large wealth, he drawing a mortaring, amalgamating, and reduc ( royalty on every spool of "O. N. T." ,lng It Into crude bullion. A Mason i thread sold in the world, yet he has . fruit jar of the stuff was brought In j prepared himself for a "lord of the , today by Mr. Barlow, who states that soil," being a graduate of an agrl- .the find has stimulated the camp, and ( llltllal college in Scotland Before 'closing the deal for tho land on the Annlezate. he took samnles of the aiyzeu, anu men Knew 10 me last , : technical point what he was buying, The ranch Is Irrigated by water if rom the Applegate river, and Is sown principally to alfalfa. It Is the intention of the purchaser to grow alfalfa, and breed fancy swine, he realizing that a stronK demand will ,soon t-et In over the northwest for a Wooded product suitable to be used In founding breeding farms. Mr. Neil will ko to Scotland. Htat-;iiear ed Dr. Metschan today, for three ed a big poultry house on the Corn months, when he will return andng system and will go into the with Mrs. Neil take up life on the j poultry buslm-ss on an extensive silvery Applegate. j scale, He already has r,00 chicks V. B. Herman. s;eak:ng Saturday, and this week will receive another of thf entry here of the young shipment of ."')') from Petal. una. and .-', oti hiUHii, Kiii he wa.s ni'ti li pleaced ' ho will further increase his llo' k. to v.e!- ii". v. n of such financial jThe greater part of the :U;- In In ;!! .li-.v a numlx-r of men of . 3rycar-oll apple and pca.-n trees. 1 ib 1 are needed In this region. ,i v. j !: 1 ': : miing of one su' h, ;mi tie a : i r.-i'-t Inn of others. ' The L'e'irr.'i (eerie beauty i .Toe;'!ilTi io"tity and Its fr!i!e foIIh 'wPl r.;i;-al to any man of wealth ;who will (nmo here and InveHtlate," i;it'd Mr. Herman. TO ERECT STEEL BRIDGE H OYER RIVER AT MURPHY Josephine county court Saturday dosed a deal for a steel bridge to go over the Applegate river at Murphy. 'Tue Courier of Thursday forecasted this action on the part of the court, but it was not expected at that time that the matter would so quickly come to be a fact. The court has not let a contract to a bridge building company to erect the structure, but has purchased the material and will have tho bridge erected under supervision of R. S. Dahlberg of Murphy. Tho material and the expense of construction will total $G,S0O. The material will cost a little more than half of this sum, the construction cost to take up the remainder. The material was purchased from the Portland agency of the Coast Bridge company, and the deal calls for the material laid down in Grants Pass, freight paid. The new bridge will occupy the piers which now support the old wooden structure. The present bridge has stood 21 years, and has served Its usefulness, as traffic over that route is heavy and a new bridge Is cheaper than to continue ropalrs on the antiquated structure, so believes the court. Work will begin Immediately the material arrives, which Is promised at an early day. GALICE MEN FIND RICH FREE GOLD LEDGE Failing to get Jobs, three miners at Gallce, John Carlson, George Col vin and OBcar Shattuck, went to dig ging on their own nccount and un covered a lead of freo gold quartz whlch &aa netted them about $900 in from the cabin on tho property, and has been walked over by hundreds of men during tho years that mining haB been underway In that region. The property is owned by John and Ed ward Norberg of Gallce. The discoverers have uncovered a seam of heavily oxidized quartz, and ' 1. 1.. I .... ; i w"" ''''" many other men aro getting active. The Victor mine produced consld- erable gold while working whllo working, the am0unt taken out being estimate by familiar with the various prop- -'iw i. '".. m brothers were former owners. TWO UO-ACKE TRACTS KOM THE FAST WEEK- J. F. KIrker has completed a deal whereby he purchases a 20-acre tract from E. L. Churchill adjoining the Paul KIrker tract on Jones creek, the city. Mr. KIrker has erec t George belbeck of I'.ow.ien. .. d., j Is a recent purchaser of a 2l-n-r. tract of land fi'.m th A. J. Hood , tia'-t, Kevcral rn!!e:j .low n !). river road. Two acri aro net lo V1 uu' : pear and apple ti' .-s. The N u:h n;i- l;ot;ni will make Aa home on t.l;i pur- i Iimhv PLAN GALA WEEK FOR HIGH SCHOOL MANY MY FLY EVENTS MAY 10 TO 17. FROM. COMMENCEMENT ON MAY 17 Class Play, "The College Widow," at Opera House This Even- All Is aflutter In high school circles of the city, as from May 10 to and Including May 17, the hours of the class of 1912 and other pupils and Instructors will bo busy ones. Handsome printed programs, tassol lated with tho class colors, red and black, are being mallod, Inviting the receiver to the commencement exer cises and other Interesting events. Tho events are as follows: Friday, May 10 Clasi lay, "The Collego Widow," Grants PasB opera houso, 8:15 p. m. Sunday, May 12 Commencement sermon by Rev. Robert McLean; union service at Bethany Presbyter Ian church at 8 p. m. Tuesday, May 14 Class day exer cises High School campus and audi torium at 7:30 p. m. Friday, May 17 Commencement exercises; address. by lion. U. F. Mulkey, at opora house 8:15 p. m. Class Play. Tho class play, "Tho College Widow," will be at opera house, Friday May 10, at 8:15 p. m. Tho cast Is as follows: Billy Bolton, a half-back Glenn Pattlllo Peter Wltherspoon, A. M., P. H. D., Pres. of Atwater College.. Arthur Newell iriram Bolton, Pres. K. & II. rail road Ransom Orme '14 Matty McGowan, Trainer. . Erie Boat Hon. Liam I licks, SquantunivIIlo Robert Harris '13 "Bub" IIIckB, a Freshman. Rex Tuffs Jack I.arabee, a Football Coach... Nlel Allen Copernicus Talbot, a Post Gradu ate Tutor Matthew Itlddle '13 Silent Murphy, Center Rush.... Sloano Thomas Stub Talmago, a Busy Undergrad uate Fay Riser Tom Pearson, Right Tackle Theodore Cramer Daniel Tlhlets, Town Marshal Clarence Purnrnlll Olllo Mitchell, Student Edward Thomas '13 Dick McAllister, Student . lack jiarvey '14 Jlmsey Hooper, Student Dana Anient '14 Jane Wltherspoon, Tho College Widow Anna Sweeney Bessie Tanner, uu Athletic Girl.. Annls Love Flora Wiggins, a Prominent Wait ress Beatrlco Webb Mrs. Prlmsey DaUolle, a Profes sional Chaperone. . . . Ruth Smith Grace Alnsley Fleda Smith Bertha Tyson Evelyn Conklln Luella ChubtiH Ethel Woodcock Josephine Barclay Mario Fallln Cora Jenks Lou'so Harvey Ruth Aiken Geraldlne Lewis Hill Members of the Foot Ball Team. Tyrrell Carner Sam Htlriebaugh '15, Verrio Demareo '15, Wesley Harryiuan '15. John Blxhy '14, Vic tor Newell '13, Robert Harryriian '14, Earl Hintlh '15, Wesley Woodcock '14, Guysliert Harvey '15, Ardell Bailey '15. Sj iiojisIh. The scene of the play Is laid at At water College, an Inland Institution of learning, lying eio-t. of Minnesota, and somewhere west of New York. Mu:c liv Gran's Pass Commercial Club on nostra, r . H, Ai-pl.-hoff, dl- j rector. hi-.t liny. j (i.VB I'tay ererefje;;, 1 1 t'l S'hool ! campuH and iiniit'iilum, Wednesday,' May 15, at 7:30 p. in. The program follows: ! Planting Ivy Class of 1 ! I 2 FRUITDALE TO GET v RURAL FREE DELIVERY A telegram from Washington to E, E. Blanchard at Fmltdalo auuounces that the long-sought rural mall route from Grants Pass through that dis trict has been approved by the nott- oftlce department, and that the rout will be established at an early day. Mr. Blanchard has been a tlrelesg worker In efforts to secure the route, and today feols much elated at the Buccess of the measure. Postmaster O. W. Donnell also haj been zealous In the cause, and much credit Id also due him. Mr. Donnell states that the route will be as fol- (jwa: Leaves Grants Pass at 8 a. m. dally except Sunday; arrives la GranU Pass 3 p. m. The route Is out souta Sixth Btreet, across the county steel bridge, turns south at the Hamilton place, through Fruitdalo district to Murphy; from Murphy goes north west along the Applogate river to New Hopo district and Jerome Pra irie; -on near the mouth of Applegate river and the Leonard orchards: thence along the Rogue river road to the main- Crescent City road and Into Grants Tass. - This will be known as route No. 4. The other routes are No. 1 Into the Jump Oft Joe country, number two, down the north Bide of Rogue river, back on the south Bide; number three goes up tho north Bide of Rogue river to the town of RoguerlTer, crosses the stream and back to GrantB Pass. Hoys Must Keep Off Trainmen have beeu somewhat an noyed In time past by boyB catching onto passenger trains at the depot and riding to tho wnter tank. Po liceman Cnpp Is on hnnd at tho sta tion to prevent the "kids' from rid ing. haruentim: awmft. SYDNEY, N. S. W., May . The American barkentlno Everett Brltt from Puget Sound ports to Australia with lumber cargo, was found drlft-lng-off the Australian coast dismant led and almost a wreck, Ivy ode Anna Sweeney Music, selection , . High School Orchestra Class history Annls Love Song, "Voices of the Woods".... Octet Class poem Esther LaBiie '13 Piano solo, Hungarian rhapsody No. 2, Liszt Bornlre Quintan Class will Ruth Smith Music, selection High School Orchestra Valedictory Mario Fallln Prophocy Beatrlco Webb Class Song. Commencement, Opera houso, Friday, May 17, at S:15 p. m. Sextet Selected F. II. Applelioff, W. II. Newell, Joseph Wharton, Glenn Pattlllo, E. It. Hulblrt, S. F. Cheshire. Address Hon. B. F. Mulkey Vocal Solo - -"The ' Raft". . . . Plnsutl J. S. MacMurray. Miss Winnlfred Flanagan at piano Presentation of diplomas. . II, L. Gllkey, Chairman Hoard Education Class Song. Class Roll. Tho class roll is as follows: Nlel R. Allen, Audrx-y Evelyn Best, Erlo Clifton Best, Maud Blanche Bradford, Ruth Mao Cheo tham, Evelyn Conklln, Theodore H. Putnam Cramer, Marie Fallln, Cora Theresa Fetznor, Bessie- marlo Han seth, IxhiIsu Harvey, Geraldlno Lewis Hill, Fay Wallace Klser, Ethel May Letcher, Aunls Belle Love, Wllma Jane McFaiiand, Voro Morllla Mur ray, Arthur K. Newell, Louis Glenn Pattlllo, Clarence Cecil Purnrnlll, Mary Iternho Qulnlan, Flora Marie Schmidt, Ruth Vivian Smith, Mar garet Allletla Smith, Anna Grace Sweeney, Ren wick Sloanu Thomas, Itex Linden Tuffs, Beatrlco Alberta Webb, Ethel Jane Woodcock. President-- Arthur Newell. Vic- President---Annls Love. He reiary and Treasurer- - Voro M.in ay. Colors Ct'lriiKon arid Black. Flower Ue( Koio. Motto "Immer Voran."