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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1912)
WEEKLY EDITION VOL. X. in CITY COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE CAMI'AKiN TAI.lv mi n:i Will, in; FINANCIAL REPORT ASKED Councilman Introduced Resolution, Aftermath of v. tion. The demise of tin- oihYial legisla ture of the city ,;,nts ,,ilss draws iiwr. lint jk,. ,1,,, uj,,,,. tion of physical Imdio.. its last unl,s are attends )y convulsions aI1, spasms that are sad mdeed to be hold, and' gathered about ,ilt; m.p loved form compassionate ;ln,l lone suffering friends weep fears of grief grief not that there must come an end to all things earthly, but that the end must be attended by agony so wracking, so destrui tive to official dignity ;,nd to public peace of mind. Only six members were present at last night's council meetinu', Kver ton and llerzinger being absent. Little litt.siness ai'ipeared on the table, and the decks were soon clear- ed for action. A number of petitions for new street lights were read and referred, and on the report of the committee, a light was ordered in stalled at the corner of 1, and Oak streets. Josephine Street Improt onient. The only other public business ap pearing was the allowance of the us ual grist of bills, and the passage of an ordinance providing for the im provement of Josephine street from the east line of Sth street to the west line of 9th street. The street Is to be graded, and cement walks and curbs laid. The estimated cost is $1.991.0.".. which amount is to be assessed to the abutting property owners. I.Tcction Aftermath. Echoes of the recent unpleasant ness through which the city has passed resounded within the hall when Councilman Strieker, defeated! lor re-election 111 the Hrst want, 'flashed a trio of resolutions on the council. The first of these recited that "whereas the city auditor and police judge had caused to be issued or was instrumental in issuing a sup-1 posedly true statement of the! finances of the city of ('.rants Pass; for political purposes, and that thei finance committee believed that the statement was misleading as it 'is not possible for the city to reduce Ps actual indebtedness to the extent of j $20,000 on an income of a little! more than $:l'U'" when it actual : running expenses are more than r,00 per month.' " The resolution asked that the audi-or be instituted; to prepare a statement for publica-. tion In the newspapers t" in Imlo certain specified details of the ii'y; finances, said report to be handed to the finance committee for its approv al. The resolution was adop'H. Councilmen Clark. Phillip?. Strieker. , Wolfersberger and Datii- is voting fr . it and Councilman Caldwell asainst it. A second resolution introdu. e I ' 7 Mr. Strieker provided that u'.l neP elected members of the r.mTt. U w.n , present a certificate from th '"'i:'?' clerk showing that he was the ov,r-r of real estate within the c.n r time of his election, this charter provision The na !.e:r, that the provision of t!v ( i-.a-er unconstitutional, and i'"' was referred to the city The third resolution u Investigation of reir's '!' circulation durii. t1' bearin? upon raids 0: !i joints, these rep'Tfs bav.: certain of the s'ispe' 1 notified from offl' lal "ir raids were to 1 "tue T!::i tion was or l-'f-'d bi Coun-Hmen ''lark. rbi!li;' and VolferV-iier. . - .t -I e" Drrrrrnr n , ""UsVcVaTldoI ,dowu by juj,e Sl0iLen Jewd!i ",'"rv M- ''f'rly ia l!u, 1VJ!lll.irIv ,!,''''l J t.f tiu- pea. oof Waldo .:' :i.. t. 1 the conteM (.,., I ilV w A. Germon 01 - I , uul serve (u 0(le.t cim At the I'i'l' i! I ii- v.,, , . " ""n,..er e,iM uon ' : - .., .. .... '''' !V,'J ten votes tor the i t'et't.li!! Vote u.,r., I also cnt for V. i:rn,.i.,.t 1... office, but these th board decided "' "i ue counted for him as hU .name appo; ''' Ut as a I of county Med elsewhere andidate for assessor n on the tile oftio socialist ! 1 1 . k t . I J'l.L'e Jewell holds tle that I I'oard w as 1- i ) 1 1 in ...,f , to count he law the,. tnt'..t ...... . ..... 1 . 1 ' 1 c j 1 ; o , . 1 1 . ,1 s"s:ain:m: the boarl. nl votes ti for (;..vi(nd I'le.'- !'"r any ouier o'.nre than that of for which he was defeated Ceniu ad has -iveu notl e of ap peal from the decision of the count . jude, and will thresh the question out in the circuit court. '.(MISTS ( ()( i;i:ti: 101: 1:0 ad r.rii.Divu H. ,1. Doolittle. representing the W tern Association of Portland Ce ment Manufacturers with headquar ters in l'ortlaud. is spending a few day.-, in Crauts l'a.-s and vicinity in tue. interests of the various cement "'al',,'!' 011 1'ai'itic roast, ' l,MI' tt"rli-" said .Mr. Doolittle, j "is !,'0!l" educational liins. We are tlyins t0 'nil"'ess upon the people the Importance of using cement for permanent construction work. To assist In bringing this to the atten tion of the public we are giving ster eopticon lectures illustrating the great advantage of adopting con crete for various structures. "We are particularly interested in the good roads movement, and in this connection we place particular importance upon the base or founda tion, which, we claim, should be made of Portland cement concrete. The wearing surface laid depends upon local conditions. There are many instances where straight con crete roadways are giving excellent results. Concrete bridiies. because of their permanency, are rapidly re placing wooden and steel structures. "Concrete construction work on j)p f j m is becoming very popular. Today the farmer is building barns, j mangers, silos, root houses, fence j posts, w atering troughs and various I -t nictures of concrete and it is our 1 urpose to render such assistance as will Insure successful results. The selection of proper sand and gravel of crushed rock is a very important matter, and likewise careful atten tion should be civen to the proper curing of 'he conne'e. Accompanied by City Knciueer Hobson I inspected the pavement te cently laid under his supervision, and I believe that su h a wearing surfaie laid on a urn ret- nase wnii iv- :li; city a c 1 pavemeii' at a reasonable ot The money invest-; ed in the b.H- would be a permanent investment and the top could be re- j newed when th oc.t-ion demanded.; have visi'ed your loal pipe and tile plant, and know that the pro dint they are manufacturing is iu everv wav worthy of Uvorjb ' ou sidera'ion. Iu this otinectioti we a: reminded of th.- r.r-- tr.r it is u.j 1, in Or-jo:.." In l'' , ...ru t'lore !l1VC lfftl Wotllerf'l few : ad- s -,! 1 J i ... I. ...... a:: t: .1:er.'s It: Ti" itiai.'.ii 1 o ...... ;,:odu m Tod ty 1 ite refe 1- (,'. w ' I ; i ; . I I . 1 ,1 . t ' t . . i - ' ,.mzm and alr-ili Con first use.' f r see: - i:; 'h w as :oi ' tpe I .o.li . K . -ev. er i- s? M .xit:: . i r 7 :i I tV r: it. ' "' ivi'v :.e- '. . i - A .1 , 1 ; V- l'o -.V-d: ; t t ,.;e ,:..! A " j.j jrtn'!i!) 1 ' F i'-t GRANTS PASS JOSI I HIXK XTV. " " ' re-election of mayor smith INDORSEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION Vote of Women Is Especially Large, and all Members of the Council Meet t Defeat at Polls Tlle administration of Robert fi. lSlllith 'llior of Crauts lVss was 'given emphatic endorsement by the voters Tuesday when he was re turned to of the for another year with a uue that lucked but seen of 1 .equalling the combined vote of the l'wo other tandidates. 1 This was the llr.-t election in which the women were permitted to partii ipate, and that doubter who I has been lighting woman suffrage on jil.e plea that the ladies did not want jto vote has seen his argument an in thin air. For the ladies were there early anj late, and the were all there for they cast fully one-half of the Hill ballots that were record ed for niaor. The registration was only :,U). many who had failed to register swearing their votes In as they are allowed under our law. One of the features of this first battle of the ballots under the new order of things was the retiring to private life of all the conncllnien who sought re-election. Strieker in the 1st ward lost to Culbertson by -7 votes; Phillips in the -ml was de feated by Atchison by M. and Her zinger went down before the fire of the paper ammunition by 93 votes, losing out to Morgan. For the short term In the 2nd ward Harnes was elected without op position. Porter defeated Williams CundiilatcH. For Mayor T. F. Hanley C. Ii. Hobart Robert O. Smith For Treasurer Ceo. P. Jester Council. Ward 1 K. H. Culbertson I r. F. O. Strieker Councilman. Ward 2 Wm. Atchison Al Dean S. W. Phillips .1. P. Wilson Councilman, 1 Yr., Ward 2 A. S. names jCouncllman, Ward 3 I A. A. Porter j ('has A. Williams iCouneilman. Ward 4 II. I.. He rzi tiger K. S. Morgan Tbe newly assume their elected officials wi!lthere will bo some hlf:ing about of offices on the first 'be polite force, however, ami that 1 (Thursday of .lanuar, which is the da'e of tliej regular couuci! ineet h, and at. tliat time the appoint ments to the various appointive of fices will be announced. There will !ike! !e j personne lever, as but little change in the ! of the ( it v officials, ho- Mavor Smith U expected to!ln contiirie the present offieers for an other var. There Is rumor that mi:. itui:r to T,, ti People of drants Pass W have lost the cou'eat and a cept tb verdic t t heerfully. We (otira'ulJte th winner and true to the spirit of the "(Jet Toge'tier" slogan a-k all of our friends to fore tlie ias four Weer. alid '.'.e'.p US (O-Operi'e ill other Ini'teM Of ItUpOrtiUie whi'li are no before un and in which I am sure our opponents 'i ' !:,e..r im ha!f way. I have no bltterties toward nnyotie. ami tv:e fti fi' 1 not be or. the part "f anyoti" 1,0 mi'te: on whph ib' of ths con'est We have been defea'ed and li'' :ik oi:r '.'poller's ) tuee' us hilf way for the genera! welfare tb 10m f.'i:.. y If we wijubl put. the united energy expended In the Ian w-e-.s it. oi.e harniotiioui fore., for ttii ouitnut.i'y welfare we . t.n;i!l.h aim o' anything e set (!i:t, to io. We are .- otiraaed n r have wa teased In our effort to fry for a Now is t ri.f We , It :s 10 v i q jest :!! as OKKKOX. IKIDAY. D1X FMI'.FK (t, I old iu the 3rd ward by a margin of 97 votes. The result of the election puts the new men on the council, (he only holdovers being Clark, Kverton and Caldwell. Of the newly elect ed members two. Culbertson and! .Moi uan, are members of the uncial-1 ist party, nominated in a party con-j volition. Two of the holdovers, Kverton and Caldwell, are also so cialists, giving that party one-half of the membership of the council while tile socialists nominated a party ticket, there was 110 uniform ity in the vote given this ticket by the party members, none being elect ed upon a strict party vote. The policies of the mayor so far as they touch the saloon question, can be said to have been given unquali fied endorsement, as four of the five new councilmen (lass as "ultra dry," and with Caldwell, a holdover, com lug under the same category, May or Smith will have a quintette be hind hi 111 on Issues coming under the wet and dry class, though that question Is largely disposed of for a year at least. llobait received about the vote that was claimed for him, the sur prise of the count being in the light vote cast for the socialist candidate and the relatively larger vote for Mr. Smith. The detailed vote by wards, was as follows: i y m x h ET g 2 21 0 " 5 " a a. 3 ' a 3. 3. ' i r,l 35 2M 77 191 K,7 ICS 146 162 633 2S7 24.'. 1 26 109 S17 4 26 oOK 261 345 IM 1392 27 197 84 131 27 333 6 6 393 195 9 153 246 93 Chief McLwin will be elevated to ttie title of polbe commissioner. One of the noteworthy features of election day was ? Ii freedom from errors in the votes cast, thus show ing that th woiiifti were well on to the Job anil that mere man has noth- to bo"t of froru that r,)re ,Jllt I some of the doubter ur altig (Continued oo Pag Klht tmk pi him I.e.-. h' 1! f i n, o! t w;et':K t J-'i'l'ie l'!"t: f ore this IlMI.edil'e ;n- our town Is to live C. L HOUART. hi T. efeiV, IMS ' BEQUEATHED PROPERTY U FOR HOSPITAL HERE I John F. Cieen, a native of Stock- 1 . Holm, .Sweden, died at the Coaid Samaiitan hospital In this city on the -."'th day of November, at the nit' of e9 years. C.ieen had be'n broiuht to the hospital from tlallco. where he followed the occupation of a miner, suffering from tumor of the stomach. On November lttlt, eleven days before be died. Croc 11 made Ills will, bequeathing his property, after a nu'ubor of small bequests were made, to the founding of a hospital la Crauts Pass, one condition of the bequest being that Miss Jean Altch Ison and Mrs. H. Dolly, who were Ills nurses at the liood Samaritan, be In barge of the nursing iu the new oospltal. Matt Tapola. a Halite miner and close friend of the deeeasi d. is nam ed tis executor of the w III. an, tiled the document for probitu Monday 1 ty the terms of the w ill Mad Tapola and Attorney (). S lllanchard are to act as trustee of the residue of the estate alter a number of minor be quests are provided for, and are to use the funds obtained from the sale of the property for the founding of this institution to be known as "Croon Hospital." The will provides that the prop erty be converted Into cash and the debts .paid as soon as possible. Then to a friend back in Sweden, AxeJ Outof I.Junggren of Stockholm, he leaves $2.u lu cnsl": to Kdna ami Vera Hudson of Calico he leaves $50 each, and to Jean Aitchlson and Mrs. Dolly, who nursed him through his last Illness, lie gives $25 each. Ills watch Is given to Tom ('.rant of C.a llce, and his chain and charm to Matt Tapola. The balance, whatever It may be, Is to go to the founding of the "Croon Hospital." Or, If It Is not sufficient for the immediate building of the hospital building, It Is to be Invested by Messrs. Tapola and lllanchard. and the returns used for charity. One of the conditions In the founding of this hospital In Grants Pass Is that the site shall not lie paid for from the Croon fund, but that that shall go toward the build ing only. Tho property left by Croon In cludes two valuable lots lu College Place, Portland, mining property, etc., the value of which Is not yet ascertained, but It Is believed that there will be several thousands of lollars left with which to build the first wing of the hospital building. I'oi.k i: 01 i i 1 its i:i: i:i .moi:d itv MAI 011. Mayor Smith on Wednesday veil ing removed both Policeman Seeley and Policeman Capp from duty, and ippuitileil in their stead V. S. Crout and (us Kiilaud. The new ap pointees are as special officers only, the permanent appointments to be announced later. Mr. Smith says that he had been contemplating these changes for some time, hut de layed It till election was over. Tim removal, tho mayor says, was became the offiteis were not giving the city the proper service, and he stamped the report that It was part of a pre-election deal with the so- lalls's as absolutely false, and In the picturesque language which the mayor c.iti hand out so fluently, said that, the 1 Imitator of thai report was a liar and the truth was not In him " MHOl:i IMS I, AIM '( (- NOW ON Dl TV, M K I) FOR I) Dec 4 Mr Frank I ;"erlll, a sister-in-law of Major Jtfe;i;l of Seattle, has beetl appoint ed a u.em'ier of the pe a! police force, .-"lie expeited to have special su pervision over public d no es 'patron- l.el by the young men and women .'. ae 1 py. I MFDI'ORD. De. j .Mi,, jM.a i I,i:l-e this 1 py. a. 24 ' ears, was te,e. te.) city recorder of this tlt at ; ea'er 1 (V S rlei ton Ti e;,' aUo dalni the dis'lto tion being on" of the few towns In the mfat l'h a socialist mayor, W. p flreeile Keffng all bti' one of the . ' an Hs had no opposition. M. GREAT SAW MILL WILL BE ERECTED immknm; i iavi at moith or? uiiaco i:ikk. LOGGING ROAD TO TIMBER ( itlilol liU ( ompali) ProstHHN Wltb Development 011 ho CoH..t. (From Sunday' Dally.) A voyage along the Pacific sea board in the winter on u coasting schooner had no attraction for C. K. Mckinley and his wife, and littld child, who arrived lu Crauts Pass Friday ourouu. to Harbor, at thd mouth of the Chotco, having come hero from San Francisco via the Southern Pacific. From I, os Angeles to San Fran cisco the Mckinley hud come aboard a small steamer, ami the tossing and the tumbling of (he up trip had made the long overland stage, route from Crauts Pass to Crescent City, and then another ride up the coast to the mouth of the Chotco. seem like a Joy ride lu prospect as compared with the liufTottlng of the briny white caps'. Mr. Mi Klnloy has boon conductor on a logging train in the San Ber nardino mountains for the Ilrook Ings Lumber Co., hut now that that great corporation has rut over It California holdings, and Is establish ing Its Immense plant to the west of (rants Pass, he la one of it em ployes who Is going to the new field. While here yesterday Mr. Mckin ley told of tho provision which hit company Is making for It opera tions at the mouth of the Chetco. On the day before he left San Francisco for Crauts Pass, a schooner left that port for the Chetco loaded with sup plies and provisions for the new camp. Included in Its cargo were a 4x-ton Shay locomotive and six flat cars for the equipment of the log ging road to be constructed up tho coast to the Pistol river to lap the great body of fir and codar there. The schooner also bring a large quantity of the steel, and track lay ing Is expected to commence a goon as the schooner roaches port. This steel is of regular weight, and the track will he standard gauge and modern lu every respect. This first piece of road will be run for some six tulles up the Pistol river. A' see otid road will run up the Chetco to ward kerbv, and will ultimately ascend to the top of the divide with in a few miles of kerhy. At Harbor the first mill, a unit of i 25.(100 dally capacity, Is now being erected. The houses for the labor ers, the most, of whom braved the voyage up the coast, have been built, as have also th company store bouses, mess houses, etc., a small mill having been Installed last Rum mer to get out the lumber for these preliminary buildings. This mill Is now working on the timbers for the main structure. Mr. McKlnley say that the next few years will see a wonderful de velopment In the lumbering Industry on the coast, and especially In that portion of the coast to the went of Crauts Pass. The big companies have ml their California timber, and are now- moving to the north. The os tabllshtnent of these groat plants on the roast means much more than the mere manufacture of lumber, for the tomlng of thousand of loggers and other laborers will create a market for the produce of tho Rogue vallwy, and will spell prosperity for the en tire district. In common with all who are con neitel wl'h the i oast lumbering In dus'rv, Mr. Mckinley noted the nee-l for lin me. Hate connection by rait of the i oa it wth th" Interior. Mr. and Mrs W. M Thurston and Mr. and Mrs .1 W. lUrnes of IP iv er'on spent Monday night In Crants Pass and left Tuesday for Los An-