Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, December 20, 1912, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text' Y - " - " B FRIRAV, DECEMBER 20, i9i PAGE TWO WEEKLY ROGUE I7XR COURIER PERSONAL AND LOCAL. 44 Geo. W. Meyhard and wife left on Sunday for Decatur, 111. Ja8. Gibson went to Merlin Monday to assist In the gale of the Iik bards mercantile stock. Mrs. F. D. Elsmann returned to her home at Rogue River Sunday, after pending a few days with her ulster?. Mra. C. E. Smith, 806 Ninth street, returned home Monday morning from Grand Rapids, Mich., after a year's absence. Mm. Chas. A. Boyce left Sunday night for Portland to spend the hol idays with her parents. Mr. Iioyre will Join her there later In the week Rev. Robert Mci,ean Is spending Monday In Med ford attending a meet Ing and luncheon of the Presbyterian ministers of the Rogue River valley. Mrs. R. L. Demaree left Sunday night for Ranler, Wash., to visit rel atives. Miss Dama Duncan, of Kerby, who has been attending school In Seattle arrived here Monday morning on her way home. Miss Elizabeth Ferguson, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. P. Truax, has returned to her home at Oakland, Cal. II. F. Hebard and Mr. 0. M. Moore returned to Sutherlin Monday after spending a few days with their sis ter, Miss Florence Heburd, who Is here 111. PROFESSIONAL OAJtDS If. 0. FIND LEY, M. D. Prattle limited to TO. BAR. NOS1 and THROAT QUiaM fitted and furnished. Oflce hours v to 12; 1 to I; a by appointment. Phones 62 and 0 RANTS PA88, 0R10ON. V.L. DIMMICK, D. M. D. DENTIST Corner th and 0 streat Phone 803-J. Crown, Bridge Work and rulings of All Kinds, a Specialty. O'flce hours, to 12 a. m.; 1 to B p. m. All Work Positively Guaranteed GRANTS PASS, OREGON. E. 0. MAGY, D. M. D. DENTIST accessor to Dixon Bros., Dentist. Flrst-claas Work. 1MH South Sixth, Qranta Pass, Or. H. D. NORTON ATTORNET-AT-LAW Practice In all State and Federal Courts. Office, Opera House Block. 0. S. BLANCHARD v , ATTORNEY-AT-LAW t . i. Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking & Trust Co. Bldf. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. J. D. WURTSBAUCrH Attorney and Counselor at Law Notary Public in office. Office In Howard Block. Phone -J GRANTS PASS, OREGON. D. L. JOHNSTON " .v. ! - ., A88ATER r " North Stairway. GRANTS PA8S, OREOON. Rooms 6 and 7, Opera House Block. M. 0. H. DAY CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Residences a Specialty. Plans and estimates furnished. Residence, East A Ut. Phone 101-J GRANTS PASS, OREOON. G. H. BINNS AsSAYER Established II yean 107 E street, opposite Colonial hotel, Grants Pass. Ore. DR. E. W. BARNES PHYSICIAN AND Si RGEON. Will auswer nil city or country calls. Rooms 1 sod 2 Schmidt Uldg. Mrs. and Mrs. S. Rafael left on Tuesday for Portland. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harter and twoi'nts of this county from 1891 to; children arrived Tuesday morning "06. but now residing near Everett. ! Wenat.hee, Wash., to visit Mrs. Har-i'ash., are visiting old friends here, ters parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Clothier. Mr. and Mrs. Bert II. Smith and children spent a few days here and left Tuesday for Eos Angeles. Miss Augusta. Parker, now a teach er at Klamath Falls, Is home for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Young of Long Beach, Cal., are visiting friends in the city. Mr. Young was at one time superintendent of the Grants Pass schools. Mrs. Martha Jess left on Monday to spend the winter at Oakland, Los Angeles and other California cities. I). A. McDonald, one of the pio neer mining men of the southern Oregon district, was a Monday vis itor in the city from his Jump-Off-Joe property. Mr. MacDonald was a placer miner on Foots creek In the earlier days. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Orme and chil dren, who have been visiting for a few weeks, returned to Portland Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hesse arrived Tuesday afternoon from Portland to spend the holidays with Mrs. Hesse's mother, Mrs. Clara Coffman. Frank Wilson and wife, who have spent the past three weeks In the city, have returned to Three Pines. Mrs. R. F. Counts left Monday night for Red Deer, Alberta, called there on account of the illness of her father. She will probably remain for two months. Mrs. E. J. Ilefley, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Leach, returned to her home on low er Rogue river Tuesday. E. T. Miller and C. W. Cauda ar rived Monday from southern Califor nia and left Tuesday morning for Ice land and will spend some time in the mountains hunting and mining. Mrs. Stella Stratton left for her home at San Francisco Monday after visiting her mother and sisters. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Mary J. John, of Williams, who will spend the winter in California. Fifty members of the Lombard! operu company from Portland to Oak land, stopped off at Grants Pass Sun day night for dinner at the Grants Pass hotel. They were traveling In a special train. lattliiK Cemetery !tN Surveyor II. C. Hall Is platting be tween five and six acres of the 23- ucre tract recently purchased by the county adjoining Granite Hill ceme tery on the east. It is probable the tract will be cleared and fenced. Buy Cougar iMgs - C. Shulenberger, a miner from the Preston Peak country, who has been hero for the past few days, left Saturday for tils home on the Big Hat, lu Del Norte county. He took with him two hounds that he will use In an attempt to exterminate the rougars of his neighborhood, nnd hopes also to get a bear occasionally, there being plenty of each of the beasts in that region. A German Play A German play, "Elgensinn be presented by members of the tier man class of the high school on Frl day evening December "0 There: l"-' i""""1""'" "uo will also be music by the high school '."ated many times, the disturb-1 orchestra. The proceeds of the eu- tertainn.ent are to be used to buv pic- tu.es for the German recitation room. , The class hopes manv will attend and ! see what some of the pupils in the I public schools are doing. Consulate Attache Here Geo. J. Stelger of San Francisco. an attache of the Swedish consulate. was In the dtv Sundav. having stop- oed off here while on his wav from Portland to San Francisco to look up matters pertaining to the estate of John F. Green, who died recently at the Gooj Samaritan hospital In this city. Mr. Selger, who U an attorney, came on cable order from Sweden to secure definite identity of the dead ma n. Ylfttetl Poultry Fnnns J. B. Melkle. who Is greatly inter ested In poultry matters, spent last week In the Petahinm section visiting poultry farms and picking up Infor- niatlon all along the line. He thinks he saw at least a million White Ug- horns at the numerous farms he vis- Ited. He returned home on No. 14 Saturday night and was standing at the rear of the observation car look- Ing forward when the train wag struck by a freight engine, and sas he was over the railing before the Jar came. Former Residents Visiting Captain and Mrs. G. L. Evans, res- They spent two weeks on the Apple- congress win ue neiu in iwwuu gate and will spend a week in Grants January 9-11 and the program is Pass before going to California to now being arranged. It will be the spend the winter. most important gathering of lrriga- tionists ever held in this state. Watts Mine Will Run j Every irrigation district in Oregon B. S. Watts, of Provolt, was n is expected to be represented and the city Monday. Mr. Watts states , members of the government recla that he will soon commence the win- matiou service, as well as the entire ter'a run on the plater mine in Horse Head gulch, the rains having started a good flow of water In all the creeks. The Watta mine has been a producer since 1 861 when it was first located by the elder Watts, it hav - Ing passed Into the hands of its pres- ent holder with the death of his father a year ago. RAILROADS FIGHT THE MEDFORD ILTE BILL. PORTLAND, Dec. 16. Charging that the so-called "Medford rate bill," enacted Into law by the voters of Oregon at the general election of member 5, Is not only unconstitu tional, but discriminatory as well, and a fraud upon its face and upon the people, railroad attorneys in the ,. ' ' argued strenuously in their efforts to ! show cause why the court should Is - , , , sue a temporary Injunction against the enforcement of the law Attorney General Crawford held that the rates fixed by the Interstate commerce commission are in no wise interfered with or altered, and fur ther, that Interstate commerce is not affected by the bill. j That the petition which resulted in i having the rate bill put on the ballot was circulated by jobbers of Baker and Medford to a selfish end, was charged by O. C. Spencer, attorney for the O. W. R. & N. company. W. M. Hart, representing the Hill railroad interests, attacked the new j law merely on the point of its consti-1 tutionality. He said that rate men ; have been trying to fix up schedules In keeping with the provisions of the new law, but that they have had little success because of its ambiguities. MYSTERY DEVELOPS AT THREE FINES. A mystery has recently developed down at the town of Three Pines, and the inhabitants of that village are wondering just what manner of thing is dwelling beneath the earth there. Last July D. W. Davis dug a well on his property. It was a good well as wells go. being six feet square In the dear and 41 1-2 feet deep. It was excavated through granite soil all the way, and at the bottom a 'Clinton Cook, Mr. Brown and W. B. water vein was struck that gave six , york am g0I1) iven. feet of the fluid in the excavation, j Fred Knox has got his old meadow For a while the well was on Its ail broken up now, and at the pres good behavior, but last Saturday jent i8 having some drains dug night a series of commotions dis-, through It in order to have it in tnrbed it, a passer hearing noises j shape for reseeding in the spring, that sounded as though some great j with the coming of the parcels animal were floundering about. Lat-'p0St January 1, we will be blessed ier in the night other disturbances f Wt something that will In a way came from it, each one leaving the:reduce the high cost of living, and I water murky and rolled. One of thejwm also cause the express compan , commotions Saturday night was so j los to lower their rates a little We wjU j severe that It shook the house twen-j have had high rates long enough, ty feet away ami awakened trie sleep-;and ers within. " -"f. v. ,om of ,he WCl1 nml forc,nK ,he co,v unm of water l,,,ward- U l0n,e8 wilh , m,u'h ,0Ti'' but ,he vol,,me of wa" lt ' "u"'" u,r wtMI 18 ",H : creased alter eacn explosion. Mr. Davis now proposes to put a gasoline engine on the pump at the ' eU- l,HIU' u dr-v- aIul St'e juBt what :,her 18 at ,he bottoni- He savs that the ve,n of 'a,er was founJ in a n"rrow stra,a of Jtllow olay ,hat cut across the bottom, and that the wa ter came into the well very rapidly when that formation was encount ered. THE WRONG MAN BLAMED. , when it is all completed will add to Through the mistake of a veterin- the looks of the farm wonderfully, arlan I lost a valuable horse last; He has also been draining some of spring and as I have found that some his low land of late which will great people have been informed that it ly increase his supply of hay this was Dr lUstul. I wish to say, in jus- coming season. ,0 ,h"t he was uot the man. " Burrough. 696- "The Typhoon" W Go,h1 A fair-sized audience witnessed "The Typhoon" at the opera house last Saturday night, given by Walker Whiteside and his large all-star cast, The Typhoon" proved the greatest theatrical attraction ever ?een here, and old theatergoers voted it one of tte Deft pays they had seen In years. . IRRIGATION CONGRESS ! TO .MEET JANUARY 0-11. PORTLAND. Or., Dec. lb.-Tbe second annual Oregon Irrigation membership of the next legislature, will be Invited. There will be a thorough consideration of the needs of the irrigated land farmer, both on the government and state projects, 'and everything possible will be done to aid In the development of the ir- rlgated sections of the state. Wil liam Hanley, of Burns, Is president of the congress, and J. T. Hlnkle, of , Hermlston, is the secretary. The .Oregon Development League Is busy on preliminary plans for the con gress. Oregon dairymen and cheese and butter makers of the state are In ses sion this week at Albany. A four days' convention opened Tuesday. The program of addresses and dis cussions Is of a high standard and t ... i ,-. n n 1 1 n I rrnthnrlnir miifh IkAII. l . , , . ,,, eflt to the industry will result. Eastern Oregon can be counted on tn iln ita uh:irp in thf state's aurlcul- . , , x. . .. ,. itural production. Now that the crops I ..,, , ... vlaIl1. 'are being reported. Elba Rogers, a larmer of the Freewater district, re- ceived over $1,1 00 for tomatoes rais ed on three-quarters of an acre. His crop was marketed through the Fruit Growers' Union, which was probably responsible for a good price. Curtis and Rolph, of Ontario, dug 1,000 bushels of splendid pota toes from two and one-half acres. l rom one hill 66 potatoes were tak en. More than seven carloads of pure alfalfa honey was shipped out of Vale this year. Closer co-operation between the fruit grower, the railroads and all allied interests was urged at a meet- ; ing of growers and dealers at a .luncheon at the Portland Commer cial dub. It was stated by a promi nent eastern dealer that a study of j market conditions and a better or iRaniatlon will prevent an over-sup-' ply of northwest apples and the hope ! of the industry was said to be a closer harmony In growing and marketing tne fruit. MURPHY ITEMS. J. L. and George Wooldridge were visitors from Missouri Flat to Grants Pass Friday. Grants Pass was visited by the following residents of this section Saturday: John Bohl, J. T. Cook, 8ince Uncle Sam has taken part 0f the situation in hand we will be lineiy to iare a great deal oetter in qulte a few tblng8. 1 ine i.eap lear Dan given oy me ladles of Murphy Saturday night was ided and every one in attendame report having had a very time. When the ladies of Mur- phy get up a dance they always have a pooj time and show the boys how they would run them should they do so all the time. The supper given t' young men was the best that the market affords at this time of the year, and every one says they are there with the sandwiches and cof fee, as quite a few of them are still bachelors. A. A. Hyde is putting quite a few improvements on his fine farm of late In the line of building, and i FRIENDSHIP FOR JOHNSON' j COSTS MAX HIS JOU. j CHICAGO. Dec. 17. Because he accepted the hospitality of Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, and attend- 'ed a dinner given by the latter when he married Lucille Cameron, a white girl, recently, Edward C. Marsales, j deputy United States marshal, was dismissed from the service, It was learned here today. The First National Bank Of Southern Oregon We call attention to our Exchange Department. The most satisfactory way to transfer money is by Hank Draft. It l the easiest and cheapest way. We sell drafts on all the principal cities of the world. For travelers we Issue also "Travelers' Checks" and Let ters of Credit. INVEST YOUR MONEY so it will return 50 per cent profit You can do this by the proper use of Drainage tile Ask for information and get our prices, We can interest you JACKSONVILLE BRICK & TILE CO. JACKSONVILLE, ORE. OFFICERS OF BELIEF COUPS A HE ELECTED. General Logan Woman's Relief Corps No. 25, at its regular meeting in the Woodman hall, Saturday af ternoon, elected the following offi cers for the ensuing year: Presi dent, Mrs. Mary Hildreth; senior vice, Mrs. May Lewis; junior vice, Mrs. Roxanna Greea; treasurer, Mrs. Harriet Patrick; chaplain, Mrs. Min nie Curtis; conductor, Mrs. Hattie Lamphear; guard, Mrs. Elizabeth Barden. All were unanimously elected. Delegates to the department con vention to be held at Newberg in June, 1913, were: First, Mrs. Al- verson; second, Mrs. Harvey; third, Mrs. Barden, fourth, Mrs. Wertz; fifth Mrs. Opdycke; sixth, Mrs. Hen dricks; seventh, Mrs. Howard; eighth, Mrs. Merrick; ninth, Mrs. Westerheid. The newly elected officers will be installed at the first meeting night in January. Gen. Logan Corps has made won derful growth during the past j-ear under the leadership of the outgoing president, Mrs. Goodnow, and now has a membership of 100. Of these thirty were taken in during 1912. Mining Blanks at Courier office. FARM OF OREGON Price 50 Cents GIVEN FREE With each new sub scription to the Courier, or where ar rears are paid with one year in advance. It Contains What Every Farmer Should Know Laws of Agriculture, Crimea Against Property, Crimea Apia Public Health, Domestic Animal. Exemptions Agalnat Ex ecutions, Fence and Fencing, Fire Prevention, Horti culture, MlaceUaneoas, Public Wart, Actions for Trespaas, Warehouses, Weight and Mea sures, Etc. This is one of the moat useful book pabUshed for g"n farmer. It la a necessity for every up-to-data farmer, aad should be worth many dollars. Get tt FREB J OIUJANIZE JAP CABINET. TOKIO, Dec. 17. Appointed pre mier of Japan by an imperial court to succeed Count Sajoni, Prince Kat sura today Is organizing his cabinet. No Intimation has yet ocen given as to the personnel of the new ministry. THOROUGH WORK. How Giants Pass Citizens Can Find Freedom From Kidney e Troubles. If you suffer from bacKache From urinary disorders Any curable disease of the kid neys, Use a tested kidney remedy. Doau's Kidney Pills have been tested by thousands. Grateful people testify. Cnn you ask more convincing proof of merit? L. II. Dyer, 77 Pine St.. Ashland, Ore., says: "For five months I suf fered from kidney troubles. The kidney secretions were unnatural and I had pains that extended from the small of my back Into my shoul ders. My head bothered me. My appetite failed and the kidney secre tions contained sediment. Nothing helped me In the least until I used Doan's Kidney Pills. This prepara tion not only rid me of kidney com plaint but made me feel better In every way." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Dean's LAWS