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ArnmFOTin MATH TrcnurNrc. MI'J)Wi, UI.IM.UN'. SA rUKDAY. fsKl'TEAinE'R ft, 1f)2 SPECIAL PRIZES Anuthtu Hpec(ul iiiiise la being of fered and every roae Eimlener whould du his uhare towards making tliiu new entry Interesting nnd to two persons at ' least . it,. if going to be worth while. On ' who wishes his name withhold hus offered a. prize of $3, In ciwh for the best bouquet of roses exhibited at tlte fair and for the Reuond best. The bouquet must consist of at least six roses And they do not need to ull be alike.' Quality, arrangement, etc., will all b0 considered when the judge u wards the prizes. . Mr. Long of O. A. C. Is tg Judi?e the floral exhibits this year. 1 If you havo only one perfe.pt rosej to exhibit, cut it with a long stem und enter another speciul. The Mon- arch Seed and Feed Co., has offered one dozen of their rumonculus bulbs' for. the best single rose exhibited and one dozen of the new rainbow , freesia bulbs for tho second best rose exhibited. I The art department this year is In. charge of Mrs. C. 12. Gates, assisted by Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. J. A.' Perry. A special judge Is being sent from the art department of O. A. C. and every indication is for the largest art exhibit that wo have ever had. The decorating of the women's building is in chargo of Mrs. T. A. MUes who; with an able corps of as sistants, will put the building in the best of condition next week. A sur-l priso awaits every one who enters! this building during the first days' of the fair. j . The auction sale of cooked foods, ' which will tnke place every day im mediately after the races, will be one of ,tho great events of four busy i days; Watch for announcements! concerning the auctioneers and look; over-' the food exhibits before the' races and then stay away if you' can. ' - I Word comes, from Klamath Falls and Grants Pass that splendid ex hibits are to be expected " from Klamath and Josephine counties. ON HOLY LAND TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT The principal address at Oie Older . Girls' conference this evening and ono which will undoubtedly interest . every girl who has been studying her Bible, will be the illumlnuting n message, by W. ai., Crawford of the California-Oregon' Power compuny. ua iilttutt-ntari Inrtiirn on Bible luntls. Mr. Crawford spent I several months as a boy working! with his father on the first railroad which entered tho Palistinlan coun try. He has made a careful study of the country and nas many vury , choice pictures. to show which help greatly in the study of the Bible. On Sunday tho key note of the day'B meetings will be struck at the 6:30 a. m. consecration service . at the Baptist church. Following this hour, delegates wilt attend their own Sunday school nnd church ser vices. One of the most important conference hours will be at 2::SU ' p. m when in addition to some matters of business, Miss Ruth Ross of Salem will speak on "The Girl and Her Religion. Mrs. Minnie Cra mer of Marshfleld will speak also on a somewhat similar topic, "The Woman and Her Roligion.' Sunday evening there will be a great mass meeting at tho M. 10. church. Dr. Fred Grey of Seattle will be ono of tho speakers, also Mrs. J. 10. Ferguson of Hood River. Mrs. Fer guson Is a very prominent club woman of the state, but white she ltas a great interest in civic affairs, yet her deepest interest is in the religious education of our youth, to ;-which she gives argreat deal of tlmo "in her own county of Hood River and also over the state, being on the .board, of the council of religious education. Her address "The Bridge of the Gods" has been heard with groat enthusiasm everywhere and many demands are made on her for It. This mass meeting will be open to all. Lion Club Roars At tho regular weekly luncheon of tho Lions' club ut tho Hotel Holluml ' on Wednesduy noon, Mr. W. 1-1. Craw ford, Manngrr of tho New Industries department of tho California Orciton Power company, told of tho .work of thev recent Western Slates Taxpay ers' conference held In Portland. Mr. Crawford stated that this was a con ference of Stale Taxpayers' associa tions of the 12 western states. "-and that while Oregon is not yet organ ized, Medford was very much on tho mau during tho week of -this confer ence. The purpose of tho confer ence was to awaken Interest in tax 'fnattcrs and to encourage establish ment of associations In the vnrlous states that are not yet organized. Mr Crawford pointed out that an organi zation of this kind, composed of busi ness men, could do much to see that soveranient bulnp Is transacted strictly Jn accordnncu with good bus iness practices, 'in this way taxes will bo kept down to a minimum basis and a groat benefit should result from an economy-efficiency program. . Captain Gray of tho Salvation Army talked about the work being done by that Institution. ' A large number of Lions were In at tendance. Captain Oay of the local Salvation Army corps, and Mr. 8. U. Scott,- wero present as guests. INING NEWS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON Kdlteil by Southu-oslorn G HANTS PASS, Sept. &. With the high prices prevailing for the plat inum metals this phase of nttuing of fers attractive possibilities to the ex perienced operator, and. with l.'oos. furry, Jaeknon and Josephine count ties, Oregon, und Del Norte; Siskiyou, llumbolt and Trinity counties. .Cali fornia, the restricted territory in which the platinum metal are found in commerclul iimintltieH, as deter mined by the United Btates geological survey, and, further, with available facilities for the economical recov ery of tho fine gold and platinum metals from tho blacksands, tho In dustry promises to become one of great Importance to tho state, with southwestern Oregon the center of plltlnum production lu the United States. , -'- ' ' ; r - ;. Imh-iiI Mining New J. M. Worton, president of the Metals Extraction and Refining eor porntlon. is spending several days in Portland and Seattle In the interests of the black sand Industry. J. R. Bailey, owner of the After thought mine on the Applegate. is supervising the testing of new bodies of gravel on tho Laytou mine on Parish gulch for tho Pacific Placer Mining company of which Austin Wil son is general manager. Mr. Wilson is now in Arizona attending to busi ness but is expected to return In time to have tho Lnyton in active produc tion again with tho coming of the rainy season. If. M. Lancaster, who has been in the enst for the past two months on mining matters, is now in Phoenix, Ariz. s J. II. Ball, a dredging man from Colorado, lu spending some tinio in southwestern Oregon, looking into our mineral resources. J. W. Barnes of Portland, who is interested lu the Pleasant Creek- Min ing company on Pleasant Creek, 's spending some time at the property with Jimlme Ryno, the superintend ent. Ray Millard of Seattle, who is de veloping his quartz property on Foots Creek, has just completed a 25 ton mill run at the Sparks mill in Rogue River, and reports the test as highly satisfactory. Mr. Millard loft for Seattle Monday in connection with installation of Mcdford quartz mill. The Greenback mine Is arranging to ship a couple curs of high grade ore. It. M. Couglo of Williams Creek spent some time at Burdeau headquar ters this week, and gave an Interesting talk on early mining In the Steamboat district, especially In and about the old Steamboat pocket, from which $315,000 was taken In 1850, with as much more recovered from the gulch below due to the sloughing down of tho mountain side carrying a part of Jackson County September 16 to 19 A GALA Best Running Horses on the Coast Will Take Part in Races BIG NIGHT ATTRACTIONS INCLUDING SPECTACULAR SHAM BATTLE, VAUDE VILLE, HORSE SHOW, DANCING, ETC. With the wonderful crops of all kinds, the greatly increased quality of stock and poultry, the big exhibits by communities and irrigation .m districts as well as those of the school, factory, home and boys' and girls' clubs, the Jackson County Fair promises to outrival all pre- ' vious events. ' . . ' i "'' ' THE MOST UP-TO-DATE DISTRICT FAIR GROUNDS ON THE PACIFIC COAST Oregon Mining Iturean. tthe pocket deposit down the til If. liryant. Curtis and Prunk. owners f claims just under the old pocket, re- ' cently btruck high grade ore on an IS inch vein, u feeder of the rich chute. J. C Kdfards. owner of the Ida mine on Louse Creek, returned from ! ti Portland trip Monday. I Ed Trowhridgo and K. F. Dorr of the Aledford iron works, left for j Jteno, Nev. Tuesday, to be gone for u .week or ten days on business. , Robertson Brothers, who are oper ating on Silver Creek, were In town Tuesday, buying supplies. ' Saturday Meeting Hay The regular monthly meeting of tho Mining Bureau comes next Saturday , at t! p. pi. Sotno interesting matters I arc to be up for discussion, and it is I now about lime to start in' the fall J campaign to be ready for tho rains, every mining .man should arrange to attend, whether members of the bu reau or not. The meetings are held ,1a the interest of tho Industry as a Iw'holo and the organization Is doing I tho things necessary' to bring about tho full development of our mineral resources. Us your meeting. You ea nhelp in shaping up the work of .the bureau and you can bo helped by talking mining matters over with oth ers interested In the same line of .work. I John Breeding has Just completed a !0-foot tunnel contract on the Black j .lack mine in the Galfce district for tho' Western Metals Mine company of which P. B. Wtckham Is general manager. J. H. Killdnff of tho Siskron mine in the Holland district is spending sonic tinio In Grants Pass. Inquiry has boon made at the bu reau for the whereabouts of Baker Brothers, who operated a placer mine near Grants Pass some years ago, and for ihrormalion regarding the prop erty. Anyone having such informa tion will confer a favor by advising the Mining Bureau at Grants Pass. j Mining Makes Market for tlu Farmer ' .(From Oroville Gazette) I Copper exports for the first six ' months of 1A25 were 1,8 per cent more j than.' fop a like period in 1924. Tho I world's use of copper seems to grow almost daily.- All kinds of mining are i In promising condition. Lead, silver ,1111(1 gold mining are beng revived j throughout the west.. Mining money ; Is clean, honest money: it is con 'structive and new. to the last penny. J It leaves most of Its price with the ; worker and the local business opera tor. A mining market is the Ideal ( market for the farmer; usually It Is a .non-competitive, local market, that i demands the best, and pays cash for 1 it. Mining development Is tho ono best bet in any locality where there is anything to mine. WEEK FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NO. CALIFORNIA PEOPLE E The (lijrty-tlilrd annual encamp ment of te soldiers and sailors ot southern Oregon will . be held In Riverside piti'k on the 7th, 8th and Hth of this ionth. Extensive plans havo been niado for the entertain ment of thiV rapidly diminishing group of men as they hold their an nual gatheringV The following pro gram' has liekn arranged by tho Women's Rello C Corps, who havo charge of the ontcrtainment: Moiulay, September 7, at 3:00 p. in.: i Called to ordctr 7:30 p. m.: Singing, "Anierici'." Prayer, Lulu I toward, association chaplain. , Vocal solo, Mrs. J A 11. Thompson. Welcome address, saau Best, may or of Grants Pass. ' Response, Rev. Robert McLean. Singing, mixed quintette. Reading. . Singing by . audience "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean.' Tuesday, September 3. 10 a.' m.: Singing-, "America." ; Address, Rev. C. F. ."Woser. Singing, "Bittla . Hymn, of the Ite- public.' 12 Picnic dinner. 2:30 p. m.: . Singing by ' audience, "Marching Through Georgia." Selection (Ashland Corps.) Vocal duet ( Med ford Mrs. Bessie Milter, Ndlio Madden. Reading, classic, Baird and Elsie Clay. Reading (Gold Hill corps). Voca 1 solo, M rs. A. N. Parsons, (Gen. Logan corps). 7:30 p. m.: Singing, audience, "Rally 'Round the Flag." , ' Address, Col. Jjams of Kansas City. ' !" . Vocal solo, Mrs. A. G. Knapp. Heading. Elizabeth Fifield.. Selections, American Legion drum corps. Singing by audience, "Star Span gled Banner." Wednesday, Sept. !), !l:30 a. in.; Business session. 2:30 p. m,: Program of music furnished by Grants Pass Junior Music club. Voca! solo, Mrs. Richard -Graham. Reading, Miss Norma Trumbly. Vocal solo, James Lium. 7:30 p. m. Impromptu program nnd campflre. v YOU KNOW IT'S THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR FAIR New Governor of Virgin Islands x dipt. Martin E. Trench, above, commandant of the Sixth naval district at Charleston, S. C, has been appointed by Presi dent Coolidjje to be governor of the Virgin Islands. 'He will also command the St. Thomas naval station. E :T SOCIETY IS HELD UP BY VILLAGE SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5. (A. P.) Tho "treasure hunt," as u social pas time, an idea imported from Kngland, has met opposition from village authorities of Hillsborough, exclusive millionaire suburb of San Krancisco. "The bunt" Involves guests, divided in couples, rushing madly from clue to clue in search of a "treasure" hid den by their host. Speed Is an essen tial lu the game. Invitations were sent out by tho wife of an oil mil lionaire for a "hunt" next Saturday, but the village trustees havo ordered Chief of Police Claudo 8. Ilirschey to post -men .along Hillsborough's boulo vards with orders to arrest speeders, trensure hunters or not. THRILLING RACING EVENTS CONSISTING OF NOVELTY AUTO AND MOTORCYCLE RACES, RUNNING RACES AND RODEO STUNTS. " E BY DBF. AIIY. 0. O BY JURY! The following grand Jury report was made public today: In the circuit court of the state of Oregon, for Jackson county. Honorable O. M. Thomas, Circuit Judge. Jackson County, Ore. Wo, tho grand Jury of Jackson county, state of Oregon, duly cmp'in neled In tho October term of tho cir cuit court beg leave to make tho fol lowing report: That wo have examined all the. wit nesses lu all cases in which crimes have been alleged to have been com mitted, ami found Indictments In these cases in which the evidence was sufficient, and not true bills In those ; cases In which the evidence was Insuf ficient to warrant a conviction, Wo have carefully examined Into tho matter of tho purchase nnd use of automobile equipment by tho district attorney and find same wan handled In an honest nnd businesslike way: that tho results accomplished by the use of said equipment, as provided under the law. has warranted the pur chase and use of an automobtle. Wo further find that tho said auto mobile purchased was purchased out of the prohibition fund treated by tho prohibition law violators namely, the bootleggers, and not by the taxpay ers of Jackson county, Oregon. Wo further find that tho system of bookkeeping and record kept by tho district attorney is true and correct and that his expenditures of tho pro hibition funds havo been made as provided under tho law,, and that the district attorney has had his prohi bition fund and system audited twice by 10. M. Wilson, C, P. A of Jackson county, Oregon. Having examined Into all matters that havo been brought to our atten tion, wo beg leave to bo excused until further order of the court. Dated this 3rd day of September, A. D., 1925. S. P. THINTKU, Foreman, H. S. HAHKISON, C1KO IIOI3 W. KINO, J. W. WAKKKIIXD, JOHN A. MAItCH, OUV1LMC ItlCIIY. Mi WIS H. WVANT. IHvlnc Plan Brings Sentence. LOS A NO ELKS Thomas P. C.ll chrlst, who killed his step-daughter in "obedience to n divine plan," pled guilty to a charge of murder and was sentenced to life imprison ment in San Quentln prison. Conk with gnu. tf And Oregon Pear Show AS RESULT OF AUTO ; ACCIDENT, ASHLAND ('. M. Miles, ngo 07 yeutfi, a book keeper filed Friday a suit In tho circuit court against W. T. Minor for $l J i,. 4 0, tor.' alleged personal injury and damage sustained In" an r auto accident on February- 3.-. la. Huth litigants aro residents of-Ash land. Minor Is ono of tho, defend ants named In tho suit of the Ash? land Itapllst church against " tho First linptlst, Church, inc.. npw pou-i ing on motions in the circuit court. Mites charge's in tho complains that he was returning from church, about 11 o'clock on tho nlKht ht February 3, last, and while on' tho north side of the street known an, the Houlevard, tho defendant J"dld handle and drivo his automobile; carelessly und negligently, running same over plaintiff.1 " " '1 Iteside the shock and ,norVjuiH strain, Miles asserts thai he. suffered a severe gash on tho side of tho head, nearly had his right 'pajrnflev ered, sustained brulseB and cutrt on his legs and shoulders, 'and wai$. Un conscious for about eight hours. V Miles auks for Judgment Of $1-000, direct damages,' $500 s poc. la ,fu ph ages for loss of time at his occupa tion nnd $ny. 40, the amount of his hospital bill, as a leault of tho acci dent. v ,(.!-(- Cook with gaM. 4f HOTEIT fc&tmERsiiin BROADWAY t SEVENTH CASH PAID if For Second-Hand ;n?!,r Furniture and Stoves u W. A. KINNEY. Furniture House 315 E. Main Phone 505 " :- - J1
