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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
LELAND sIFTINGs.
Everybody is WELL we have no sick

Everybody Is well we nave no slCk-
ness to report.
Blckberries are in bloom; soon we
will have ripe blackberries for the
market.
The miners are very busy, but a
few coming in, so we have not much
mining news this time.
In the afternoon we have sunshine
little foggy in the morning. Green
beans yet, also tomatoes.
The carpenters are getting along
nicely at Tunnel 8. That tunnel will
have new timbers throughout.
Tom Clarke has rented the Steam
Beer mine. That is known to be a
rich mine with heavy banks Of gravel.
Our stage driver Ed Wallace,
makes his daily trips to Placer and
Greenback. His stage is generally
loaded with passengers.
Tom Virtue is guardian of public
order. He is very affable and very
conscientious; also reliable; he is the
right man in the right place.
Mr.. Ball, our deputy postmaster, is
giving entire satisfaction in his branch
of business, especially to the ladies; /;
the way they crowd around his Office
is caution.
Our merchants are doing solid
business. Each has delivery wagon.
Some times they haul long distances.
BY selling cheap they draw custom
from near Glendale and vicinity.
Carpenter and Kramer are putting
in n stamp mill on their ledge near
the mouth of Whiskey creek. They
are a little late, but it takes time to
fix up where they have to haul so far.
The mill will be brought in by way
Of Gold Bug.
We have had plenty of rain the last
few days; nice, quiet rain, no wind
with it. The rain, as a rule, in this
part of Oregon, comes so easy that
we are inclined to call it the beauti.
full rain. Teams, as a rule, do not
stop. After so dry a spell with such
a gentle rain, it is refreshing to be
out in it.
We read in the Telegram that they
were having heavy rains with big
winds at Portland. How different it
is here. People are plowing and at
present it is like summer. Give us
Josephine county to live in. With
our mild easy rains and good prices
for work we are receiving quite lot
of people from the Willamette. They
say work is scarce there and small
prices.
We have just heard of the death of
Mrs. Triplett at Hugo. She commit
ted suicide by drowning herself in n
small pool ,of water. Her daughter
A'N'N 'NNNhtAg nNhl NluAl anu WIS
committed to the asylum. Probably
that preyed on her mind until it be-
came unbalanced. She was an honest,
upright woman, loved by all. She
leaves a host Of friends who will
mourn her loss.
Sam Stockton made our town a bus
mess call last week; he came to pur.
chase his supply. He is interested in
mining on the head of Wolf creek.
He is an old timer, one of the first
eomers to Southern Oregon. When
asked how long he had been here in
Oregon, he said he had been here so
long he had forgotten. Some of the
oldest women of this district say they
can remember when Sam used to trot
them ON his knee. Sam is hale and
hearty, and retains his mental facul-
ties. He expects to mine and take
out big gold this winter.
Wide Awake
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20


County Judge j. o. Booth has been
subjected to some criticism, in several
instances, in his management Of the
county affairs, more particularly in
the construction and repair of the
county bridges and work of like
character. Whatever dissatisfaction,
however, has been expressed has arisen
more through an imperfect under
standing Of the case than for any other
reason. In the matter of bridges
a criticism expressed is that the work
should have boon let by contract to
the lowest bidder yet it is certain
that time will prove the course pur.
sued to have been far the better plan
The county is fortunate in having u
commissioner, MIR. LovelAco, who is a
bridge man of unusual excellence and
of practical experience. In every case
he has had full charge of the bridge
work, being authorized to employ
such help as ho needed and instructed
by the court to use his best efforts to
further the county's interests in the
matter. The good results of this pro
coduro are already very apparent.
The old bridge across the Illinois
river cost the county $500. Mr..
Lovelaco replaced IL with far better
bridge at cost of only $500 making
AN initiatory saving TO the county in
this one instance of $1,000, besides n
very considerable future saving in the
matter Of repair. The Rogue river
bridge was in really prooarious con.
dition and 1t was repaired in work
manlike manner, without accident,
with only partial suspension of
traffic, and at n very moderate cost,
under the super vision of Mr.. Lovolace.
In the repair of other bridges of the
county, similar good results are ap.
parent The cost has been moderate
ana the work has been of a permanent
excellence which would be the cxcep.
tion rather than the rule under con.
tract work. In the matter also, of the
enlargement of the vault at the court
house, u work absolutely necessary,
the county court has been criticized
in that it did not advertise for bids.
The work is being done at less cost
and in better shape than could reason.
ably be expected under contract work
and is under the voluntary supervision
OF man, j. @. Campbell, who is as
thorough mechanic as can be- found
In this portion of the state. He sup.
erintends the work without cost to the
county because he is man willing to
work for the public interest Mr..
Booth intends to give the county u
business like administration aud Is
willing that his work should be
Judged by Its results 1t is his pur.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20

The forests of Switzerland are
beautiful and clean, without under
brush. Only large trees are cut down,
the young ones being left carefully
untouched. The same situation is
found in Germany, for the United
States consul at Stettin in a recent
communication to the State Depart
ment speaks Of the German forests as
free from weeds, underground, wash
outs and dead wood. High stumps
are rarity, that wasteful American
way of cutting the tree Off three or
four feet from the ground being un
known there. Germany cuts much
lumber, but for every patch cleared
another Of ground worn in cultivation
is planted with trees. Hence the
stability Of the German forest area.
Statistics for 1900 show "a, $50, 92G
acres of forests in the empire against
"a, 473, 296 acres in 1893 Oregonian.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20

A man has been going about the
town soliciting nickels and dimes on
the strength Of having lost an arm,
the same being attested by limp and
empty coat sleeve. His address was
sinking and visibly insincore and he
carried hang-dog air that differed
very perceptibly from the modest hes
itancy in asking aid which would be
assumed by an honest although unfor-
unate man. This man had lost his
arm, but only inside his jacket where
Its contour might be plainly observed
To render the deception still more
slight, he was not artist enough to
keep the arm still. Involuntary move
ments betrayed its existence. Such u
man as this is a criminal and more
than petty criminal The serious
ness of the crime is not in the loss of
few cents by those who unwisely
give to him. The man is n murderer
Of charity and u discouragement of
generosity. His presence is u blight
to brotherly feeling and to the desire
to help the unfortunate, BY his ao-
tion he aggravates the distress of the
needy by cutting Off their sources of
relief.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20

II is shown by statistics that in
sanity is increasing at rate which
exceeds the rate of increase in popu-
lation. This fact should not be sur
prising. The human brain is a piece
of machinery and the more intricate
and delicate is. any kind Of machine
the more liable it is to arrangement.
As in the crude and primitive contri-
vances there is little likelihood Of
damage so the uncultured brain is
very little subject to arrangement.
The people who are least subject to
insanity are those lowest down in
the scale Of civilization. A percent
age of insanity is produced from
physical causes, from alcoholism and
other vices tending to disease the
mind, but large percentage also is
caused from overworked or over
strained minds and it is this class
which will show a rate Of increase in
proportion TO the advancement in
civilization and in the sensitive and
acute condition Of the average mind.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
ITEMS FROM GLENDALE NEWS

- A%hiD lNph NlSISN JAIN NE W >.
Mrs S. X. Willett Of Grants Pass
and little Leone Coshow of Roseburg,
were visiting at Hotel Clarke Tues
day.
A carload Of lumber was received
Friday for the new addition to Hotel
Clarke. Work of building will start
right away.
Miss Rose Wilson Of Portland, who
has been visiting Miss Clarke for
the past four months, went to Grants
Pass Wednesday for months visit
with friends
Surveyor McCulloch of Grants
Pass was at Hotel Glendale, Wednes-
day night returning Thursday morn
ing. 1t is reported that he was here
relating to the proposed survey for a
railroad up Cow Creek.
j. r. Hale came down from his
Binger stock ranch Wednesday, where
he has been busy doing things for
some time. He will stop in town a
few days to look after some of the
opportunities which may be within
his reach
DR.. Alice Prettyman of Salem
visited with DR.. Bowersox on Monday,
and both left for Grants Pass Tuesday
morning to attend the Oregon Medical
Society, returning Wednesday. They
report very pleasant and profitable
meeting. The doctors are old school
mates. Dr, Prettyman will locate in
Grants Pass to practice her profession.
TRY IT AND YOU WILL BUY
The Medford flour. 1t is again the
best flour on the market Ask for it.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
MERLIN NOTES.

Milt Reynolds went to Grants Pass
this week.
Mrs. W \. Massie visited Grants
Pass Saturday.
Boys, save your pennies for the box
social, the evening of the 29d.
Guy Colby from Coyote creek was
visiting Grants Pass and Merlin
friends enc day this week.
The addition to Miss Tyler's house
is about completed Mr.. Colby has
been doing the work.
II Ras hoon raining 50 much this
week that Night Hawk could not hy
to gather news for the Courier, out in
behalf of the school. invites all to
come aud have - good time at tho box
social at McConuclrs hall, Nov 29d
\ good literary program viii be given
by the school, after which the boxes
will be sold to the highest bidder
Morlin Night Hawk.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
WILDERVILLE ITEMS.

Rain, Rain, Rain. Our winter is
here in earnest
Miss Della McCollum spent part Of
last week near Wilderville.
Mr.. Wagner moved Rev. Mr.. Rogers
over to Althouse one day last week.
Miss Martha Hooking has returned
after three weeks visiting relatives
in Medford.
1t has rained all the news out Of the
country. Zancni.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
TO THE PUBLIC.

B. G. Magoon, representing Allen
& Gilbert Co., Of Portland and San
Francisco, has opened a music store
in the l. O. O. +. Bldg. with a full
line of pianos, organs, sheet music
and small musical goods The prices
will be same as in the city. Call and
examine for yourself Old instruments
taken in exchange.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20

pose during his term Of office to
diminish the debt and place the county
on more substantial financial basis
than it has been hitherto. His efforts
are in the interests of the taxpayers
and time will show his work to have
been well placed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
FARM FOR SALE.

100 acres; 10 acres in finest fruit; 90
acres under fence and cultivation,
alfaEa and clover, water for irriga-
tion. Good two story dwelling ETC.,
good stock range. Address Box II
Woodville, Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
APPLE TREES.

All the standard variety of apple
trees at the Eureka nursery near Wild
ervillo, Ore, Satisfaction in price
and quality guaranteed J. II, Rob
inson, Proprietor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1902.

The voters who fail to attend the
ward and city nominating conven-
tions should not kick If the affairs of
the city are not conducted according
TO their views.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
OIrY pOLIrICAL FIELp.

The regular annual city election.
will occur ON Monday, December /.
The ward nominating conventions
will be held on Thursday evening,
Nov. 20, and the city convention ON
Friday, Nov ~. The several wards
will hold conventions at the following
places:
First Ward, brick school house.
Second Ward, court house.
Third Ward, city hall
Fourth Ward, new school house.
The city nominating convention will
be held at the court house.
The voting places TOR the city clcc.
tion will he as follows;
First Ward, J, o. Goo.h's building
on + street.
Second Ward, court house.
Third Ward, city hall.
Fourth Ward, Are department build
ing, Fourth aud II. streets
Thus far little general interest in
hc election has been manifest and
with the exception OF the Labor tick
et which has been in the field for
several weeks, no candidates tor the
various offices have rs vet appeared.
The following terms OF the following
Officers expire this year Mayor W.
+. kremor, Councilman \. c. Hough,
G. Il. Harmon, J, \. Rchkopf. Henry
schmidt and Treasurer Col W. John.
SON. The offices of auditor and poHcc
judge, marshal, street superintendent
aud city attorney are appointiyc.
COUNTY TREASURER'S NOTICE.
There are funds in the treasury to
pay the following county warrants,
protcstod.to January 9Th. lSg6: War.
rants Nc. Ig9-u uO-ul.
J II. Taylor
County try.Suryr
The old reilable-Ths Weekly oregonian.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
TO THE LADIES OF GRANTS
PASS.

Mrs. Clevenger is now prepared to
give instructions in Typography work ;
those wishing to learn this beautiful
art of home decoration should call on
her
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
NINE WANTED.

Wpnted-A lease and bond on a
group of gold prospects with a good
ore showing. Send full particulars
and price to J. w. Winwood, Drexel
Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
For safe

Good, sound, lO-y6ar old horse,
weighing about 100 pounds, for sale
for $40 Inquire d. r. ClaTsattle,
| street. next to Trimble & Cook >
blacksmith shop
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
DRESS MAKING.

Dress making and plain sewing by
the day. Inquire Of Mrs. r. Dis
brow, 9th street, west of brick yard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20

Town property to trade for cattle,
also new sewing machine to trade for
COW or young COWS, Enquire at this
Office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
WANTED.

BY man and wife, place to cook in
mining camp. Experienced. Adj
dress, stating wages, G. A. Ealderton,
Ashland, Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
BARRELS FOR SALE

Barrels for sale at Ahlf's packing
house.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20
COUNTY TREAsuRER's NOTICE

The old reliAole-Ths Weekly orsgonlan
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20

Entered at the post Office at Grants Pass,
Oregon, as second-class mail matter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-11-20

TRY IT AND YOU WILL BUY
The Medford flour. 1t is again the
best flour on the market. Ask for it.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
BON. .MARCF1E, 314=316=318 9TH ST. :

everybody of prominence. lived lust mid
way opposite on f street. His doors, win
COW piinds, sashes and roof We're fire.
dueIeiy on fire and blazing that night and
as OFTEN extinSuished. ~
Roofs Were fired by embers from the
two miles. - e "a
The cause of the fire was decided to he
spontaneous combustion, from old paper
refuse. etc. The loss was millions. Rut
l oncle Sam has survived 1t.
sometime before this the District Medi-
cal ooilege' at the northeast corner of 10th
ana T. streets northwest, caught fire one
night, and the dead rose from oil the
graves they then had and the building
ouIheu uo"h-~it was grueSome sight af-
ter"ards, Tor various cadayers were dis
covered. more or less incinerated, and awe
some stories were circulated among cur
simple inhabitants and for long time af-
terward people hesitated to go near the
locality after nightfan
Il remember we'll when Reeves stah,es
went up in flame one winters night burn
ing up all the horses and vehicles
Apart from the screams of agony of the
poor horses there Were other horrors HUI
man beings perished-how many I don't
Know.
"Carusfs saloon. where we used to have
our May balls and the diploma tic corns
held Its more public functions. caught fire
bu- was quickly rebuilt
The saddest catastrophe 1 remember was
the explosion at the United States arsenal
when hfty-tWo young girls filling car
tridges were blown up and to pieces and
incinerated in the subsequent flames.
witnessed that. being near the spot when
it occurred.
The burning of the Smithsonian Inst,tu-
tlon was a spectacular. effect, the like Of
which has seldom been seen. The flaming
towers. the rolling volumes Of smoke, the
mediaeval effects. the black background
combined to make the scene a brilliant
one"
Evening star., 1902-01-24
ARMY FORMS.
One Lesson Learned by British Troops
in south Africa.

One Lesson Learned by British Troops
in south Africa.
Capetown Correspondence London Mail.
One of the most important lessons taught
by the war is the value of cooperative
trading in the matter Of army food supply.
This enterprise, which began in Natal, ex-
tends over the whole area of the theater of
war There are two branches to the busi-
ness, shopkeeping and farming, pastoral
and agricultural. The object of the former
is to supply goods to the members of the
army and to none other.
The field force canteen, as it is called,
supplies the soldier with everything he
wants at cheap rates. and has grown to
great dimensions. The farming depart
ment supplies the army with abundance OF
fresh vegetables, and occasionally eggs,
fresh milk and other luXurieS. The system
is in operation wherever permanent garri-
sons are established Thus the army in The
aggregate Is the possessor of scores or
thousands of cattle, and has hundreds OF
thousands of sheep.
The barley and cabbage fields thus culti-
waited cover many square miles Of country.
Every day tons of fresh vegetables are sup
piled to the troops Cattle are also sold to
the cold storage company, and chops and
steaks to the local butchers.
The armys farm hands comprise 5000 ma
tiveS, who are paid well for their labor, and
there are 100 white superintendents to en-
courage the blacks. Thus the soldier by
deputy irrigates arabic land from the rfv-
ers that would otherwise run to waste. He
has orchards. and. best Of all. he can show
fields of cabbages thirty acres in extent
apiece
This farming enterprise does more than
keep thousands of men going with fresh
vegetables daily, it Affords a splendid OBJ
ject lesson in the capabilities of the soil,
and will show the thousands of future SOL
dier-settlers in South Africa that nature
will gladly and bountifully respond to any
little attention on the part of man.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Great Work by a Blind Man.


William Brinkman, the Kokomo blind
man who two years ago married Jennie
Lamb, who besides being blind is totally
paralyzed, has disarmed his critics who in
sisted that he had his hands full in taking
care of himself without assuming addition
al burdens. In two years Brinkman un-
aided by charity, has paid for home and
improved it to present worth Of $500
The blind man has sod $3.50 pounds OF
peanuts and $1,000 popcorn balls. After
preparing the morning meal and guiding
the food to the mouth of the helpless wife,
he rolls the peanut roaster down town, re-
turning home at noon and night for the
other meals He does all the housekeeping.
Besides that he tunes pianos. repairs clocks
and organs. Recently he took an organ of
42O pieces apart, cleaned it and had it to-
gether and playing on it in four hours.
He declines all offers of charity. A short
time ago Mr.. Brinkman performed the
perileus feat Of climbing the court house
tower and repairing the town clock, when
experts had failed. Mr.. and Mrs. Brink
man became acquainted at the State Blind
School, and with them it was a case of
''love at first sight" as both expressed It..
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Woman Medical 'it1dents.
From American Medicine.

To one who has taught in both mems and
women's medical schools, the statement
that the standard of scholarship is not SO
high among the women as among the men
is absurd. The average medical girl stu
dent is older and correspondingiy more ma
ture than the average male medical stu
dent She is thoroughly In earnest, fully
realizes the value Of her opportunities and
works hard-harder than the average young
man, who has many more distractions and
tempt tations. and is not too prone to con-
tinuous work at high pressure. With the
girl, who is more conscientious. 1t is often
a case Of being able to drive the willing
horse to DEATH" whereas the boy, IL push
ed. is apt to slight his work and trust
to luck to see him through at critical mo-
mentsf Whatever advantages or short
comings the average woman physician may
display in practice, 1t Is certain that as q
student she Is refined, intelligent, receptive;
painstaking. and a hard worker-willinE
and anxious to improve every opportunity
offered.