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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12

Oregon has bird law at shall
be unlawful, etc" TO "kill or catch
or have in his or her possession, dead
or alive, any bird which is not a
game bird, the members of this class
being enumerated and described, to-
wit: geese, ducks and their ilk ;
plover. snipo and kindred fowl; coots
and mudhens; grouse, quail, etc, The
protection afforded under this act
does not apply to certain other birds,
not game birds, but classed rs out
laws; crows, blue jays, horned owls,
butohor birds, magpies English
sparrows and hawks Of all kinds. To
mako sure Of the crow, he Is exempt
ed twice in different sections of the
act Yellow hammers, woodpockors,
robins and other pcstiforous orchard
thieves are protected under the act
While useless slaughter of birds is
always to be- condemned, yet II seems
that the Legislators might spend thoir
time more prohtably than in the CON
sidcration Of laws like this one. Per
.haps the yellowhammcrs are entitled
TO consideration, but the orchardist is
liable TO forget the law when he sees
his finest apples drilled to the core.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
CAN'T HELP DEVELOPING
Grants Pass and Josephine Coun
" Are Bound TO Thrive.

We are in receipt Of the following
letter from John Murry, formerly "a
resident of this section but now of
StAnberry, Mo, whore he is engaged
in gardening:
IL see by the Courier that Grants
Pass has greatly improved in the
last few years l think Grants Pass
is the garden spot Of Josephine
county. The outlook for that country
seems TO bo very promising With
mines, lumber and fruit in vast
quantities, it is bound to thrive when
thoroughly developed Old Missouri
as you we'll know, is noted for big.
rcd apples, watermelou- aud corn. hut
when the thermometer drops TO 90 be-
low zero, it makes people think what
they have done with their summer,
wages feel very much Interested in
the welfare Of your county and pco.
pie, John Murry, Smnbcry, Mo.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12

Oregon sportsmen need to be mental
aorobats If they keep pace with the
Kaleidoscope changes in the fish and
game laws The average sportsman's
knowledge of the game laws is
dubious mixture or hash Of all the
game laws we have had in the last
half dozen years, and they have been
many. The latest change is in the
fish law, fixing new time for the
close season. On the Rogue river the
close seasons were from March TO
April !, and August Is TO September
90 east of the Illinois river, and from
March 1 to April and August to
September west Of the Illinois river,
and from May TO August at the
mouth Of the river or within three
miles outside thereof The new law
prescribes close season from July
TO December 81 east Of the Illinois
river, and from March to April
and August 10 to September 10 west
of the Illinois river, and from May ]
to August | within three miles out
side Of the mouth of the river.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
What We Are Coming To.

! came to mill by the riverside
a half mile long and nearly as wide,
With IA forest of stacks aud an army
of men
Toiling at furnace and shovel and pen.
What II most magnificent plant r' I
cried,
And a man with smudgc ON his face
replied,
Its Morgun's"
l eotcrcd a train and rode all day
On regal coach and right of way
Which reached its arms AN over the
land,
In system too large to understand.
"A spleudid property, thisr' / cried.
And man with "a plate ON his hat
replied,
It's Morgan's."
| sailed ON a great ship trim and true.
From pcnnon TO Keel and cabin 20
crew.
And the ship was one of monster
fleet;
\ first class navy could scarce com.
pete.
What "a beautiful craft Sine isr' /
cried,
And man with akimbo legs REPLIED.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
BRIGGS CREEK PLACERS
Steady Hydraulic Operations al
kircheii Property

Hydraulic operations are being
steadily carried ON at the Ii. w. Kr.
chef mine ON Briggs creek Thi,
mine, situated about midway be-
tween the head of tho crock and the
mouth, was formerly known as the
Amott claim and contains somc of the
best ground ON tho creek Besides
the creek bed and the low hrs. thora
is % high channel which is ycry ri,h
This channel has been worked iu
tormor year, 10y drifting and paid
richly The dirt was sacked and
carried ont of the drift whore it was
sluicod Not mfrgquyuuy it pro-
duccd as highly a> % dollar 90 the
sack, a small ore sack being used
The present operators arc piping ou
tlis same channel but alta diUorvut
point from Whory tho drifting wa,
done Next season they will have ta,
mime opened in such -hapv that thy
richest portions OF tho cbmuyl may
boz reached with tho pipe
This property extends down 60 aud
embraces ,he LuarA claim, 100 ur
mouth of Onion crcvh An along th,
crock are rich bars and channels wait
ing for thc pipc The lower portion
o.! the property is covered by mlg
niuccnt water right from Onion crock,
one of the larger uibutar.g, ol Briggs
'reek This property will Igyull,
be developed in,r big lylrul.
proposition ia thy future Hrss.
'roeh, like Galicc aud o,b.r creeks ot
southern Oregon, could De- operated
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
Missionary Convention.

Rev. G. b. Smyth, D.D ., assistant
secretary Of the Missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church, Will
hold a missionary convention In New.
man NJ. t. church, Grants Pass. next
Saturday and Sunday. March A.I5, AZ
follows;
2p M and 1880 p M, Saturday, -
Platform meeting.
Addresses will be delivered by DR.
Sn.yth, j. l. Albeit of Ashland, "
b. Moore Of Modford, and others.
At the regular services Sundn,
morning and evening DR. Snyth will
preach
DIR. Smyth is thoroughly informed IN
this line Of work, and is AN able and
eloquent speaker A rare treat is iu
store for all who will take adyanag
OF this opportunity You will b,
made welcome to all these services
J. W, McDougall Pastor
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
THE GALICE WAGON ROAD
Chas. Crow Tells Why Change OF
Route Is Desirable.


Editor Courier
In your paper under date Of Feb. 2G.
there appears an article from one
" "Sarter" in which he undertakes TO
set forth the various reasons why the
Galice creek wagon road should not
be changed from its present route 10
much better and more practical one
that is instead of crossing the river
at the Indian ranch to continue down
the north bank of the river to a point
below Taylor creek. There are vari
Gus reasons why the change should
be made. First, it would be shorten
the distance considerably. Second,
it would avoid Taylor creek and thus
save the building Of bridge at that
place. Third, at the proposed place Of
crossing the river, there is a much
better place for a ferry than at the
present crossing. Fourth, there can be
better grade along the proposed
route than can ever be made along its
present course. There is no doubt but
there can be a road built from the
ferry down entirely above high water
mark and on grade not to exceed
per cent, with but very little if any
more cost than would be necessary to
Fix" .he present road so that it could
properly be called road for as it now
is, it is virtually the same as no road
at all for as "Sarter" well knows
that no small amount Of the present
road from the ferry to Taylor creek is
on no less than 20 per cent grade and
to reduce that to an 8 per cent grade
would require more money than to
make the proposed change.
Sarter is misleading in his state
ments or else he is not well informed
when he says the present route was
chosen because it was less expensive
and more practical Now, / will adj
nit that is was less expensive. but
the consequences are-no road. As to
the practical side, it is a well known
fact that among people who subscrib-
ed toward helping build the road il
was the general wish and the under
standing that it would go via Strat.
ton creek and that they would get a
road instead of pack trail widened
to permit wagon to pass over it.
ask Sarter" if the surveyor in max
ing his report on the two ways did
not say that the north side of the river
was the more practical of the two
And did not b. Il. Stahl and other,
utterly ignore the wishes of the peo
pie and report of the surveyor and g
on the opposite side of the river, ant
besides did he not simply follow the
old pack trail all the way through ant
pay no attention to the survey
Sarter' wants to know where the
necessary funds are to be gotter
wherewith the road is to be built.
Well, the cost would not exceed$l, 5OC
and to show how the people stand il
regard to the proposed change, in all
probability at the very least one hall
that amount could be raised by
popular subscription and if the true
conditions are properly brought before
the county court of Josephine county
| believe the honorable gentlemen
composing the Board would Willingly
appropriate enough money from tn,
general fund to finish building tn,
road.
Now, Starter" come again but ovoi
your own signature and see if yor
haven't some interest except to keel
watch over the treasury of Josephin,
county. Respectfully
Chas Grow.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
Merlin Items.

Received too late for last issue.)
Ray Colby went to Wolf Creek
"Wednesday.
W. R. Powers came home from his
mine Saturday
Russell McGaliard went to Grants
Pass Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Crockett is dangerously
i'll at her home near Hugo.
Miss Sadie Lawden went to Placer
Tuesday, where she will spend the
summer with Mrs. Ethel Foss.
Rev W T. Golden of Grants Pass
will preach at the NJ E.church in this
city next Friday evening. All are
invited
(. ochranc has purchased the
blacksmith tools owned by the Colby
brothers and will move them to his
farm on Jump-ofT-Joe soon.
Miss Mary Massie has been engaged
to teach the spring term Of school at
Pleasant Valley. School will COM
mence about the middle Of March.
Merlin is very much in need Of a
good hotel. There is a fine business
opening here for good hotel man. a
neat substantial hotel, we'll conducted,
would pay well here And a livery
stable is very much needed too.
Night Hawk would like to know
what subject Wide Awake would like
him to write upon. But it is to be
supposed that snow, rain and mud
are his fayorite subjects as they are
the subjects he writes on each week.
First it is snow, rain and mud then
next week it is rain, snow and mud,
then mud, rain and snow, then he
goes back and commences over again.
We are very much afraid that Night
Hawk has contracted that dreadful
disease that is so prevalent in Jose
phine county Of spending his time
criticising his ueighbors. If you are
going to write for the Courier, take
our advice Wide Awake, and spend
your time gathering news, even d
personal or two would be an agreeable
change from rain and mud stories.
Night Hawk.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
ORC FINO QUARTZ MINE
Well Known Jump-off-Joe Prop.
erty Soon to Be Equipped.

The well known ORC Fino quartz
mine, situated in the Jump-oif-Joe
district, is TO be opened up this spring
and mill will probably be installed
early in the summer. II. d. Norton
and W. T. Turnhan Of tins city have
lately been carrying on development
work on the property and the showing
is very encouraging. Mr.. Chase Of
Portland is now taking hold Of the
property and will pat a force Of men
Immediately TO work to further dovel-
op the mine He has thoroughly sam
pied the ore in the veins and dumps
and the showing of the mine at the
present time warrants the erection Of
mill for what is already in sight
On account Of the condition OF the
roads, it would Dc next to impossible
to do any heavy hauling to the mine
at present and development will be
continued until dry weather. when
the roads will be solid.
The Oro Fino has been worked to
some extent in years past and has
produced some remarkably rich ore.
Insufficient facilities caused a tempo
rary abandonment of operations. The
early work was carried ON near the
surface, The ORC Fino has two veins,
parallel, about 40 feet apart There
is now tunnel. 600 feet in length,
tapping one Of the veins at depth Of
about 1875 feet from the surface. A
crosscut tunnel from this will be OK.
tended to tap the parallel vein which
was the ono worked at the surface.
Z. ..Ll III Z l. i
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
Coming Events.

March 2l-High school weighing
social at Woodman hail.
March l3-Chicken pie supper by 0. Il.
S at NJ asonic temple.
March l3-Benofit entertainment at
opera house.
March ls-Leclure by DR. Olmsted for
United Artisans at Woodman hall.
March 3l-Dcdication of Masonic tenn
pie.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
THURSDAY. MARCH l2, 1908,

The Montana house Of representatives
has passed bill providing that each
newspaper shall once a month print
on the first page a statement setting
forth the ownership of the paper and
that each editorial shall be signed by
the editor or writer of the article.
There are some newspapers in Oregon
that would look with intense disfayor
on such an act, in both of its require
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12

to the best advantage if it were all
In tine hand, of one company or set of
owners. The whole water supply
could then be used TO advantage and
the creek could ho worked scicntihcal-
ly and Systematically from one end to
the ptnyr
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
Applegate Items.

tReCelved too Iate loI laS' iH'''''
Jim Gibson of Williams was at
Proyolt Friday.
John Sparlin Of Williams was at
Provolt saturday
John Bailey of Williams was at D.
Layton S Sunday.
George Dunlap of Proyolt was at j.
H. Miller's Sunday.
J. T. Layton of Applegate was IN
Grants Pass Friday.
Harry Perkins Of Proyolt was at Mr.
Sonson's 5 last Tuesday
Harry Day of Murphy was at Apple
gate one day this week.
He reports that the snow on Steam
boat melted only in spots.
Louis Loesch the Provolt hop man,
was in Grants Pass Friday.
Mosie Boat of Baltimore was at Q.
Davisons, Sunday on visit
Marsh Baldwin Of our little town
was at l.. Loesch's Saturday.
Jake Carter was at the Williams
postoffice Sunday on business.
Rollie Carris of Missouri Flat was
a visitor to Grants Pass Tuesday.
Thos. Lewman Of Proyolt was at
Bridge Point, Applcgate Saturday
George and Izina Spencer of this
little burg were in Grants Pass Fri
day.
p w. Baldwin. the Williams Greek
hon raiser was at Grants Pass Tuesday
on business.
Ron Tburstou of Humbug was at
the uostofice Of J. n. Pernoll at
Bridge Point.
M II,no,.,, of Crar+s pos, nossed
.t.r",,-,i, ~ %H1o NIorGav an bi. yrov In
Wil,itsr,, S,;iUGsn AGro Groel- -'lo'''"' ' '''' '
Tla -,a,,.Io nf ,rr1ooa+o oro brsv
moo. 'J rItt Fgiii, tina in tLair cPors wbiIc fhe,
,,0" ,.,,h1r 80 - 9and
"l'''''4- 80 s''N'
Jim louhs Oh thompson cIeeh Is
now carrying me man between Apple
gate and Steamboat.
Mr. and Mrs. J.. Q. Hyde were at
Laurel Grove this week visiting
friends and relatives.
jeff Lindsey Of Murphy was a visit
or Of Williams creek Sunday and re-
turned home the same day.
Mrs NcDanieIs of Williams made a
pleasanr visit with the family of /
| a Lewman ON Anplpgatr
D,i.. III, - - D.. .,,...
T,'0 l'lpoAs % "a i'oS uu i,ui
,,t "' "t az " ,N ooNS ,,G l''a' 10" ""9'
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12

\ PETITION b, heing circulated i'm
Jackson county asking for tbe rarlon
o' Mrs. Rose Carlisle who is serving
O term IN the ponitnt.ary for arson
\ rmonstmnco also is being circu.
lated.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
Please Settle Up.

All persons indebted toE. A. Wade
're requested Go cal' at tho store and
settle tAr accounts. 20, wish 10 clos.
up my business mltt.rs E. A. W,l.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
Music Class.

The music class will meet with
Mrs. Kinney Saturday, March IA, at
3 O'Clock p. m, the subject for study
being Musical Instruments
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12

The Old reliable-The Weekly orogonlan
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12
CLASSIFIED Al
FOR SALE

4 pair of horses wagon and
Taylor. ~ iuO'a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-03-12

Relgian Hares for sale or trad. :,
~ try. Inquire Of Howt%pD % n. {
The independent., 1903-07-02

greens, made the janitors of the build
ing dig up the dandelions and PLAN
tain and as far as the slow processes Of
nature would admit, transformed those
grounds from an "eye sore"- into an
expanse of trees and green grass
which gave pleasure to every passer-
by. Besides that the populists said
that the grounds were the property
o. the people and were held in trust
for their use and benefit A band stand
vas erected where thousands used to
come twice week, sit on the grass and
listen to music furnished by Hage.
ncw's band. Many delightful evenings
were spent by the people in social ia
tercourse and the city was happier
and better.
But the republicans got back into
power, and the old order to keep off
the grass" was put in force again. The
band stand has been torn down and
removed Not seat remains on the
whole sixteen acres where the weary
man or woman can sit down in the
shade and rest. The happy voices Of
playing children is heard there no
more and the ideas of plutocracy reign
supreme. The rich man has large
grounds around his private residence.
his shrubs and flowers, his hammocks
and easy seats. The common People
can stay on the heated bricks, stones
and cement sidewalks. And there they
will stay as long as they vote the re-
publican ticket.
SS$S&SS% J
Special subscription rate to single
takers, mouths 25c.
The independent., 1903-07-02
GERMAN POPULISTs

The great dailies in referring to the
recent upheaval in Germany always
take particular pains to leave off part
of the name of the great reform party
there. 1t is always "the German So
cialists," but never the social demo
Gratis" A summary made by care
full writer in New York is as follows:
Zone vote for every man and
woman; payment of members of
the reichstag; responsibility of the
ministry to the reichstag, as in
England; lower tariffs, especially
on food imports; substitution of
militia SYSTEM for great standing
army, as in the Unit"d States; le-
gal equality of the sexes; separ-
alton of church and state and free
non-sectarian schools, with COM
The independent., 1903-07-02
PopULIsM VS.. FLUToCRACY

There is difference between pop
ulism and plutocracy that shows from
every point of view. The republicans
ran the state government for years
and all that time there was not sim
gle act of those in power that showed
any desire to make the life of the COM
mon people happier. The capital
grounds at Lincoln include four
blocks, or about sixteen acres. When
the fusion government took charge,
those acres were almost a barren
waste or covered with a matted growth
of plantain and dandelion. There
were some trees, but they had been
so neglected that instead Of being a
delight to the eye it was a misery to
lcok at them. Uncle Jake Wolfe, as
chairman of the board of public lands
and buildings, took charge. He plant
ed scores of trees, many of them ever
The independent., 1903-07-02

pulsory attendance, as in the
United States; progressive income
and inheritance taxes, as in Eng
land; staten, ,.intained courts Of
law. e., the right to sue and set
justice free of cost"
The collective ownership OF all tn:
means of production and distribution
il not even hint2d at in that platform
The German social democrats ars sim
ply one of the division of the great
army of mankind scattered ali over
the face of the earth who are fighting
against special privileges for the few
and equal right for all, and the pop
ulist party in the United States is an
other division.
The independent., 1903-07-02

che Gt0TS5 aeLean was t1nfr0-
duced on the campus" Here was the
beau ideal Of the. republican grafters
al the university. He shifted con-
temptuously at the farmer boys who
came to take the sLort course in agr.-
culture. A college education, as he
viewed it, was only for the elect or
elite. 1t was ruination to give a poor
boy higher culchaw"
Finally his God called him to an
other field (the salary was higher and
1t was up to fusion board of regents
to elect new chancellor. This is an
(until now unwritten chapter of how
Chancellor Andrews came to be elec.
ed. The same fusion regents who re-
Gently elected Pound as dean Of the
college of law at the dictation of the
republican grafters, were even then
lnder the spell of republican hypnot-
ism. An informal ballot was taken
and Prof. jerks of Cornell chosen
than whom no more sinking aristo-
crat exists in all America. AS in the
case OF Pounds election, this, too. was
a star chamber affair; but there hap-
pened to be. in the city at that time an
eastern newspaper reporter who hates
Jenks as the devil is supposed to de-
test holy water. Having the true nose
for news he learned about the election
CT jerks and proceeded to hunt up
prominent fusionists in the city 10 see
IL jerks could not be defeated en- the
formal ballot next day. AS every
body knows, DR.. Andrews was selected
Eext day; but as everybody doesn't
know, save few Lincoln gentlemen
who do, it required the hardest kind
of work-even threats of political ex
communication-to get certain of the
fusion regents to change their votes
f,om jerks to Andrews, one at least of
whom is one of le men the Journals
''local fusionists" want renomirated.
If the election of Pound-bad as it
vas-were the fir~t offense, The Inde-
pendent would have said nothing. But
patience has ceased to be a virtue in
this instance. II the board of regents
Is to be perpetually dominated by
Charles H. Morrill,, he of "pint bottle
fame, then in Gods name let the whole
hoard be republican in name as we'll
as in fact. a
The dirty innuc ndo that Mr.. Tibbles
desired the place held by Mr.. Dales is
quite in keeping with the State Jour.
nails editorial policy and the charac-
ter of the men who conduct it, He
has neither desired nor asked any
thing for himself at the hands os th.
regents. But for the journals benefit,
The Independent would suggest that
thorough checking over of Stew
ard Dales' accounts for the years gone
by, might develop some interesting
features-not so large, of course, bu.
quite in harmony with republican
methods in the state treasury.
SS@SS$$&
The position that the democratic
party has heretofore taken is that it
would not advocate the government
ownership of railroads until it had
been conclusively demonstrated that
government control of them in pri-
vate hands was impossible. The Iowa
democrats have gone a step further
and declared that they would not favor
government ownership if it were de-
monstrated that government control
vas impossible. How many votes will
the democrats of. Iowa poll with
platform like that?
&$SS&$&&&
GERMAN PoPULIsTs
The great dailies in referring to the
recent upheaval in Germany always
The independent., 1903-07-02
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