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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
DON'T RENT A PIANO

When you can save years rent on
ono by purchasing one now of Allen
4 Gilbert. Ramaker Co at |. o. o.
+. Block.
iou can also pay in small amounts
as easy as rent IL you like. The first
payment would Of course be larger
than one months rent, in fact we don 7
care to put out good, new piano as
these are for less than $25 down.
II you have an organ, you can turn
1t In as part payment for all its
worth, thereby cutting down the cost
considerably.
You can also make saving by
paying cash or large payments. But
in paying the balance after you have
started and made the first payment,
there's where the convenience of
dealing with us comes in. We have
ample capital to carry good reliable
party as long n time as Is necessary.
So. II you want piano, and will
do right by us, you had as well have
one now-no matter how moderate
your means Monthly, quarterly.
semi annual or annual payments
taken. Bankable notes or any ar.
rangement consistent with good bust
ness can be turned In as payment
Eight per cent interpsl On all
accounts running over % days from
purchase.
Allen 4 Gilbert. Ramaker Co, /.
O. o. Blk, ], NJ. WARD, Manager.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
NEW ASSET FOR OREGON
High Mountains and Heavy
Rainfall Useful.

Oregon has an asset soon to be
realized upon which did not always
appeal to our progressive citizt nship,
l. g., high mountains and heavy rain
fall. The age Of electrical power is
just dawning. Electricity will drive
the motar car Of commerce, turn the
wheel Of manufactures and become
the handmade of agriculture. All
natural facilities for generating
electricity will be In demand, es-
pecially strong streams Of water.
wberea natural head may be had for
the power wheel. In this respect
Oregon excels all sister states. Her
mighty uplifts and heavy rains main
tain streams admirably adapted to
power purposes. The rush made
within the past five years for power
sites along the most prominent
streams Is but a fOrerunner of what
may be expected In another decade,
when electrical generation and trans
mission has been more thoroughly per-
fected and power from fuel has be.
come an industrial ancbronism. Ore
gon's superb streams will have a
value not even conceived now. En-
glish progress was vastly quickened
by abounding fuel. That principle
OF industry stands today, and inllarger
measure than England was able to
furnish power. Oregon Is the home
Of the new and much less costly
motive energy. Portland Journal.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
THE DIRECT PRIMARY LAW
Lawyers Disagree as TO Its Con-
stitutionality

That the direct primary law does
not 90 into operation until 1906.
and need not be bserved in mt nicIpal
elections prior to that time, is the
opinion found by Attorney Gene raj
Crawford after examining the ques-
tion that has recently caused so much
public discussion.
That the direct primary law 10 now
in effect, Mr.. Crawford does not
question, but he says that by its own
terms IL is evident that it was not in
tended to become operative until 1906.
He says also that previous laws
governing primary elections have
been repealed and that in his opinion
can didates for municipal offices may
be nominated by any method that has
been pursued in the past.
He believes it will be best to pro-
ceed in accordance with the laws last
in force. not that those laws are now
binding, but because they provide a
good system Of making nominations
and the people are familiar with
them. Mr.. Crawford believes that
any form Of nomination which results
in e free expression from the voters
at the polls will be upheld as legal
Attorney General Crawford believes
that in municipal elections prior to
1906, candidates should be nominated
and city elections conducted as they
have been in the past. Since the
system of choosing party candidates
and party managers by direct vote
does not take effect until 1906, it fol.
lows that until that time the present
party organizations are entitled to
use the party names as they have in
the past.
When the new law becomes opera
tive only those candidates nominated
in the direct primary will be entitled
to use the party name.
United States Senator Fulton ex-
pressed the opinion that Oregon's di-
rect primary law is unconstitutional.
THAT provision which requires
voters to announce their political
faith alone is sufficient to render the
law unconstitutional, declared
Senator Fulton. 1.-THE Constitution
Fof the United States provides the
qualifications OF the voter, aud the
State Legislature cannot add to nor
take from the qualifications stipulated
by the National Constitution, nor
impose any additional condition to
the right to vote.
Perhaps, in other respects also,
the direct primary law is at variance
with the Constitution. but in requir-
ing voters to register their political
faith it is certainly unconstitutional.
l regard IT as most unfortunate
measure. and am satisfied / could
beat it In the Supreme Court"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
THE OREGON BELLE MINE
Eastern Owners Visit and In
spect Their Property.

Superintendent II. Z. Foster came
in from the Oregon Belle mine We'd
nesday having with him Mr. and Mrs.
T. Troutwine and Mr.. and Mrs. W.
S. Roberts, who had spent the pre-
vious three days at the mine. Tie
Oregon Belle is owned by the New
York Western Mining Company,
New York corporation of which Mr.
Roberts is president and Mr.. Trout
wine is a member Of the board OF
directors, and these gentlemen weie
on an inspection trip to their mining
property. They were we'll pleased
with the showing that the mine
makes and have confidence that it
will develop into a profitable prop
erty. They stated that their Company
would expend money sufficient to
thoroughly prospect the mine and II
1t continues to carry the values now
to be had that in the near future they
would put in 10 stamp mill. There
,s ample capital on an extensive scale
for all the stockholders are wealthy
New York business men. President
Roberts is manager of the Aetna Life
Insurance Company of Albany, New
York and Director Troutwine is the
owner of one Of the largest leather
manufactures in the United States.
his factory being at Gloversville,
New York, city of tanneries.
This was the first visit of Messrs.
Roberts and Troutwine and their
ladies to the Pacific Coast and they
we're very expressive in their COM
pliments of the country, they being
especially pleased with the beauty,
the climate and the possibilities of
Rogue River Valley. The protusion
of roses and other flowers at this sea-
son Of the year was revelation to
the ladies, at whose homes flowers are
a thing of the past the last of Sep
tember.
Superintendent Foster stated the
new compressor plant would be ready
to run within few days. The two
Burleigh drills, recently ordered by
him from San Francisco, had arrived
and we're now at the mine aud that
by next week, day and night shifts of
men would be put to work extending
the two tunnels now opened, which
are each in about 100 feet. While the
company has some 300 cords of wood
on hand, contract has been made for
cutting 400 cords for immediate de-
livery at the mine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
GRANITE HILLS RICH ORE
This Week 4 IL Foot Body Of
$500 Ore Struck.

A strike of great importance was
made at the Granite Hill mine this
week. While working In the west
drift at the 200 foot level, Az foot
body of very high grade ore was on.
countered, tho lowest assays on which
run over $500 per ton. The same
body Of ore was also encountered at
the 300 foot level at about the same
time, assays on all Of the ore run.
ming very high.
There is quite city under ground
at the Granite Hill. Fifty.flvo men
are working in the different shafts
and drifts, aside from those above
ground.
Tho Red Jacket is now down l05
feet and tho workmen are constantly
at work sinking deeper. Tho old
machinery Of the Granite Hill mine
has been taken TO the Red Jacket
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
Southern Oregon State Normal.

The Southern Oregon State Normal
School began the years work WedDes-
day, September the l4th, with an at
tendance unprecedented In numbers
and character. IL has become the
policy Of the state TO maintain the
school. and new buildings with good
equipments have sprung up as If by
magic, and the large campus covered
with shade trees Is now alive with
busy. ambitious happy young people
who have come from various parts of
the state, from Washington and from
Northern California.
The course of study is 10 arranged
as to qualify teachers for the public
schools Of the state, but music.
literature, elocution, and the Ian.
guages are taught, and many persons
are taking advantage of the opportun-
titles here offered for gene al culture.
The faculty Is composed Of eleven
men and women, who are specialists
in their respective lines of work.
The dormitory life Is wholesome aud
many Of the best students live at the
campus In the commodious buildings
provided for their home. The ex-
penses, including tuition, board and
lodging, may be estimated at $135 to
$3.50 per year.
Students may enter at any time.
For catalogue Of information address
II. X. Neil, Secretary Of the Faculty. /"
b. II. MULKEY, Pres.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
IN THE GALICE DISTRICT
Work Is Being Steadily Prose-
cuted on All Properties.

Activity is increasing in the
Galice mining district and work is
being undertaken that displays great
confidence on the part of those in
terested. New grounds are being
worked and machinery and buildings
are steadily being added to the camps
there. This in short, says the Tele.
gram. is the substance OF the report
brought out by A. b. Cousin, of the
Gslice Consolidated Mining Com.
pany, who arrived in the city Satur.
day night after a long stay at his
claims, which, it might be said, cover
q distance OF over five miles. Mr.
Cousin will remain in Portland for
few days only, then return to his
mines to superintend operations dur
ing the Winter.
1--WE are working 700 acres and
half dozen giants" sad Mr..
Cousin, land have opened up some
new ground ON the Rogue river at the
site of the early Indian fights near
the old postoffice. This ground has
never been covered by water before
and we are now working it under
800 foot pressure. The gravel pays
so cents to the yard in fine gold.
BY fine gold | mean that It is finer
than the regular Gslice wash owing
to the fact that the gravel ut that
place is finer. 1t is worth about $40
an ounce, We have our sawmill in
good working order and are doing n
great deal OF improvement work in
consequence.
"All other properties in the district
are doing we'll. The Old Channel
mines, running parallel with the
Galice Consolidated, are showing up
nicely, as they should. having pro.
duoed in the past something like
$50, 900 year. The Rocky Gulch
mines, managed by Harry Lewis. of
Grants Pass, are operating low river
bars similar to those operated by the
Gslioe Consolidated, and getting from
800 to $3.50 per day with only three
men at work.
"The Van Dorm mine at He'll Gate.
along the Rogue river, is being equip.
ped by the new owner and the pros.
poets are that the property will
produce handsomely this season.
The big Silver creek basin, being
opered mp by Eastern capitalists, aud
Tor whom +, d. Metz is aoting mana.
ger. is giving promise of splendid
future. The tunnel work intended to
tap the canyon above is progressing
rapidly and when completed will
drain several hundred acres Of old
placer beds that heretofore have been
beyond reach, and which are known
TO be very rich
"Jump.of.Joo creek properties are
all being thoroughly equipped, while
Grave creek, Picket creek. Briggs
creek and all the Applegate and the
Illinois river will soon be making the
streams a rich red from the operations
OF the placer mines thore.
Mr.. Cousin has spent 10 years in
the Galice district and started with |
a 20,acre piece Of ground. whereas his
operations now extend over dis.
trict covering some 40 claims. with !
extensive and expensive improve.
mani.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
AN OLD LADY DROPS DEAD
While Riding In u Wagon With
Relativ

Mrs. Hannum, an old resident of
Josephine county, dropped dead on
Inesday while riding in wagon
few miles from this city. Mrs. Han.
nun had been at Placer visiting her
daughter, Mrs Geo, Hoxie, aud had
started home to Williams from Grants
Pass in company with her son. in law.
David Vineyard, and his daughter
They were all riding quietly along
and talking with one another when
with hardly any warning whatever
Mrs. Hannum fell dead from her seat
Her health mp to the time OF her death
was apparently good aud the unex.
peotedness Of the blow accumulated the
sadness OF her death. She was about
90 years OF age and had been a resi-.
dent OF this county for many years
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
AN 0LD-TIME RESIDENT
Courier Article Recalls Old
Memories.

J. &. Weston. an old time resident
OF Josephine county. writes to the
Courier from Clinton, Iowa. Mr..
Weston lived here from 1855 to 1864
and was one Of those pioneers who
packed" their blankets over the trail
from Crescent City to old sailor
Diggings" near Waldo, in the early
gold digging days Mr.. Weston still
has several nuggets from three to five
ounces each which lac secured in
Scotch Gulch near Waldo. In a per.
sonal of the Courier, Mr. Weston
notes two names familiar 10 him,
those OF Briggs AMI Applegate, though
doubtless n considerable number of
nis former aoquaintances are yet resi-.
dents Of this county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29

The farmers Of any community
who cannot see how they will be
benefited by helping their home
town, must be short.sighted indeed.
Money sent to distant cities for sup.
plies cannot do auy good to the com
munity in which he lives; IL cannot
build up local industries, or make
conditions attractive for capital seek.
ing investments; IL cannot help to
make a good market for his products !;
1t cannot contribute to good roads and
other rural improvements; it cannot
increase the value of his land and
farm property. Even granting that
he Is able to save few dollars each
year by sending his money to the
large concerns in the cities, which
we do not believe, he loses 1t again In
many ways. Cooperation between
farmers and merchants is absolutely
necessary for the continued welfare
Of a country community. The longer
this cooperation is carried on the
greater will DO the increase of bene.
fetal results to all concerned. A
farming community, including
Its towns, resembles n hugo corpora
tion, wherein many people hold stock.
Each farmer is in sense u stock
holder in the county corporation.
The more he contributes to the rove.
nues Of the corporation, tho greater
will be his dividends, and the more
valuable will his interests in 1t be-
come. He takes business away from
his own corporation each time he
buys outside Of the community that
which he can buy in It,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
GRANTS PASS
is ALL RIGHT
Eight Pianos Sold Here So
Far and Plenty Of Sales
in Sight.

1t is safe to say that no town in
Oregon. of the size Of Grants Pass
has a more discriminating purchasing
public when lower grades of pianos
are considered, nor more ap-
preciative people when the high
grades are offered.
We have aimed steadily at selling
our best pianos and in no instance yet
have we reen asked to order one Of
the cheaper grades. In fact our best
grades are so highly appreciated that
we are not going to make any effort
to sell cheaper ones.
We do sell them sometimes. Any
first class firm is compelled to have
something very cheap for cases where
such is demanded and insisted upon.
But how much better for the pur-
chaser it is to spend $50 or 800 more
while at it and get a good one.
We do not claim to have the best
pianos in the world to the exclusion
of other firms, but we do justly claim
that we push our best grades harder
and cheaper grades less than any
other firm in Oregon. And it costs
more to sell high lriced pianos, they
cost more, expense is more and
profits are less. But that is how yve
are making our great reputation and
establishing an increasing business
with the very best class of people on
the Pacific coast. Call at our place
in l. o. o. +. Blk. and see some very
fine instruments. Allen & Gilbert
Ramaker Co.
j. NJ. WARD, Manager. Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
Real Estate Transfers.

+ W. Van Dyke aud Minnie Il.
Van Dyke to rens Horr, lots 10, IL
and IL in block sS. oriRina, rownsite.
Albert Longenbecker TO James t.
Lewis. l60 acres ON Jones creek.
Above sales were made through the
real estate agency OF Joseph Moss
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29

Stand up for your home town. 1t
may not be the largest and best place
In the state, bat you can help make
1t a little better and little greater
than it is IL you will only do your
duty. Patronize home merchants
partonize your home paper, regardless
Of its political complexion, and don't /
send your dollars earned in the town
to the mail order house. The boxcar
merchants don't do much toward pay
ing the expense Of running the town.
do not help pave your streets or
maintain your schools. Then don't
patronize them. Omaha Trade Ex.
hibit.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1901

The Oregon Development League
meeting is said to mark a new epoch
in Southern Oregon progress.
Whether or not the new epoch will
prove different to the old depends
very largely upon the extent OF the
harvest of actions which will follow
the season OF word planting.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29

Ladies are greatly annoyed and in.
convenienced by the crowd of men
continually loafng around the cor
ner of Sixth and Front street in front
of the saloons. A few days ago a
lady was nearly run over by man
who was kicked out Of the saloon, and
many times ladies take the road in
preference to passing the crowd. The
corner should be kept clear for the
passage Of pedestrians.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29

The japanese are said to have
honored the wishes Of the Chinese in
not making battle in Mskden, the
"holy city," where Chinese emperors
are buried. The Japs probably have
little sympathy with Chinese senti-
ment. but they know the value Of
Chinese friendship in their present
eft,attop
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
WARD, the TUNER,

Will be in town October 3, for one
day only, uules, work ON hand will
make 1t necessary to stay longer
Join the club Place order with
Miss Minnie ireland at her residence
phone No, Gal, or at Allen & Gilbert.
Ramakr ca. IS branch store In |. o.
u +. Blk. Mr., Ward will be home
about two OF three timies month. SO
there will be little delay. Better
send in order for Monday.
Disc Harrnxs NJ nr.n,nr H.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
Model
Drug
Store
Successors to Slower Drug Co.
Drugs,
Stationery.
Toilet Articles,
House and Floor Paints.
Successors to Slower Drug Co.
Board of Equaliza ton.

The Beard of Equalization for Jose.
phine County, Oregon, will meet at
the office of the County Clerk, Mon
day, Oct. 3rd, 1904. at 9o'clock A. NJ,
and will remain IN session each sue
cessive day for one week. All parties
interested are requested to appear aud
examine their assessment for the year
1904, and have all errors corrected, if
any there be, as no corrections can he
made after the Adjournment. of said
board. w. II. FALLIN,
Assessor of Josephine County. Oregon.
Grants Pass, Sept. 49, 1904
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
Comma EXents.

Oct. "Wednesday evening - Walter
Thomas Mills in the Opera House,
political address, admission free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
Burdette Oraan for Sale.

a fine Burdette organ, walnut case,
high top and mirror, for sale at bar
gain, on time. Mrs. Lurs II. Grout,
1921 South Fifth street.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29

New Fall and Winter Tailored
Hats, all the latest the market
affords at Mrs Rehkopf's.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29
County Treas SUI er's Notice.

There are funds in the treasury to
pay all warrants protested to April
%, 1899. Interest will cease from
this date.
September 10, 1901.
]. 7. Taylor.
Treasurer of Josephine Co, Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-29

FOR SALE-Nearly new 3O3 Savage
Rifle; combination rear sight,
ivory bead front sight. Price, 500,
cost s25. Inquire r. H. Harrison,
n. I'd street.
The oasis., 1904-05-28

referred to above, preceded us in
the scientific investigation of the
Great Mexican Republic. "The
wealth of the world" he said, ''at
one time will yet be developed in
her northern province, Sonora
then consisting of Sinaloa, Sonora,
and Arizona. English and French
capital preceded American invest
ments. Yet the writer was not
prepared to find the old historic
Quintera mine, operated for a CEN
tury or more, located close to Ala
mos, now owned by the Bank of
Egypt" Paris. The truly enorm-
Gus copper mines of Santa Rosalia,
directly across the Gulf of Califor-
MIA from Guaymas, are also owned
largely in France. Certainly, ,on
the score of contiguous territory, it
would not very well be claimed
that the French investor or his re-
preventative were nearer to the
field then the United States mine
operator.
There are some other Quinteras,
some more Santa Rosalias, es-
pecially in southeastern Sonora.
Certainly there exists not single
valid excuse for the United States.
investor in mines, not to discover
The oasis., 1904-05-28

who are in full control of them.
Second, there is no necessity of
taking the rather tedious stage ride
at all. The intending traveller,
from any point in the United
States of Mexico, will take the
Southern Pacific railroad system
to Benson, Arizona, thence, by the
Guaymas, Sonora Railway direct
to that city. There is a weekly
steamer from Guaymas to Agia
bampo; a fortnightly one to Topo-
lobampo, from whence a railroad
takes the traveller to Ell Fuerte,
and on fifty miles by stage to Ala
mos. From Agiabampo, it is some
seventy miles by stage. From Quay
mas, upwards of some $50 miles.
Time consumed, two to three days.
Alamos is referred to here re.
peatedly, because it is the natural
center of the southwestern mining
region OF Sonora, also the CORES
ponding northeasterly mining areas
of Sinaloa and the northwesterly
mining centers of the State of Chi
huahua, all what Denver is to GEN.
trail and northern Colorado, or Los
Angeles is to the southern half of
California and western Arizona. 1t
is the natural commercial center of
The oasis., 1904-05-28

them, and proceed to develop the
same. There never has been any
Indian trouble in the region around
Alamos, but its comparative near
ness to the Yaqui Valley has led
distant readers of sensational Jour
nails to believe that the two sec
tions were identical. Nothing
could be further from the facts. 1t
is true, however. that an overland
journey to Alamos by stage from
Guaymas takes the traveller through
the center of the Yaqui Valley. 1t
is equally true that said ride at
present is at least as safe as a
trolly car ride in any one of our
busy cities. But the main points
are: First, that the reclaitrant
Indians, natives of the Yaqui
Delta, are admirably mastered by
the military forces in the valley
The oasis., 1904-05-28
NATURES OWN "cORNER"
In Mineral Riches Where Successive
Commonwesiths Unite Geographic
csliy to Produce a Genuine Miners
Cornucopis.

There are few more fascinating
studies in the whole realm of
scholarship than Geology, in its
applied form, directed towards the
development of mineral resources.
1t has assumed an authoritative
position which is unquestionable,
no matter what may be the indi-
vidual failures of self styled "Ex-
perts," many of whom are not yet
inducted into the primary class of
bona tide Science.
That the remarkable object