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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-21
Jap Warships Go to Sea.

London.-A report from Chefoo that
a portion Of the Japanese .eet has left
for Singapore and that a number of
Japanese merchantmen have been
lightly armed to maintain the block
ade Of Port Arthur. is published in
a Chefoo dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-21
Blow Up the Gas Pipe Line.

Coffeyville, Kan.-Between Liberty
and the verdigris river. more than
mile Of the partially completed pipe
line Of the Kansas Natural Gas com.
pany was blown up with dynamite by
masked men.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-21
THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW.

The Old Year goes away; her eyes are
The eyes Of ono who hopes or fear. NO
more.
Snow H. |: upon her hair; gray ni't' have
A form the vesturs Of the spring which
The new buds quicken now beneath the
But not Tor her the Old Year goes
away.
The New Year enters In; q happy child.
Who looks for Aowen to oil her out
stretched hand,
And inow: not fear. although the winds
Soon shall the birds DO singing in the
land,
On the young leaves the patter Of soft
And violsts ops-ths New Year comes
again.
30 with this mortal life; now young, now
A spring which never dreams Of frost and
Summer and autumn-then the tale 10 told:
With tired step. in wintry days we 20:
God grant q wakening on some happier
shore,
Where the lost youth and Joy comes back
once more.
Mary Gorges.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
" oodville Items.

Mr.. Uhipple went to Medford Fri.
day.
Mr.. Hale was in Grants Pass ON bus.
iness.
Mrs. SCHNEIDER was in Grants Pass
on business.
Mr.. Lille of Grants Pass was Wis
itor Tuesday.
Mr.. Dittmar, of Grants Pass was in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. W. Williams went to Grants
Pass Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch were in Grants
Pass ON business.
Mrs. Neil and Miss Hurd were in
Grants Pass Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Tweed were in Grants
Pass on business Wednesday.
@. Sam and GracIe. his daughter,
went to Grants Pass Tuesday.
Mr. Purdue and son from Evans
creek went to Medford Saturday.
Mrs. Moore, from Grants Pass las
come to keep house for Mr.. Anderson.
Mrs Geo. Wright from Central
Point is visiting hor sister these days.
Don't forget the basket social on
IN
Friday evening the Both of septem Der.
Miss NJ. Davidson. from Minnesota,
is here Visiting with her sister, Mrs.
b. Lowell.
The public school will begin on
Monday the 10th. with Prof. Cochrane
of Roseburg in charge.
Rev. X. Tweed will preach in the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath the
18th, morning and evening
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
BEAUTY is CHEAP.
Town and Home improvements Not
Necessarily Expensive.


Too many OF us fall into the mistake
of thinking that beauty is necessarily
expensive, says a writer in Lippin'
colts. 1t is not so. Beauty is cheap
in the sense that it is to be had fol
the taking. We need not go without
beautiful trees and shrubs and vines
because we lack money with which tC
buy them Of the growers.
The nurseryman has not the monop
oily Of all that is desirable in this re
spect. Go into the fields and forests
and go with the seeing eye, and you
will find ample material for the orna'
mentation of the home grounds. ma
terial quite as desirable as that which
the dealer offers you at a good round
price. So long as we can have native
shrubs like the clethra and the elder
and the spiraea, the wild rose, the dog
woods and the alders and many Others
that need not mention here, and such
vines as the celastrus, the ampelopsis
and the clematis, we need not lack for
material with which to make home
beautiful 1t is waiting for you on
every hand.
Among our native trees we have
some Of the finest in the world, like
the elm and the hard and soft naples
Where rapid development is desired
we can add the box elder to the list
Where the grounds are very small we
can make use Of the cut leaved birch
or some Of the japanese naples. All
these are easy to grow and will take
care Of themselves when once estab-
lished.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
SILVER CREEK TUNNEL
Compa ny Has 800 Feet More TO
Run

f. V. Metts, manager of the big Sill.
yer creek basin placer project, spent
several days in Grants Pass this week.
The work at the property is being
vigorously carried on and some 600 feet
Of tunnel is completed. The ditch il
finished and the saw mill is ready for
operation.
The tunnel will tap the basin at a
depth Of about 2l0 feet from the sur
face but Mr.. Metts does not think the
basin will be bottomed at that point
and that 1t will be necessary to extend
the tunnel some little distance farther
In order to reach the bedrock on a
working grade.
Some 300 feet Of tunnel yet remains
to be run before the basin is tapped.
After the tunnel is put through, it
will be enlarged and re-timbered and
large double fumes will be installed
The gravel deposit which this tunnel
will open is immense. The basin is
two miles long and varies in width
from a few rods to half a mile. 1t is
presumed to Dc over 200 feet in depth
at the lower end. The basin has been
caused by an immense rock slide
which has filled up the creek canyon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
Provolt Items.

Charles Fields Of Provolt made
Grants Pass call the last Of the
week.
Thos Lewman Of Provolt made a
business trip to Bridge Point, Apple
gate, Saturday.
Leslie Bailey and wife of jackson.
Vile, are ut Provolt visiting relatives
and also many friends.
The candy pulling given by the
young people of the hop yards, was a
grand success ana all had a fine time.
George Lewman of Trinity county,
California, returned home Thursday,
accompanied by Mr. chatham, to
Provolt.
bop picking is over and everything
is quiet and lonesome. Picking lasted
II days and hops are Of the very best
this season.
Hay st Provolt is quoted as follows
loose in barn, $40; baled. sl5; in
field, 80 There are some holding for
sl6' Baled hay is looking fine at
present.
The Lewman Bros. Of Provolt last
Thursday lost one of their hounds
which was valued at s25 by its own.
ers. The hound was after rabbit in
an adjoining field, when it reached an
opening, 1t was shot twice by some
one; we have not vet learned, but
will find out in the near future.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
WINDOW GARDENS.
sn inexpensive Way 60 Beautify
streets aud Residences.

There Is II little bit OF Paris alon,
West Walnut street, Philadelphia, tha
really worth seeing the window ant
balcony gardens, we mean, says IN,
Philadelphia Inquirer The City Park,
association Is 10 be commended for IL,
thoughtfuncss In agltatlng the idef
snd congratulated upon the success OF
t.
window boxes are very old lnstltu
tions, and yet In Philadelphia and 9th
er cities ana towns It Is only In com
parntlvely few instances that they ar,
found, The proposition to cncourag,
them, when It came before the associa
tlon, met with ready response. West
Walnut street Is u central locality, and
the fact that several house owners had
long taken pride In making bright
exhibition outside their windows led
the association managers to turn their
attention first of all In that direction
Their appeals TO the owners have been
exceedingly satisfying
The pretty boxes have multiplied,
and surely II win not be long before
most OF the houses viii bear these dec.
orations, which not only add to the at.
tractNeness OF the residences them.
selves but give pleasure TO all who
pass along the street. II would not be
surprising II window and balcony
boxes should become fad, and when
that comes about Il may spread to nu.
morous streets.
1t Is such an inexpensive way 20 aid
In boautifylng u city or town that II
would seem w. II most house owners
would he glad to add their mite. In.
deed II Is 50 inexpensive that as mat
ter VI fact many of the small two story
houses which the electric cars reach.
but which the wealthy downtowners
rarely n ever see, have developed very
handsome displays. showing that under
modest roofs there is love for the
beautiful that makes itself manifest In
n way that, II generally adopted. would
turn Philadelphia into garden spot.
And why not make Il suchf
An Ivy on n hideous end wall, a win.
dow box or two planted with flowers.
a tree wherever possible-why. thc
whole appearance Of q town would be
changed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
TO DEVELOP OUR STATE
OREGON Development League to
Meet In This City.

A meeting of tho Oregon Develop
ment League will be held in Grants
Pass on Friday, September 30. There
will. be two sessions, ono in the after
noon and one in the evening.
This will be the leagues Southern
Oregon meeting and it is greatly de.
sired thai there should be full at
tendance from all tho towns OF the
Southern Oregon district which in
oludes all the territory between Rose.
burg and Ashland. Vice. President +.
j. Blakoloy Of Roseburg will preside
and Secretary Tom Richardson of
Portland will be present. Able
speakers will address the meeting
which is certain to be full of life
and interest.
The Oregon Development League IL
an association of organizations with
the object in view Of developing tho
state. Over 80 Oregon clubs now hold
memberships.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15

Mineral specimens are coming In
steadily at the mining exhibit. The
exhibit is remarkably good consider
ing the time it has been in existence,
but IL can yet be made far more ex'
tensive and representative Of the dis
trict. Miners and mine owners will
be we'll repaid for their trouble IN
sending specimens In tho added stand
ing which more public knowledge
will give their properties Every
mine in the county and tributary
territory should be represented The
register shows that good percentage
of the visitors are eastern people and
ull who have the welfare OF Oregon at
heart, are anxious that they should
take home with them the best possible
impression of Oregon. The mineral
excellence of our district as demon
strated by the exhibit is a revelation
to most of our visitors
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15

The later ana fuller reports OF the
great battle Of Liao Yang show that
the Russians were moro severely de-
feated that was admitted in the first
reports Their retreat to Mukden was
quite precipitate and in the nature OF
a running fight. The Japanese are
giving them absolutely no rest and no
peace. The latest reports indicate
that the small brown men are about
to compel another battle with their
bearded adversaries. A shortage Of
food supply is said to prevail in the
Russian camp on account Of the ina
bility of the army to keep up with the
provision trains,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15

According to a strict literal inter.
pretation of our Sunday closing ordi-
nance, ii is unlawful to keep hotels
and restaurants open on Sunday. But
to cose business houses Of this charac-
ter would be absurd and far outside
the intentions Of the trainers OF the
law. The fact that the law literally
docs not except the eating houses
hampers its entire operation and jeop-
ardizes its whole efficacy. The Sun
day closing ordinance under which
the city government worked during
the first months Of the year was n
good ono and there Is strong opinion
that tho council made a grave mistake
when they tampered with it. The
present ordinance is identical with
the state law.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
CHILD DROWNED IN TUB
Little 2fearOld Boy Meets
Tragic End.

A tragic accident occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Cress in
Ashland Saturday, in the drowning of
their 2-year-old son in tub of water.
Shortly before dinner Mrs. Cress went
out in the yard and filled tub with
water from the faucet, to be in readi,
ness for household purposes after the
midady meal. While she Mas prepar.
ing dinner the little fellow who had
been playing about, was missed, and
an older sister discovered tho body,
head downwards in the tub. The
alarm was given and the usual efforts
for the resuscitation Of the drowned
were made, but were fruitless. a
physician was Immediately summoned
and arrived within 10 or 20 minutes of
the accident, but saw at once there
was no hope of returning conscious
ness. The distracted mother is sure
that the little one was not ont of her
sight more than two minutes prior to
the drowning -Tidings
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
Wildervilie Items.

I'M. Hooking made trip to, or neal
Kerby this week.
School has commenced again with
T. NJ. Corum as teacher.
There is to be basket social at the
parsonage Saturday night, the 18th.
j. NJ, Hooking has returned
from klamath county where he
had been the past two months
Hop picking is over and that with.
out rain, as there is generally rain
or two during the hop picking season.
William Sans, brother to Joseph
and Leo Sans, is paying them visit
He is from the Columbia river
country.
W. 5. Robinson's large new house is
looming mp fast. The NJ. L. parson.
age is going on nicely with ]. b. Rob.
inson and ]. A. Mears as carpenters.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elba
Woodland died the morning of the 18th,
being six days old. It was buried at
tho wilderville grave yard. The fu
neral was preached by Mr.. Joseph
Sans.
There will be social given at the
new parsonage at which everybody in.
terested in the we'll being OF the com
munity is invited. II will be n bask ct
social and the ladies, young and old,
will see TO it that all are well sup.
piled with oatables \ programme
will be rendered by local talent, sup.
plemented by some from near by
places This social is given for the
purpose of creating fund for purchas.
ing an organ for the church at Wilder.
willie. Come prepared to help ON the
programme,
Every body busy taking care of fruit
and vegetables as the Lord has seen
tit to give us large crop of all kinds
this year, How thankful we should
be. Zanoni.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
WORK AT CONSOLIDATED
Have Recently Opened up a Low
Bar on River.

The Galice Consolidated Mines Co.
have recently opened q low bar on
Rogue river, short distance below
the mouth of Galice creek and are i'm
proving the low water stage to the ut.
most. A fiume has been extended in
cured from the bedrock Of the bar,
the gravel OF which yielded so cents
to the yard on test run. Ths river
bars Immediately below Galice creek
pay well wherever they can be work
ed, and the gold is of heavier and
better quality than is usually expected
for river gold.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
COWS DERAIL A TRAIN
CowcNtcher Fulillls Its Office
Near Jones Creek.

Number 10 passenger train due to
arrive in Grants Pass at O'Clock
Wednesday evening, ran into two
COWS at Jones creek, two miles east
Of town The forward truck of the
engine was thrown from she track
while the cattle were literally torn
10 pieces and strewn along the track
for a distance of 200 yards. An engine
was sent from Grants Pass and after
two hours Of hard work the locomo.
tive was placed on the track and the
train proceeded to Grants Pass where
the dead engine was cut ont.
The passengers were considerably
shaken up and 1t is considered for.
tunate that no serious injury resulted.
Some of the Grants Pass passengers
walked from the scene of the accident
TO town, arriving some time before
the train.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
Merlin Items.
Could't find our pen last week

Could't find our pen last week
Victoria Mitchell has gone to Eu-
gene to commence her fall term Of
school. Dan may 90 later
The lecturer failed to connect at
Merlin Saturday night. We are sorry
for Mr. Glass is a good man in his
line
Rev. Mrs. and Mr.. Risley are hold
ing revival meetings in Merlin. They
are earnest people and are doing a
good work.
Mrs. d. W. Mitchell has returned
from her outing in California. She
and Esther are very we'll because of
their vacation.
VIM. Powers and his sons will mine
this winter. Mr.. Powers is now in
Merlin making arrangements for his
outfltting. He owns a mine near
Wolf Creek. Bill is lucky.
Bert Kayser is visiting III Merlin
and will work at the Oro Fino mine
as soon as the same starts up. Roy
will work there also when he returns
from his work at Wilderville.
j. X. McGalliard took his mother
towards home and will visit in the
Pass and other places before return.
ing Mrs. McGalliard says she
would like to live in Merlin.
Business promises to be good the
coming winter at the Merlin court
house. Rev. Mr. Mears is lawyer
and-has said that he will put in at
least half of his time in practicing
law, If necessary.
Business is still moving nicely in
Merlin. We have new business
building going up. 1t will be occu-
pied temporarily as residence by
the new blacksmith who will move
here from the county seat.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will give a social at the par.
sonage one week from Friday night,
the 23d, This is the postponed social
which was announced for last week.
Old and young are invited.
@. F. Kayser had a steer killed by
tIa . ID L.,
ago. K. f. Barrickman, thinking
that the animal was one of his, pre-
pared to dress it, it being not dam.
aged to any great extent for beef.
Kayser helped Barrickman dress it
and Barrickman disposed of most of it
before it was learned that mistake
had been made. Barrickman restored
the value of the beef to Kayser.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
KEEP ITIN YOUR POCKET
WE'LL LEAVE Sloo WITH YOU
Have Just Received Our Fourth
Shipmento of Pianos for Grants
Pass Since July Goth.

At the low prices prevailing at oui
branch house in |. o. o. f. Bldg. $40,
can easily be saved under the existin,
prices charged for same grades of in
struments at other stores.
Our purchasing is done for cash il
car load lots for system of storel
operating in six states, and at III,
present time we are in a position t.
favor greatly the residents of Southern
Oregon in prices, in order to build III
our trade in this section.
Almost every piano of the car loat
ALREADY sold has been taken by the
most discriminating, conservative, eco
nomical purchasers. Such people are
the backbone of any city. They dom
judge nor decide hastily and demand
just what they are paying for or bet
ter. Nearly all so far have paid casl
although by doing so they only about
saved the per cent interest that time
sales call for.
We are represented in Southern Ore,
gon by ] NJ. Ward, and he is In.
structed by us to go our limit in price
for awhile longer, as we have not as
yet sold the number of pianos we de.
cided was necessary to thoroughly es.
tablish ourselves in this part of the
state.
Parties purchasing the next eight OF
ten pianos will be accorded the special
treatment in regard to low prices we
have so far adhered to. Not that we
ore going to advance prices greatly
later on, but we are going to insist on
Portland prices, that's all. NOW
THEY ARE 10 PER CENT LESS.
Enough to induce anyone needing an
instrument to purchase NOW, don't
you Think
In stock now will be found such
well-known instruments as the Steck,
Fischer, Packard. Ludwig, Smith &
Barnes, etc, with our great Por land
headquarters at hand to order from.
what you want from the twenty differ.
ent makes to be found there.
No trouble to get together ou terms
We fit large or small or elastic purses.
and offer all the accommodation a
trst'class house can extend its patrons
Ii you can pay 81 or S or $40 per
month and mp you have choice as
wide rs a cash purchaser would have.
II you have an organ or piano to
trade. we will allow its value as the
hrst payment balance on easy terms
Remember that our above named rea
sons for underselling ourselves ~ our
other stores will only last a little
while longer and you should avail
yourself of the opportunity while you
can.
We've decided ON September as an.
other month for our best offerings,
and II you are thinking Of buying in
nne month or six mouths you had bet.
ter see Us now.
Allen 4 Gilbert Ramaker Co, Port.
land aud Grants Pass. Ore, /. q. O. +.
Bldg, ]. NJ. Ward, Manager.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
Board OF Equaliza tion

The Beard Of Equalization for Jose
phine County. Oregon, will meet at
the office of the County Clerk, Mon
day, Oct. 8rd, 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 and
examine their assessment for the year
1904, and have all errors corrected, il
any there be, as no corrections can be
made after the adjournmen. Of said
board. W. II. FALLIN,
Assessor Of Josephine County, Oregon.
Grants Pass, Sept. 10, 1904.
U try Blue Ribbon. 5-cent cigar.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
Comins Events.

Sept. ~. Monday-Annual Iouniou OF
Southern Oregon Soldiers and Sail.
ors at Jacksonville, continuing four
days.
September 2S, Friday Oregon Develop.
ment League meets at Grants Pass.
Sept 81, Monday-Cirvuit Court meets
Oct. "Wednesday evening - Walter
Thomas Mills In the Opera House.
political address, admission free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
A 500 FOOT PAY CHUTE
Large Bodies of Ore Opened at
Grant, Hill.

The Granite Hill mine is now max
ing showing which surprises even
those who have known the property
since the beginning Of its develop
ment and who have always had the
utmost faith in its excellence. An
ore chute 800 Feet long, the vein he.
ing five or six feet in width, is ex-
posed at the 200 foot level. The ore
is all good milling rock. At the SOC
foot level a two foot vein OF ore is
uncovered which yields high values.
The company is steadily operating
five stamps Of the mill, but the work
is at present directed more toward
development than production.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
A. E. VOORHEES,, PRoPR.
Entered at the post Office at Grants Psss
Oregon, as second-class mail matter.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER is, 1904

The Russian warsbip Lena dropped
into San Francisco harbor and caused
quite an official Hutter. The japanese
consul insisted that the vessel should
depart Immediately but the navy de-
partment has decided that she may re-
main until necessary repairs are made.
A close guard is maintained to protect
the vessel from the wrath Of the Jap
anese residents.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
RICH SYLVANlTE ORE
Mountain Lion Nine Producing
Rich Rock

The Mountain Lion mine is pro.
ducing a quantity of remarkably
handsome sylvanite ore, with values
running into thousands Of dollars to
the ton. O. II. Poindexter recently
brought in some remarkably handsome
samples, literally full OF the mineral,
which yields gold at the rate of 90
per cent.
The Mountain Lions FIVE stamp
mill is running steadily on good
quality of ore and the camp is one Of
the neatest in appearance aud most
convenient In arrangement in South
ern Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
Salvation Army News.

Meeting every evening. Salvation
Amy hall. Capt. Staynes, Just re-
turned from u visit to England. South
Africa and Australia, where he went
TO look into and examine the work OF
the Salvation Army IN those lands; in
charge assisted by Lieut.. Ward of San
Francisco.
Sunday, 18th, II 4. NJ. SP.M. and
s p. NJ. Enisgn Crabtree, once in
charge Of the local corps as Lieut..
will conduct salvation aud holiness
meetings at above hours, Capt. Jenny
Boles and Sister Messenger from ore.
gon City and local officers and sol.
diers will also take part Everybody
welcome.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
FINDS MORE TELLURlUM
Another Rich Strike in Canyon
Creek District.

II. G. Mcintosh brought in some tel
lurinm ore this week from the teller
ide and the tellurium mines on Can
yon creek, which II. g. and ". d.
Mcintosh bonded from Perkins, Luce.
Booth and Coffman. The ore is very
rich and gives big values. A shipment
Of ore was sent to the Selby Smelling
Works this week, returns from which
have not yet been received.