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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01

The Courier has had number OF
letters of inquiry as TO when the
sRoseburg land office Will be opened
for business. There is no informa.
tion to give out more than that the
office is still closed. That is, no
receipts are being issued; no filings
placed of record and no proofs ordered
made, bot filings may be made a t any
time. Special Agent II. +. Highly is
in charge Of the office and filings
made are ackDow ledged by him aud
the papers are filed with the date
when received.
When finally the register and re-
ceiyer are appointed and the office il
open for business these filings Will
be taken mp and passed upon in their
regular order. Until the Office IL
opened persons who have made
filings have nothing to do bot
wait They will be notified when
their filings have been reached, and
II theirs be homestead filings they
will be asked 10 return 10 the land
Office the filing fees which we're re
I turned to them when the fl rg ws'
made.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
GRANITE HILL MINE
TO HAVE 20 STAMPS
Ten Stamps Beins Put In and
Gro mite Hill TO Be a
Big mine

The last car load of machinery for
the addition to the Granite Hill
quartz mill was hauled to the mine
this week by II. Il. Barriok man, Joe
Freitas and Thos. McCallister. the
freighters who had the contract for
tho work, Superintendent l.. b.
Wiokersham has force Of men at
work putting the stamps and the ad.
ditional boiler aud engine in place
and he expects the new stamps will
be in operation within a month.
With the new batteries of 10 stamps
now being installed the Granite Hill
mine will have % stamps In operation
mai ing II the second largest mill in
Southern Oregon, the Greenback
mine alone having a larger equip
ment This doubling of the mi II
capacity will cause large increase
In the number of men employed in
the mine There il now village of
100 persons at Granite Hill and by
the close of this year there will be
fully 200 people residing at that mine.
II is currently reported that 30 more
stamps will be added next spring ia
the mills equipment which If done,
will make Granite Hill one OF the
big mines of tho Pacific Coast
Granite Hill mine il now large
factor in the business prosperity OF
Grants Pass. a daily stage plying be
tween the mine and the town, and the
additional payroll that 40-stamI
mill would create it would become
even of more Importance in the trade
welfare of Grants Pass. And its sue
cess AZ mining proposition will be
far reaching in effect and will be the
means of inducing O. pitalists to nm
dertako the operation of the mines,
thereby giving the mining industry
an impetus In all Southern Oregon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
ANOTHER RAILROAD
HEADING FOR PORTLAND
The Fifth Transcontinental Road
Soon to Reach
OREGON.

A forther extension of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad toward Port
land has been ordered. At the close
Of the year the company will have
completed about 260 miles of con.
struotion in 1905. The road will, at
the present rate Of construction, enter
Portland in about three years
By the close of 1905 the Northwest.
ern line will have reached point at
the southwest corner of the Shoshone
Indian reservation. The extension
just dec ided ON will carry it 35 miles
farther, into the state of Idaho.
Amended articles of incorporation,
in the name of the Wyoming Central,
have been filed in Wyoming, increasing
the capital stock to SlS, 800, 600 The
increase is necessitated by a decision
to Immediately begin further ex-
tention westward of SO miles, and to
build an arm southwark to Salt Lake
City. The contract lot about month
ago provided for an extension west
from Casper to Spider creek, and the
new arrangement will carry 1t 30
miles west of that point.
1t is said the Booth Kelly Lumber
Company, which owns the Oregon
Central military road land grant, 10
mile strip extending across the state,
has been approached by both the
Northwestern and the Gould people
with propositions for purchase of this
strip.
The Northwestern has, IL is known,
made a preliminary survey following
that route, aud entering the Will
annette valley along the north fork Of
the Willamette river, Extensive sur
veys have been made by the Northwest.
ern in the Coos Bay country, and
these mo- ements have, it is said, been
directly respons BILE for the Hartman
decision to build a road from Drain
to MaIshiield.
The Northwestern, under its present
management, controlled by the Van.
derbilts. Hewitt, Ames, Marshall
Field, Cyrus Mccormick and other
independent men, is proving to be one
of the most aggressive railroads in the
country. 1t has had wonderful
growth In influence as well as
mileage, and is spending millions Of
dollars in construction work to
strengthen its position. - Portland
Telepram
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
20 more hop pick
ers wanted at the
John Ranzau yards.
NO ENCAMPMENT
FOR THIS YEAR
q. A r. Issue Order Post
ponin Reunion to
Next June.

As stated in the Courier of last
week there Will be no encampment
this fall of the Southern Oregon old
soldiers and sailors.
The following general order has
been issued by the officers Of the Re.
union Association, relative to the
postponement of the reunion;
GENERAL ORDER NO. 6.
In compliance with the following
resolution tue date for holding the
next reunion of the Soldiers and
Sailors Reunion Association Of
Southern Oregon is changed from
September l4-l8, 1905 to some date IN
June, 1905, of which due notice will
be given in genera orders
BY command of s NJ. NEALSON,
Colonel Commanding
Attest: T. T.. HILLS,
Adjutant.
Medford, Ore, August %, 1905.
Whereas, At meeting which had
been called, the officers and large
part of the members by person aud
proxy Of the Southern Oregon Sol.
diers' aud Sailors Reunion Association
met at Medford, Oregon, Aug q,
1905. In view OF the fact Of Grants
Pass having been selected by the De-
partment Of Oregon AZ the place foI
holding Its next meeting, In 1905, aud
owing 10 the fact that the Lewis and
Clark Fair II now on at Portland, }.
was det med best for all interested IN
oar Association that the meeting sei
for Septebmer 1913 be ferred u
June. 1906. Therefore the following
resolution was offered and uD
animously adopted
Resolved, That the meeting Of the
Southern Oregon Soldiers anC
Sailors Reunion Association set fol
September l4.ls, 1905, be deferred e
the month of June, 1906, in order I,
meet with the Department Enoamp
ment at Grants Pass, which will b,
held during that month.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
Rich Strike on Twelve-Mile Creek

A rich placer strike is reported on
Twelve Mile creek in the western
part of Doulas county and as high as
80 to the pan has been gotten. This
new placer find is said to not only
comprise the creek bed. bat also its
banks and even the high ground bor-
dering thereon. 1t is the theory that
placer gold is supplied from tho
quartz lodges found higher up on the
creek, where some very rich quartz
lodges or pockets may soon be
located. Twelve Mile creek is a
tributary of the Upper Middle ForK
of the Coquille river and is easy Of
access from Can as Valley, the nearby
base of supplies and postoiiice, This
new district lies in the famous Sal
mon Mountain, Johnson Greek and
Skies mining belt in the Coast Range
mountains.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
Lewis and Clark Exposition.

During the Lewis and CLARK Expo
sition the Southern Pacific Company
will sell round trip tickets to Port
land, limit 30 days, at one and one
third far for the round trip. For
parties Of ten or more travelling on
one ticket, one fare for the round
trip For organized parties of 100 or
more, individual tickets, at one fare
for the round trip.
Stop-over of 10 days will be given
at Portland on all one way tickets
reading through that point during
the exposition. Tickets must be de-
posted with Joint Agent at Portland
and charge Of so cents will be made
Tor extension Of time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
New Steel Rails All Laid-Steel
Bridges and Concrete Arches
TO Replace Wooden Ones.

Notwithstanding ths immense traffic
that the Southern Pacific has had to
move over this division of their
system the Company has continued
the extensive betterment to the road
bed that was begun last year. The
relaying of the track from Cottage
Grove to Ashland, with so pound
steel to take the place of the GA pound
steel heretofore in use, has been com.
pleted and now a large crew are at
work reballasting the track and get
ting the roadbed in perfect condition
to Withstand the hard usage of winter
wear.
All the wooden bridges are to be
done away with, the large streams to
be spanned by steel bridges. while
the small streams will have concrete
arches. The concrete piers have been
completed for the bridge across Rogue
river at Gold Hill and the steel fol
the new bridge is expected to be re-
ceived this week. And then with
that skill of railroad bridge builders
the steel structures will be put in
place and the old wooden bridge re
moved without an hours delay to the
train service of the road. The con.
crete piers are now being put in for
the steel bridge that is to replace the
present wooden bridge across Evans
creek at Woodville.
The wooden trestles are gradu-
ally being replaced by fills of earth.
The Pacific Construction Company,
which has large contracts with the
Southern Pacific for filling, has a
crew nd steam shovel and train Of
dump cars at work filling in Hades
canyon near Tunnel 8, beyond Leland.
This canyon is over 100 feet deep and
nearly 800 feet long. Birthstone canyon
is another geographical name of that
locality that will pass from the rail
road mems list of danger points for il
is tO be filled. This canyon is as deer
and as dangerous as its neighbor,
Hades canyon, whose name is sc
sugg festive of bad things, and will be
big job that the railroad company
will begin on early next spring.
All along the line curves are being
lessened or eliminated and heavy
grades lowered and the track put in
shape for heavy traffic and fast trains.
This bettermenl of the roadDed has
come to be a necessity for the Port.
land-San Francisco line is becoming
one of the most important roads in
the Southern Pacific system, and the
Company to keep pace with this large
and growing traffic is putting Gu ad
ditional rolling stock OF the hea, iesl
engines AMI coaches. When the new,
heavy steel rails have been placed on
the entire line and the wooden bridge
replaced by steel structures, tn
trestlles by fills, the sharp curve'
eliminated and the heavy grades re
duced, as the Company intends to do
then will a time card be put into
effect that will give the passenger
trains on his road speed such as il
run on Eastern roads and which viii
make it possible for pass ngers t.
reach Portland or San Francisco 1t
two to four hours less time than i,
now required for the journey.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
SORGHUM SYRUP
The Making of Cane Syrup TO
Be Again Underta ken on
the Applegate.

In the cid freighting days preceding
the railroad when sugar and syrup
were both expensive articles to bring
in by freight teams the growing of
sorghum was extensively carried ON
In Rogue River Valley and large
quantity of syrup was manufactured.
The AppleRate valley was especially
noted for the fine favored clear syrup
that the farmers made and sold in the
various sett 'emenis of Southern
Oregon.
OF recent years the growing of
cane and the anufacture of syrup
has been carried ON but little. but he
demand for sorghum syrup. which by
many is considered more pure and
healthful and OF better flavor than
the factory made syrup. has SO in
creased that several Applegate far
mers have again taken up its produc-
tion on large scale Among these
farmers are James Cook and Casper
Kubli, both of Missouri Flat, the
former having two acres of cane and
the latter one acre. The cane in their
fields is as thrifty and juicy as the
best Kansas cane. TIL, stalks now
stand from 10 to 10 feet high and the
yield will be equal to the best
Eastern cane fields. The cane will be
ripe by the middle of September when
syrup making will be begun. Both
Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Kubli are ex-
perienced in the manufacture Of syrup
and the lovers of the Id Kansas arti-
Gle will be able to get molasses such
as they ate ON the lot cakes tbl
mother made.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
Distinguished Visitors for Grants
Pass

The annual conference for Oregon
of the Methodist Episcopal
South denomination will be held in
Grants Pass, beginning on Thursday,
September 2s The confer nee will
be presided over by Bishop H. G..
Morrison, OF New Orleans. This con.
ference embraces all Of the state Of
Oregon and every minister of this de-
nomination is expected to be present.
There will also be in atte ndance
several noted divines and personages
from the East.
The sessions OF the conference will
be held in the NJ. +. church South
and Rev. W. T. Goulder and the
members of his congregation a,e max
ing every preparation to properly in
tertain those attending the confer.
ence. As this is state gathering
and thsre vii be many distinguished
person IN attendance it would BIZ
proper that the other churches of the
city cooperate in extending a hos.
pitality aud greeting to thu strangers
that shall give them a most favorable
impression of Grants Pass and of IL,
citizens
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
ME- Conference at Albany.

The annual conference for Oregon
of tue Methodist Episcopal church
will be held at Albany for this year
aud will begin on Wednesday. Sep
tember 90 The sessions will be- held
In no NJ. +. church Of which Rev. j.
W. MoDongall is pastor. This is
one Of the largest church edi0ors
inhtat city aud it has been repainte d
aud renhnish, ID TO have 1t In perfect
order for the distinguished gathering
that will take place within it.
The conference will be presided over
by Bishop W. +. Mcdowell. OF
Chicago. Bihop Walden, of Cincin-
natl, who will be on The Coast on u
visit to relatives, will be- present and
will deliver an address. This con.
ference is made up Of ministers only
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
Town improvement.

The only safe procedure when one
goes a single step beyond the neat sBd
orderly provision for generally recoR.
nized practical necessities Of the
town is TO look fairly aud squarely
into the future, to adopt definite
and comprehensive plan and policy
and never TO undertake OF accept "A
project Of improvement without
earnestly and deliberately comparing
It's probable results with the aims Of
the plan, says the June Atlantic.
However wise and comprehensive they
may be, such general plans must from
time 10 time be modified, but the
notifications should be- thouRhtfully
aud deliberately accepted, not drifted
into hAphazard What village i'm.
provers seem often TO forget is that
their selections from the bill Of fare
are not for day only, but for many
year,, and must be- considered ia re-
lation to the selections Of the past and
Of the future for the locality In which
they are 10 occur.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
The Southern Oregon State Nor
nal School

The first ler'u Of the school year will
open september IS, 1905 Tue citizens
cf Ahland have furnished the neces-
saty financial aid tn tide the school
over the Referendum hold-up. The
present outlook indicates the largest
enrolment Of students in the history
Of this institution. Addre Pres, b.
+. Mulkey for the new catn logue
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
LOCATE GOOD CLAIMS
ON INDIAN CREEK
Marshal George Finch and l.
Sims Go Prospecting With
Good Success.

City Marshal George Finch, re.
turned Sunday from his vacation
and will again take up his official
duties, which have been attended to
by Patrolmsn Lincoln McGrew with
Henry Woodbridge doing duty as
paTtolman. AS is the cutsom with
Grants Pass men when they go for
an outing prospecting is engaged in
and Marshal Finch was no exception
to the rule for he put in six weeks
of hard work with pick and shovel,
Accompanying Marshal Finch was L,
Sims, Of this city, and they located
some fine quartz claims ON the west
fork of Indian creek. Indian creek is
tributary to klamath river and heads
about the base of Bolen Peak, as does
Althouse. one branch of Applegate
and number of other streams, and
to reach il Marshal Finch and Mr.
Sims first went to Holland and then
on the old Pick trail and On by way
cf Bolen lake and across the Althouse
divide to Indian creek, following
almost the identical trail that the
first miners travelled who came from
Happy Camp on klamath river and
worked the newly found placer dig.
gings on Josephine creek and Sailor
! diCgiDgs. now Waldo, on the Upper
Illinois river.
Messrs Finch and Sims had good
success with their prospecting and
they brought back some fine nuggets
as we'll as rich quartz specimens to
prove that they had made good
strike. They each located claim
and they will later on have some ex.
tensive development work done SO as
to fully ascertain the value of their
/ TrOperty
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01

S. A. Read. Cisco, Texas, writes,
March llth 1901 my wrist was
sprained so badly by fall that 1t was
useless; aud after using several
remedies that failed 10 give relief,
used Billiards. Snow Liniment, aud
was cured | earnestly recommend 1t
10 any ON suffering from sprains. ~
25o, Soc 81 90 at Rotcrmund's and
Model Drug Store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
Beware Of 0ntmsnts for Catsrrh That Contain
Mercury,

M mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derango
the whole system when entering il
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sioinns as the damage they will do
Is ten fold TO tho good you can posi-
bly, derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by Il. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, aud is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be- sure you get
the genuine. IL is taken internally
aud made in Toledo, Ohio, by r. j..
Cheney a. Co Testimonials free.
Sold by all Druggists. Price Zoe. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
sleepins Accommodations.

As an accommodation to visitors to
the Exposition, and others dissection
tourist sleeper will be placed in ser
vice between Ashland, and Portland,
on trains IS and Is commencing May
29th. Sections 9. 10. II. and ~ are ro.
served for this station and can be 50.
cured at the depot. G.P. Jester, Agt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01
EVERYBODY TO REST
EXCEPT LAB0RING MEN
Next Monday Labor Day and
and Public Offices and
Banks to Close.

Governor Chamberlain Monday is
sued the following proclamation
urging the observance of Labor Day
in Oregon
Whereas, The first Monday in Sep
tember each year has been designated
by law as legal holiday, to be
known as Labor DAY.
Now, therefore, |, George Il.
Chamberlain, as governor of the. state
of Oregon, do make public proclama.
tion of the fact that Monday, the 4th
day of September, 1905, is set apart
as legal holiday for rest from ordi.
nary labors The present friendly re-.
lations between labor and capital in
our splendid commonwealth should be
maintained in order to continuance
of the prosperity which our people
enjoy. To assist in promoting that
much desired condition, earnestly
pray that there be a general suspen-
sion of business on the day thus set
apart and that employer and employ g
will meet in social and friendly IN
tercourse, thereby coming into closer
touch and relationship each with the
other and becoming better acquainted
with the i.dustrial life and condition
of the whole people
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and caused the Great
Seal of the State to be affixed thereto
Done at the capital, in the City of
Salem, this 2sth day OF August. A..
d. 1905.
GEO. 4. CHAMBERLAIN, Governor.
BY the Governor
+. l. DUNBAR, Secretary of State.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01

aud beaten IN labor riot until
covered with sores Chicago street
car conductor applied Bucklen r
Arnics Salye and vas soon sound and
we'll. Il use IL in my family
writes q. J. elch Of Tekonsha
Mich, land End II perfect. Simply
great for cuts and burns. Only 25c
at all druggists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01

II you want 10 keep posted 10 a
commercial way, dou't fail to read
our classified ad column.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01

BARGAIN A 4-room box house
aud thr lots In good location for
$3.50, $50 down and SIS per month.
Must be sold at once. W. l.. Ireland,
the Real Estate Man.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-01

Typewriter supplies, ribbons, paper
ETC., at the Courier office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
ALL WILL TAKE A HOLIDAY
Tomorrow and Give Thanks. Day Will
be Generosity Observed

Thanksgiving will be generally
observed tomorrow. Most of the
stores and shops will close for at
least part Of the day. The newspap-
ers will not be issued. There will
bs services at the churches and var
ious social functions.
In the afternoon the library la
dies VIII give public reception
and the principal social affair Of
the evening will be the Elks ball.
Mayor Venable's attention was
called 10 the fact that he neglect
ed to issue Thanksgiving pro
claimation and he explained that he
waited for an invitation for dinner
and when be found that he had to
buy his own turkey he decided not
to issue proclamation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Whereas on the 9th Day of Oct
1905, w. J. Wilson, Alderman Of
the First Ward Of the city of Chick.
asha, Indian Territory, as a mem
Der Of the City Council Of the city
of Chickasha, rendered his resigna-
tion as such Alderman and as a
member Of such City Council:
whereas on the 9th day Of Oct.
1905, the resignation Of said w. j.
Wilson as alderman for First Ward
Of said city of Ch5ckasha and as
a member Of said city Council was
accepted by such city Council and
whereas, said w. ]. Wilson was
elected alderman for the First Ward
as a member Of said city Council
'of said city OF Chickasha at the
annual election held in said city In
the month Of April Ie05, to serve
for the term Of two years: and
whereas, the law provides that I'm
the case of vacancy in City Council
the same shallbe filed BY special
election
Now, therefore, I, ]. H. Venable,
Mayor Of the City of Chickasba
f. T. by virtuTe of the authority
vested in me by law do hereby
proclaim and give notice that a
special election wall be heldin the
First Ward of the city of Chick
asfra on the 18th day Of December.
zoos, for the purpose Of electing an
alderman for said Ward as mem
Der of said City Council Of the city
of Chickasha to fill the unexpired
term Of said w. ]. Wilson, resigned.
That said election of said FIRST
Ward Of the city of Chickasha shall
be held and such alderman to be
rejected shall be voted for and elect
ed by the qualified voters of the
City of Chckasha |. T., and the
following judges are hereby ap-
pointed to hold and conduct said
election T. B. Biggers, Webb
Hendrix md r F. Kemp.
That said election shall be held
and conducted as provided therefor
by law, and shall be held at tht
corner Of Minnesota Avenue ant
9th street in said city.
Witness my haud as such Mayoi
of the city of Chickasha, Indial
Territory on this, the 27th day o
November, 1905.
John H. VENABLE,
Mayor of the City Of Chickasha
First published Nov 28, 1905.
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