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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes ond Items of Interest
and lmporta

A. II. Lockwood. of the Galice
drill team and one Of the champion
drillers of Southern Oregon, left Sun
day to be gone month on visit
first to relatives in Bellingbam.
Wash, after which he will go to
Washington. Michigan to to spend the
remainder of his vacation with his
parents.
Capt Staynes and Lieut. Findley
who have for some time past been in
charge of the Salvation Army at this
place have been transferred to Salem.
They will hold their farewell meet
ings at the Salvation Army ball
Saturday and Sunday, March 20
and 49, Capt. Brown and Lieut.,
Lamar Of Centralia. Wash, Will sue.
coed in charge of the local corps.
II. II. Gidney possesses valuable
curio in the way Of banjo. Send
ing to a firm back East for u grand
upright piano, they, being out of
thom, sent something like a CROSS
between fiddle and II drygoods box
In place OF tho piano and hoped he
would be pleased with 1t. He calls
II a banjo. When it goes off it sound:
like juice harp. --Canoyuyille Echo,
s. O. Swagerty, formerly Of Grants
Pass and now of Jacksonville where
he is employed at the planning mill o.
the Iowa Lumber g. Box Co. was th,
victim OF "a serious accident last week
His left hand was caught In the edg
lug saw and severely mangled. Al
the tendons on the back OF the han,
were severed and also the middl
finger II is thought that the hanl
can be saved
The W. o. r. u. will meet ol
Friday, March 9th at the home O
Mrs o. V. Henkle at 2 p. m.
month has now passed since our las
regular meeting The mothers meet
Ing Of March 10th being postponed o
account of the revival services. Her
after we expect to have our regula
meetings every two weeks aud a meet
ing Of the executive committee ever
alternate Friday
Frank Hale returned from his tri
to Lane Go last Friday, brlngin
with him his bride, who was formerl
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
INJURED BY GIANT CAPS
Messrs. Nets and Leigh Have an
Exciting Experience.

Il. V. Metts and O. l.. Leigh, the
managers of the big project of opening
the Silver creek basin for placer opera
tion, were in town several days this
week Ia consequences Of somewhat
exciting accident which occurred at the
Basin on Saturday. They had gone to
the blacksmith shop in order to sharp
On some drills for the work in the tun-
mel. In the shop on shelf was box
of giant caps, which must have been
uncovered. As Mr. Metts struck the
red hot steel with his hammer, a
spark flew into the box and exploded
the caps, the fragments Of which
flew in every direction with terrible
force. At first it seemed as though
the men must be completely riddled
with bits OF shattered copper but,
strange as it may seem, no very
serious injuries resulted. Mr.. Leigh
was less than two feet distant from
the box when the caps exploded and
his shoulder was severely Jared, cot
and bruised. The faces Of both men
were badly cut about the eyes, many
small fragments Of the caps embedding
themselves beneath the skin and II
seems almost miraculous that the
sight Of neither was impaired One
piece struck Mr.. Leigh in the side Of
tue Dosa, drilling a hole through th,
nostril aud the middle cartilage ant
stopping against the skin on the op
posite side Another piece strucI
Mr. Metts in the thigh and buriet
itself to depth Of an inch or more
They were Obliged 10 come 10 Grant
Pass In order to have the bits Of meta
extracted.
Work on the tunnel is proceeding i
} a satisfactory manner although some
. what slowly recently on account {
. bad air. the tunnel having such
depth that the air clears very SLOWLY
C On that account only one shift Of me
b.. is being worked but arrangements al
j now being made to remedy the bad a
o evil and TO provide supply Of fre'
u air to the workmen. When this
r done another shift will be added al
II the tunnel will bo rapidly pushed
completion
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

things that will receive our first
attention in the matter Of improve
ment. Though the criticism is just
that we sometimes talk too much and
do too little, still l am sure that we
will accomplish a great deal as the
6nal result of our talk. At the
State Good Roads meeting held at
Salon in December. Washington
county had several representatives
present, of which number, ! had the
pleasure of being one. On our return
home those of Us living at or near
Forest Grove conceived the idea OF
calling local meeting on Saturday
afternoon to see what we might do to-
ward starting the good work ct home.
To our surprise, there was hall full
OF interested men present, where we
had expected at most only 10 or 30.
After discussing local matters little,
il was suggested that we call a
county good roads meeting. This
idea was Immediately adopted and we
arranged for and later held county
meeting at which we had the court
house filed to overflowing with repre-
sentative men from every precinct
There was great deal of enthusiasm
manifested and as result, resolutions
were adopted advising the county
court to purchase complete, up-to
date outfit Of road machinery and Il
levy ten mill road tax. The oour
has levied the ten mill tax and viii
purchase tho machinery AZ needed
As further result of ideas suggested
at the meeting, the court called th'
supervisors together and gave them
course Of instruction in their work H
that now all of them are working on
uniform plan, and | can already se'
great improvement in the work bein
done in my district"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT
OREGON to Be Gridironed With
Electric Railroads.

Oregon is ON the eve of a great
electrical development, says the Ore
gonian. This is the opinion of those
who have been studying the happen.
ings of the past year or more, as well
as Of those who by their business and
association are familiar with what is
doing or going to be done in that
direction.
Everything points to the fact that
in the immediate future the railroad
construction Of the state will be
electric, and not steam, and this Is
admitted by the men representative of
both steam and electric properties
But what is more interesting than the
simple indication that the state is
soon to be gridironed with electric
subur ban and interurban lines is the
almost self-evident fact that one set
of men is back of the greater number
or at least that set of men is interested
in nearly all of them.
Every day fresh notice CT activity
in the field Of electrical investment il
brought to the notice of the public
by articles Of incorporation filed for
power stations, or for small e1ten.
sions TO systems now in operation OF
projected, or by the announcement Of
intention on the part Of some man oi
agent of men to build at an early date
Even the railroad men who repre-
sent the big lines agree that il is thu
electric line which will do the mos
for the development Of the state
There is not population enough al,
the rural districts are too sparsel
inhabited to admit Of proftabl
steam railway branches which ar
costly in operation. These CON
r panies cannot afford to build brAnc
) lines into the valleys and side dii
: tricts to serve the people found her
and there in the struggling village
But it is different with the electri
: line, which has power from it, Gel
, trsl stations produced by natur
sources. These lines can afford
build into new country and wait 4
}. the development caused by the
advent TO make them productive
,r dividends.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
S. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MARCH a. 1905

Judge Scott stated that the direct re-
suit would not be good roads for
Josephine county at once, but that as
its work was educational, it would
bring the business interests of the
county to realize that roads were a
good investment financially, socially
and educationally, for communities
that have good roads are prosperous
and have o high state of moral and
intellectual development. He hoped
that the work of the State Associa-
tion would be supplemented by local
good roads leagues and by special
committees of boards of trade and
other like organizations for there
was yet much to be done in the educa-
tional line before popular sentiment
would be aroused and a unison Of &C.
tion be had by every resident Of
Rogue River Valley in the work of
building good roads.
Juukc CCOtt, ac Iiosiuoht VI thc
Association. was then called to the
chair by Judge Durham and Judge
T. +. Ryan, of Oregon City, was
m ade secretary pro tenn, the secretary
of the Association, Hon. H. B. Thiel-
son, of Salem, being in the East.
An address was then given by Hon.
A, II. Carson, the largest yinyardist
of Southern Oregon, and member of
the State Board of Horticulture. on
Bad Roads as an Indirect Tax on
Agricultural and Horticultural In
terests." Mr.. Carson's address was
made up of facts and figures, theories
being left out entirely, and he showed
oonclusively that the indirect
tax that farmers were subjected to by
reason CT the cost of getting their
products to market over bad roads,
was many times more than all the
state, county. school and road taxes
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Emhroider.n Pillow.

You will enjoy the occupation and
nothing else will so improve the APP
poarapce of bare corner We have
pillow tops in many desigus put up by
Richardson Silk Co, in special out
flts to sell at 30 cents. Each envelope
contains stamped pillow top and
back, four skeins Grecian floss, en-
broidor hoops and lesson sheet. Get
them at Il. A. Wade's
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

$500
% acres of unilnproved river bottom
loan soil or $500, If taken soon.
$3.50
4 acre of river loan soil and a
good five room cottage and a good
barn, close in for only $3.50 if taken at
once.
SII00
Z room house well finished within
two minutes walk of Post Office for
only $1l00. Only small cash pay
ment required. Must 60 quickly.
$4,000
280 acres, 100 arces in cultivation,
fine hay farm, fences good. Close to
excellent stock range. Good market
for everything raised on place. Price
only $4,000.
$1,000
80 acres with good 6-room house,
work shop, cellar, chicken houses
and park for each. acres in fine
orchard, good windmill and tank.
House is we'll painted and in excel
lent condition. (NO. 273.)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

I $4,000
2S0 acres-l60 under fence, 60 acres
under irrigation, most of which is in
alfalfa. Fine stock range adjoining
place. First water right on creek.
Price $4,000.
$4,000
26 acre HOP FARM close to town.
Good team, new harness and wagon
and numerous farming implements go
with the place. Five room cottage
and good barn. On bank of Rogue
River. A snap at S2600.
$1,000
40 acres of orchard and vineyard in
fine location Crop never fails.
Trees III excellent condition. Small
cottage and good barn. All we'll
fenced. An excellent bargain at $1,000.
Terms easy.
SI450
4 fine 10000 foot capacity saw mill.
Almost new. Everything ready 10
run. This is fine bargain.
(No. 282).
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

Below we give some of our bargains.
No. 2ll-lS0 acres placer land. No.
/ giant, 500 feet pipe, ditch and res
ervoir, good buildings, land we'll tim
bered, easy terms. Price 5000. Nine
now in operation.
No. 249-Quartz mine, vein II feet
wide, said TO assay 81 to $40 per ton
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
An Applesate Birthday Party.

q. W. Winetrout, prosperous
ranoher who lives near Applegate.
had birthday on Wednesday, March
10. He has birthday every year
now. In order to make the 1905
natal day one to be remembered by
the old man." Mrs. Winetrout and
daughter, Miss Marie, planned ~
surprise party. The surprise came.
Progressive whist was played by tho
surprisers. When the smoke Of the
card battle had cleared away, il was
announced that Mrs. Nellie MoCrack-
eu and Richard Rock were victors
Mrs Rock and l.. Rose were tho
BOBBY winners. During the evening,
+. b. Hawkins, OF San Francisco,
sang "Ihe Holy City," "Bedelia, :"
and other hymns. Cake, sausage
sandwiches and American aud
German lemunade were served. Tho
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. II. Kubli, Mr..
and Mrs l.. Rose, MIR. and Mrs. X.
Rock, Mrs. N. Pernoll. Mrs. I. Her
riolt, Mrs. Nellie McCraokon of
Redding. Cal, John Herriott. Henry
Pernol Mr. aud Mrs. Grover G. Mans.
field and Il. b. Hawkins.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

Miss Hemenway, one Of the charm.
ing young ladies of Eugene. Frank
Is son Of Ex.Judge Hale, of Grants
Pass, and a young man of good habits
and ability. He is now employed as
amalgamator at the Opp mine and
they will make their home at this
place. Jacksonville Sentinel.
W. b. Sherman is the man to look
after your timber interests.
The Grants Pass Music House is
now nicely located on the ground
floor of the Courier building which is
the headquarters for musical instru-
ments, sheet music, sundries, and
photo goods The Allen & Gilbert
Ramsker Co. has their piano sales
room in the same building The
business Office of the Rogue River
Courier also is on the ground floor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
WE WANT YOUR PROPERTY TO SELL.
IL BARGAINS NOW ON OUR LIST!

$3.50
3 acres Of excellent river bottom
land. All in cultivation and well
fenced. Fine location for residence
mo 267).
$3.50
Two choice residence corner lots,
80 xl00 each, in fine location, sewer
in. mo. 32l.)
S2500
33 acres river bottom loan soil on
bank of river. Nearly ali in cultiva-
tion. About q acres in fruit Trees
Z years old, is we'll fenced. Terms
easy. (No. 270).
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

S225
Two fine residence lots for 1926.
$25 down and $40 per month, without
interest, a fine speculation.
$1,000
Two acres with room, hard finish
ed house, good barn. fihe well,
chicken house and park. Nice shade
trees, = cash, mo. 1863.
$500
9-acres of black loan soil. acres
in Spitzenberg appies, trees in good
healthy condition and fine bearing.
Terms easy. (No. 1881.
Houses for rent. Collection
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
CITY PROPERTY Y

Vacant lots and Residences; Busi-
cess Houses; Grocery, Hardware,
Feed, General Merchandise and Meat
Market.
One, Two, Three, Five and Ten
Acre Tracts in any part Of the City.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

Eastman Courier building.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

Placer and Quartz in Southern Ore
gon, developed and undeveloped, rang
ing in price from $500 to $50, 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

Successors to
Josephine County Real Estate Co.
COURIER BUILDING,
GRANTS PASS. OREGON.
Improved Farms in
jackson, Josephine, Douglas
and Linn Counties.
IT. Nj B Il II
In Large and Small Tracts
in Washington, Oregon and California.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

lowing Of the transactions which have been made through
Two and a nine house in Lincoln Park, H.
@. Mcintosh to A. II. Gnnnell( Old Teford Pace)
Lot in Block IL, o. I. with five cottage Eli
Mitchell to A. @. Hough.
Let's 6 aud z, Block "a q. l. with five cottage,
Il A. Corliss II. G. Rice
All of Block with a 6 room house in r. r. Add. II.
A. Coriss to Williams Bros Door and Lumber Co.
All of Block in b. L. Add, H. A. Corliss to Will
Jams Bros Door and Lumber Co
40 in T. L. Byrd to j. q. Saudburg.
One lot and cottage iu Lincoln Park Add. +. Heck to
Geo s Calhoun and L. L. Jewell
Five cottage and l-2 of groun South side
OF river H. Z. Mcintosh j. p Hale.
Lot in Block B. Lincoln Park Add, A. Conklin to
A. H. Gunnell
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Nj L L l. -

Flour and Lumber.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20
BY C. G. D. ROBERTS

Red Fox arrived with an arrowy,
straight spring, and his invincible jaws
caught the muskrat's neck close behind
the ears. There was no chance for the
mad little animal to bite or even squeaI
One Jerk and its neck was broken. Red
Fox left the sprawling victim on the
ground and trotted back TO his lair un-
der the bush, willing to leave the prize
to the youngster who had started out
to win 1t. But the latter, sullenly en-
ragged at what he considered his fathers
wanton Interference, would have moth
ing more to do with it. He turned off
sulkily into the woods, and the body
was left neglected in the sun, an OBJ
ject of immediate interest to the ants
and flies, who hastened to make the
most Of 1t before the dry heat would
parch 1t to a she'll
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20

gest and most irrepressible of the
whelps this one; particularly sturdy
and well grown youngster who bid fair
to one day rival his father in size and
strength He had none of his fathers
wisdom. however, or not even under
the influence of the drought would he
have been following the trail of the
whole raccoon family Red Fox was
exasperated at the exhibition of blind,
headlong rashness, next door to mad
ness. He saw himself in moment be-
ing drawn into a bloody and altogether
improbable contention with the big
raccoon-perhaps with her mate also.
This was not to be endured Darting
from his hiding place he stood across
the runway and turned a face of CEN
sure upon the foolish puppy The look
and attitude, together with faint MUIR
muir Of growl, conveyed plainly
enough to the youngster all that was
necessary for him to know. Sullen and
unconvinced, the youngster shrank
back, turned, and went trotting angrily
homeward, probably telling himself
that his father had some hidden motive
for his interference. When he disap-
peared up the runway Red Fox turned
his head and saw the big raccoon just
vanishing in the other direction. She
had been back to look after her dila-
tory offspring.
One scorching morning somewhat la
ter when the curse of the yellow thirst
Fox, looking down from the shade of
his juniper bush, saw big muskrat
climb the bank of the dwindling brook
and start straight across the meadow
to the deep woods, where no muskrat
in its senses had any business. Red
Fox eyed Its erratic progress suspic-
iously He did not like these beasts
that lost their heads and acted as ma
ture never intended them to act. Sud-
denly, to his angry alarm, he saw the
big, headstrong, foolhardy member of
his litter creep out of the den and steal
warily down to intercept the approach
ing muskrat.
End of the Conflict
The young fox, of course, took every
precaution to conceal himself, creep
ing behind the grass tufts and crawling,
belly to the earth. But the muskrat de-
tected him, and at once, instead of
darting panic-stricken back to the
brook, came straight at him fiercely.
Red Fox saw that the muskrat had
gone mad and that single one of its
venomous bites might be fatal to its
young antagonist. Like a red streak
he left his lair and was out across the
meadow, coming upon the muskrat a
little behind and to one side. So in
tent were the two as they approached
each other that they never saw Red
Fox's coming. Another second and they
would have been at each others throats
and nothing but a miracle could have
saved the youngster, though he would
undoubtedly have killed the muskrat
in half minute. But at this instant
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20

| faction that amazed himself, he ground
the mad beasts life out under his heel
The experience however, had some
thing fearsome and uncanny about It,
which for few days spoiled his inter-
est in the wilderness. Under the ma
lign spell of the drought the woods had
lost for him their sweet, familiar in
f1uence.
on the growing litter Of the grea
red fox Of RingwaalS the burden Of the
drought lay heavy. Driven by an ir-
ritable nervousness, they were apt to
start off alone at twilight or in moon
light, or even in the cruel glare of full
day. each by himself, seeking adven-
lures which were yet too heavy for
them. Their anxious mother was not al
himself was as a rule unwilling to in
terfere. but he tried to KEEP an eye on
their rash enterprises.
Case Of Mutual Respect
One day as he was lying in wait in a
clump Of parched weeds for rabbit
which he had some reason to expect in
the runway before him, he saw a big
raccoon go running by on her toes her
big, dark, inquisitive eyes peering into
every shadowy place. They detected
Red Fox at once, hidden though he
thought himself, and Red Fox knew
himself discovered by the change of
expression, the sudden narrowing of
the pupils of those strange, restless
eyes. The raccoon ran on, however, as
if she had seen nothing, and Red Fox
never moved. Each knew the other
very we'll and each had the highest
respect for the others prowess in bat
tie. They were both too intelligent to
let the evil spirit of the drought mis-
lead them, and they held themselves
in hand. Had a fight been forced upon
them Red Fox would unquestionably
have come out conqueror, but not with
out memorable scars, for all his
quick intelligence would have been
needed in addition to his strength and
courage to secure him the victory over
so redoubtable an adversary as the big
raccoon.
Some ten PAGES behind their mother
ran three little raccoons, evidently in
haste to catch up. They did not see
Red Fox, and Red Fox, on his part
eyed them quite casually. He allowed
himself no thought of how appetizing
morsel one Of those fat little 'coons
would be. Out of the corner of one eye,
however, he cast a keen glance up along
the runway, and noted that the mother
raccoon had turned and was looking
backward to make quite sure that the
great fox would respect the tacit truce
that stood between her and him.
No sooner had the group of young
coons gone, and disappeared with
their mother down the runway than an
other of the bright eyed, bar faced,
ring tailed little ones came along He
was in no hurry whatever, but in
very bad humor, and seemed to care