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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
kerby Notes

DIR, aud Mrs kloppor are entertain.
ing n little girl visitor in their home
She came TO them on the 10th inst.
The Woodmen on tho World gave a
delightful social night on March 18th.
Refreshments were served by Daisy
Circle
Rev Mr., Austin has returned TO
horby and is holding daily services.
Tie is an enthusiastic worker for his
Master
Mrs Carter has retdrued to Kerby
after an absence OF many months
She is stopping with her daughter,
Mrs. Whip
Mr. Forbes, the post master Of
Browutown, was in town. He car.
ries his four score aud years with
sprightliuosS,
The people OF kerby and vicinity
intend to build q church cdifee under
the auspices Of tho Baptist dcnomina.
tion We bespeak great success for
the enterprise.
Rev. Mr., Buche and Rev. Sans are
holding protractcd services at Alt.
house church, We hear good reports.
The revival Hamo Is being rekindled
around the world.
The Ladies' Aid Society gave a Sc.
Pstrick's day social The shamrock
was IN profuse evid nee. The ladies
OF the society wore green bows in
their hair An enjoyable evening
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

place. We answer yes, we have two
big general merchandise stores, a
blacksmith shop, also other business
places.
Bennett Of the Bennett & Macken
ledge was in town Saturday. He re-
ports the finding of q big ledge which
Is rich from the outlook. IL is az
good ledge as has been found in this
country. Ho is running an arrastre
aud makes expenses and also is doing
a large amount Of work on his ledge
We are having a nice rain. Crops
were not needing rain but il comes in
good time as it will keep up the ir.
rigating business. From the out.
look crops bid fair for good
yield as all kinds Of grain is far ad
yanoed. In short time people will
commence cutting hay. No irrigation
will be needed for the first crop of
all kinds Of hay, Some people are
shipping poultry to Grants Pass from
here. Poultry commands good
price in tho Pass.
There are farms for sale here
which consist of good land This is IA
good stock country as there is large
open range with plenty Of living
streams that run water the whole
year Fever aud ague arc never
Suown unless brought here from other
places. Wide Awake.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Henry Klopper.
Merlin Notes.

Roy Kaiser visited at Wildervill,
last Of the week.
Will Jordan made trip to Thomp.
son Greek last week.
A. s. Rosenbaum made visit tC
Grauts Pass Tuesday.
Mrs. Grout of Grants Pass, tn,
music teacher, was in our tow1
Monday.
A number Of our boys took in the
drilling match last week, among
them being Messrs. Roy :Kaiser,
Jerome and Roy Powers, Hal Massie
and Ross Crow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kuykendsll, of Wolf
Greek, are expected in Merlin last of the
week to visit friends and TO attend
the pantomime given by the young
ladies at the entertainment next
Saturday evening.
Prayer meeting is held every Wed.
hesday evening at the Baptist church
and on Thursday evenings at the
Methodist church. All are invited tu
attend and help make the meetings
interesting and profitable.
Preparations are being made for
the entertainment to be held at Nc.
Connell's hall next Saturday evening
The program is under supervision of
Miss Grow, which insures its being
good. All are invited to come with
the intention of having way up
time.
A stranger by the name Of Dunn was
drowned just below He'll gate about
one mile below Crows ranch on
Thursday OF last week. He and his
companion were going down Rogue
liver in canoe and were caught by a
wave. Dunn sank and was seen no
more He seemed to have no relatives
IN this part of the country. No search
has been made for the body as vet.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Fancy Shooting.

A number of the local marksmen
had the opportunity of witnessing
some very fine fancy shooting on
Tuesday by f. j. Carter and j. S.
Hunt, representatives. of the Peters
Cartridge Go. The exhibition took
place on the south side OF the river
and some of the work was remarkably
clever. Both rife and shotgun were
used. The most difficult feat Of
Workmanship was performed by Mr..
Carter with a 22 rife. A cork was
placed in the water and the feat con-
sisted in blowing it out of the water
by shooting under it and perforating
1t with another shot while yet in the
air. In the shotgun exhibition, the
blue rocks were shattered with pre-
cision and seeming absolute certainty.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24

was spent and money raised for the
church building.
We are much pleased with the
magnsnimols spirit exhibited by
the Simmons Cameron & Logan
mine owners in their dealings with
the widows and orphans of the two
men who were killed by a cavern
while employed in the mine. They
have practically pensioned them for
term OF years. This coming from
them as a free will offering makes IL
stand in contrast with those who are
so close fsted with their money. They
should receive commendation from
all lovers Of justice.
After repeated warnings. the saloon
keeper of Kerby persists in notorious
ly violating sections 1874, 1875, 1877
and 1878 of the codes and statutes Of
the state of oregon. On Sunday the
10th Of March, being the day observed
as Sunday by the code, referred to
to in section 1874. the saloon was
opsn in defiance to the laws of Ore
gon. People were witnesses OF drunk
ards reeling about; among the drunks
was a postmaster in the service today.
The doctor Of Kerby opened the saloon
door and observed the keeper serving
drinks. He took exceptions to the
same when toe saloon keeper came
out and followed the doctor and used
foul profanity, and threatened TO
smite him, at the same time raising
his fists, to carry out the threat.
This was more than the doctor could
stand and IN self defense, he warded
off the blow and landed two counters
upon the Uranium, nearest the soft
spot. He repeated the same
until his antagonist was con-
vinced that discretion was the better
part Of valor Let every point count
two for home and country. We
stand in defense of a sober manhood
We cry halt as the demon drink is
endeavoring to drag our children,
from our fresides as the recruits for
future saloon habitues. We are lovers
of our American principles and ideals,
and ask every American citizen and
foreigner to assist US to keep invio-
late laws and fundamental principles
Of our American liberty, and tree in
stitutions. Fair play. law and order,
love and justice are our hostage, let
no unholy hand polute the pure stream
from which they flow.
Henry Klopper.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Tekllma Jottinas.

Col. Draper arrives here from San
Francisco tonight
O. S. Barnes and John Valen are
surveying new ditch for the
Takilma smelter.
George White, engineer Of the gold
drilling machine. left ON the 18th for
Portland, where he will stay a week
or so.
Residents of Takilma had very
pleasant gathering and an ENJOYABLE
social dance at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs will Eggors on March 18th.
Or Samuel Hazlehurst has been
recently appointed shift boss at the
Takilma smclter and surroundings.
tie is investigating everything
thoroughly and remodoling ore bins.
He is also experimenting the new
ditch which will supply the smolter
from Page creek with water DR.
Hazlehurst is one of Takilma's most
highly esteemed citizens He is a
man of good education and the people
regret to lose his professional service
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
A She Placer Year.

The rains of the present week have
had AN invigorating effect OH the
placer industry which has during the
present winter found itself in hard
lines on aoouont of the scarcity of
water which is the sinews of war to
the placer. Aftor some six weeks of
absolutely dry weather, and week OF
threatening and light showers, the
sluice gates Of the skies were this
week thrown open and several heavy
rains have occurred that have greatly
augmented the streams of Southern
Oregon.
The spring Is now so far advanced
that IL IL unreasonable TO expect any
long continued flow of water during
tho remainder of the mining season,
but tho water that has como IL thank
fully received in the placors. Soms
of the mines did not have enough
water to clean up, prior to the pre-
sent week. These conditions obtain
principally in those mines that derive
their water supply from short streams
and gulohes The greater number of
the placers that have water rights
from the larger creeks have been and
still are in steady operation though
the work Is often ON smaller scale
of efficiency than in wetter year
The season of lOOI.5 will 20 on roc.
ord as an off year for the plaoors.
Similar seasons have occurred be.
fore and will doubtless occur again,
but fortunately for the placer enter
prise of Southern Oregon, they are
few and far between.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United
tatas land Offioa

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office.
koseburg, Oregon, Nov. 2, 1904.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by H.J Scnmitt
contestant, against homestead entry
No. l1,0l4, made July IA, 1902, for
VIZ SWA, SW4 NW14, Section IS,
Township 81 s., Range West, by
James A. Bush, oontestee, in which il
is alleged that the said entryman died
in February. 1903; that during his life.
time he failed and neglected ,oestablish
a residence or reside upon said land,
but resided upon adjacent land; that
since his death the heirs-at-law have
wholly failed aud neglected to reside
upon or improve the land. as required
by law. Said parties are hereby mott.
iied to appear, respond and offer evi.
dence touching said allegation at 10
O'Clock H. m, on April 3, 1905, before
John NJ Booth, U. S. Commissioner,
at his office in Grants Pass, Oregon,
and that final hearing will be held
at 10 O'Clock a. m, on April 10, 1905,
before the Register and Receiver at
the United States Land Office in Rose.
burg, Oregon.
the said contestant having, in n
proper affidavit, filed November ..
1904 set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of
this notice can not be made, it is here
by ordered and directed that such no.
tlce be given by due and proper pub
.lcation. j. II. BOOTH, Receiver.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
The Drilling Contest.

The series of drilling contests at
the A. A. @. grounds last Friday and
Saturday was one Of the most inter
esting events that has occurred here
for some time and was attended by
large crowds Of spectators. The win
ners in Fridays double handed con-
test were Lockwood and Savage. the
Galice team, who drilled 36 inches
in l5 minutes. Johns and Waters of
Murphy and late OF Sumpter. dIilled
3516 inches and Sligo and Harrington
of Granite Hill, 3SA. The Sandry
brothers of Gold Ray drilled 25k
inches in little less than 10 minutes
and were compelled to give up the con-
test ON account Of bad cut on the
hand which one Of them had received
some time previously. The purse
was $225.
Immediately following this was
single handed drilling oontset. There
were three entries for this match
Johns of the Murphy team. Tom
Brinkerhoff OF Galioe and Ed Friday
of the same place. Friday did not
drill, leaving the contest to Brinker-
hoff and Johns. The latter drilled
first, driving the steel to depth Of
IS l5-l6 inches. Brinkerhoff drilled
201S inches, winning the purse of $40.
A "straightaway" contest was ar.
ranged to take place on Saturday
between Bert Savage of the winning
team of Galice and Waters Of the
Murphy team for 800 side. On so-
count sof delays oocasioned by break.
ing the rock to be drilled and the cold
aud stormy nature Of the afternoon.
this match was finally deferred till
the following day and WAS won by
Savage who drilled 997S inches to 90
by SeligO.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
NEWS NOTES FROM OYER THE COUNTY
Leland Correspondent Reports New Quartz Ledge Found
in That Section Which Is Very Rich.

thinks Southern Oregon climate will
probably be n benefit to her Whore
the flowers aud gentle zephyr blows,
whore the clear sparkling brooks flow
from the snow drifts on yondor dis.
tant mountain, which makes Southern
Oregon a place of health aud pleasure.
Grants Pass Is our headquarters
from the Applogato valley and Is "A
town Of beauty aud wealth aud the
largest in Southern Oregon. lt is
built like city aud is growing
rapidly as the years roll by, II has
ono official newspaper, the Rogue
River Courier, aud three non. official
papers, which could not bo support cd
II not in u land of plenty. southern
Oregon Is known throughout the
United States for its gold, silver
aud copper and many other important
minerals. 1t Is rich in hops, grain,
hay, which stands in the agricultural
'''N''"N w w o'Nh ~ AhANtAu lAlllth
who wish to make Southern Oregon
their home.
l.. W. Smith, thu Provolt merchant
is now completing his new storo
which will make quite AN improve.
ment to our little burg, pIovolt is
growing slowly but in the near future
will bo made town From all pros
poets, there will bo new dance hail
built late in the season aud many new
additions planned rhis is place of
Amusement aud place OF health. lt|
lies IL miles from snow the year
round and water that is as colder as
ice water itself There is mild
breeze from tae Rogue river most Of
the summer which makos it very
pleasant to live. The heat varies
very much from the heat OF California
or Washington, when at lOl or no it
appears as Of only 30 o, 9i ON account
of the cool bree1es from the Coast
range of mountains aud the Pacific
ocean.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
LIFE SENTENCE FOR KELLY.
While Harry Brown Will Hang
for Numbering Dunno.

Frank Kelly, the accomplice Of
Harry Brown in the brutal murder of
Geo. Dunno at Patrick Greek last
December, has been given a life
sentence BY the court in Del Norte
county, Cal Brown will hang. The
same fate would have overtaken
Kelley had not the court taken cog
nizance of his weak mindedness
aud considered that he was not
morally responsible in the same de-
gree as Brown, who was undoubtedly
the leader and prime instigator in the
deed. Kelly was convicted of mur-
der in the first degree, but was
granted a new trial ON technically.
His former plea of not guilty was
then changed to a plea of guilty and
he was recommended to the mercy of
the court A sentence Of life i'm
prisonment was imposed and his neck
was saved
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Miners by Winter. Farmers by
Summer.

summer.
Cobel a. Henson, the Silver creek
miners, having a water supply that
never fails, have finished the work
Of piping off the surface on the piece
of gronnd they were working this win
ter, hut will be compelled to wait
until the spring rains cease in order
to bottom up the ground and secure
the fruit OF their labors. As the
"dump''is limited on this particular
piece Of ground, aud nearly all the
gold lies near the bedrock, the top
dirt is piped off and disposed Of in the
most expeditions manner possible.
while the bottom layer of auriferous
gravel Is worked later. At present
there is too much water in Silver
creek to carry out the finishing
operations. The golden harvest will
come later in the year.
Besides being the owner Of profit.
able placer, Cobel g. Henson have
neat home place on the higher creek
benches, irrigating the ground by
water from spring. All sorts Of
vegetables and fruits thrive
luxuriantly In the mountain soil and
the young fruit trees are making
wonderful growth. The strawberries
especially which are grown here, have
an exquisite flavor that is surpassed
nowhere. Bees are kept and produce
a quality of honey which is OF excel
lent flavor. being made principally
from the honeydew, that product Of
tho wilderness which gives to some
wild honey its peculiarly pleasant
flavor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
There's ii Very Good and
Apparent Reason Why
This Gable Piano Is
Desirable.
JUST HEAR 1T ONCE
500 AND GUARANTEED

1t takes good piano firm to sell
good pianos when selling wrong ones
pay 80 much better We will give
a guarantee on this Cable piano that
any bank will back up if you say so
and we will give one year to try it
after buying it and take it back with
in that time at full price on anything
else you want at our expense if you
don't like it.
A Second hand Fischer piano at a
bargain,
Alsoa Sherwood piano, second hand.
A second hand Cornish organ also
second hand Kimball organ.
Easy terms on everything.
Allen & Gilbert Ramaker Co, ].
NJ. WARD, salesman, at Courier
block, Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
New Hope Items

L. Jewell finished planting l5 acres
Of spuds on the 18th.
We have lots of snow on the
mountains close around Murphy
The large boiler of the Michigan
Mining n Milling Co. arrived Thurs
day.
j. McAllistor goes to Shan creek
ON the slst of the month to put mp a
saw mill for NJ. a. Conger.
Fred Knox had some fine potato
ground grubbed by McAllister
brothers with a capstan, the only
proper way to clear ground.
Diphtheria is reported at the home
OF Geo MoAllister Of wildervil lie and
on" little girl, Marie. died OF the
disease. Rob
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Improvements BclnB Made at APP
pleBate- Entertainment
at Merlin.


Geo. Fields of Proyolt made bust
ness trip to Grants Pass Saturday.
Herman Messenger was at Grants
Pass Monday with load of fine beef.
Clinton Cook of Applegato was at
Provolt Friday to look after property
here.
Miss Amanda CoiTco the assistant
post mistress at Provolt, left Monday
for Sisson Cal, whoro she win spend
the summer.
Miss Ella Coffee of Proyolt, who
has been working for H. Peltun at
Sans Valley, returned home Friday
ON visit with parents and friends
in this vicinity.
The Bridge Point Ditch Co. OF
Prcyolt has begun cleaning ditch SO
as TO begin irrigating as soon rs water
Is turned in. The ground requires
wetting ON account Of so much dry
weather.
Mrs Nellie McCrackou Of Reddine.
Cal, passed through Proyolt Saturday
ON route Go Applegate whore She will
VISIT with relatives and friends before
leaving for Weaveryille, Trinity
county, whore her husband is en-.
ployod driving stage from French
Guloh to Weayerville. She states chat
they will make their future homo at
Woayevllle.
This winter was a tropical winter.
The SUI has thrown its bright rays
over the west since November, but is
now hidden by the dark clouds from
the south The temperature is warm
and mild. The grains and grasses
are growing rapidly and there are
prospects for larger crops for this
year. 1905 The water supply is short
and IL IL refuses to snow in the
mountains. the valley will not have
sufficient water TO irrigate the crops.
Mrs. Florence Wilbur, Of Spokane,
Wash. is paying her parents, Mr. aud
Mrs j T. Layton of proyolt visit
aud also her many friends at that
place who welcome her return once
more. Mrs. Wilbur has been in very
poor health for the past two years and
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Samples for Minerals Exhibit.

Some very handsome specimens of
gold and copper ore were received at
tho mining exhibit from the Gold
Standard mine of Picket creek, the
property OF II. Il. Booth. The ore
is said to carry copper at the rate of
10 per cent and assay values of $40
per ton in gold have been secured.
The vein is about Is feet in width
and is being developed into valuable
property.
W. M. Turner brought In some ore
from a new find near Kerby which
gives assay values of $50 to the ton
in gold. The ore is peculiar in ap-
pearance, being nearly black in color
1t comes from good sized vein.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Promising cinnabar Mine.

A recent dispatch from Me dford
states that the hattoring showing
made by recent retorts Of ores from
the cinnabar mines of the Meadows
quicksilver district. of jackson
county, near Trail, has caused a 70.
yival Of interests in the mining of
mercury in this section. Eighty
pounds Of mercury 10 the ton is pro;
duced by the properties of the Rogue
River Quicksilver Mining Company,
the share holders OF which are Med
ford men. The ore reduces easily aud
Is uniform in value. This mine has
produced considerable quicksilver in
recent years, but its development has
been slow, greater capital being
needed to open IL up aud adequately
equip it. A small plant IL placed,
for development purposes mainly.
The rotort installed has capacity OF
400 pounds Of ore per day Tho mine
Is opened to depth of nearly 200
feet, aud the vein shows up well
throughout.
There are half-soore Of other Gin.
nabar mines in the Meadows dis.
trict, all OF which arc receiving at
tention, and all carry values In mer-
curry, with also fair showing in gold
and silver A number are opened to u
depth of 100 and 200 feet, with veins
varying in width from ten inches to
three and four feet The number OF
excellent prospects in the district
makes the Meadows enc of promise as
a future producer of mercury.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Strikes Hidden Rocks.

When your ship of health strikes
the hidden rocks Of consumption.
pneumonia, etc., you are lost, if you
don't get help from DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. ]. W.
MoKinnon, Of Talladega Springs,
Ala, writes: 81 had been very i'll
with pneumonia, under the care of
two doctors, but was getting no bet.
ter when | began to take DR.. King 8
New Discovery. The first dose gave
relief, and one bottle cured me. 4"
Sure cure for sore throat, bronchitis,
coughs and colds. Guaranteed at ali
druggists Trial bottle free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the County Court for Josephine
County, Oregon.
In the Matter of the Estate)
of Elizabeth F. Neely, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned, James Nicely, has been
appointed executor of the last will and
of the Estate of Elizabeth f. Neely.
deceased, by the County Court for Jo.
sephine County. Oregon, and all per.
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present the
same, duly verified as by law re.
quired, to the undersigned executor
at the law office Of H. d. Norton at
Grants Pass in Josephine County, Ore
gon, on or before six months from the
date Of the first publication of this
notice, which date of first publication
and the date of this notice is Thurs.
day, December 8, A. d., 1904.
JAMES NEELY. Executor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Pro.
uuding Piles Druggists refund
money II PAZo OINTMENT tails 10
cure any case, no matter Of how long
standing, in 6 to Ia days FIRST ap.
phcation gives ease aud rest 500.
II your druggist hasn't it, send SOC
IN stamps aud it will be forwarded
postpaid by Paris Medicine Co. 81.
Louis. No.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
Leland Siftings

Last Sunday was quito windy day
for this district but the wind did no
damage
We have no sickness to report
people are very busy making gardens.
some OF our people went to the Pass
last week,
Perhaps people from "a distance
who hear OF Loland, If they wish to
20 prospecting will wonder II they
can lay in their supplies from ibis
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-24
> SOUTHERN OREGON MINES :

being uncovered In drifting. The
ore is said to carry large values in
gold and copper The Monumental
is one of the biggest gold-copper
propositions in the big copper belt Of
Southern Oregon and Northern Cali
fornin.