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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
AyERAGE WEIGHr OF BALES.

New Orleans Oct 6.-Secretary Hester 2o2 bales of the cotton crop. embracing port receipts and overland for the month of Sep tember, b16. SC, against 530. 70 pounds per bale last year, a decrease of 13. s5.
 Averages in detail: Texas. s5l. 61: Loui- siana, 51i 2e: Alabama. etc. Sl0; Georgia. Bi0; South Carolina. 500: North Carolina, B05 sT; Virginia. 4se: Tennessee. etc. in cluding Memphis. St. Louis and overland
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

long-suftering Alpine hotel pro prietor has posted in his rooms the following notice to guests: Mlsters the venerable voyagers and mesdames are requested earnestly not to take the clothes of the bed to see the sun rise, for the color changes"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

Hongkong has hitherto been spoken of as the third shipping port in the wnrld The figures for 1904 are not yet avail able. but the officials returns of vessels entered at London. HongkonR and New York in 1903 ara: London, TSS tons: HonEkonR. ie7s3,5o2 tons. and New York. S,Tsl,566 tons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
T Indicate. trace of precipitation

Light rains have occurred in Galveston. New Orleans and savannah districts with a mere sprinkle in Charleston district. Tenn peratures have risen slightly in Mobile and eastern districts. and remained about sta tionary in other portlons of the osIt:
 FRANK F. CHAFFEE.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
RANK CIEARINns-

New York. Oct 6.-The following table prepared by Bradstreet shows the nank elearings at the principal cities; together with percentage of increase and decrease as compared with corresponding week last
 Per cent,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

THE WEATHER. Daily Local Weather Report and River
 Bulletin. U. S. Department of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
 Local Observations.
 Central time) MONTGOMERY. Ala. Oct. 6. 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

Maximum temperature for day. go oss' AyeraSe temperature for day. 14 deg. Normal temperature for day. 70 .des' Accumulated deficiency sincs "~n- VI Average relative humidity for che day' e| Tgota irainfalI since Jan 1. 36.7s inches.
 River Bulletin.
 Observations at C. m.. roth M ttmsp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
 New York. Oct. 6.-Comparative cotton statement for. the week ending Friday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

Liverpool Oct. 6.-Cotton futures opened easier and closed barely steady. American
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

wEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT. Stock on hand Sept. l.
 1905. ...e.... .... .... b.s41 Received previously 45.sse- ss.s2t Totai.. . ... el.7ss Shipped previously .... 33.ss3- H.7o4 Stock on hand Thursday
 night. oct 5. 1905 -. aaosI % last @ year ~ .".. =: .... -. =. 1s5ss Received corresponding week last
 wee week last year. -. '.. ... ss.so7 Price Oct [. 1904 a&c.
 Price Oct. 6. 1905. sNe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
Total M0verneuk

rota, today ssas aI Sorss nst 4sss,. ,h,n ments, to Great Britain. 7.s6e; to conti- nent. 4.492; stock, 76s,3se. s
 Consolidated, at all ports, net 34e,451; ship ments. to Great Britain, s0.sa5; to France, 19.9S5: to continent. s5. .362.
 Total since Sept. 1. at all ports. net l. 261.506: shipments. to Great Britain. 26s.- bs7 to France. 75.053; to continent, ESQ., 243: to Japan. 2.366: to Mexico. 100.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
NAVAL, STORES.

Savannah. Oct. G. Turpentine firm. s7hc; sales. 2si: receipts. 2so: shipments.
 Rosin firm: sales. l2s4: receipts. 1.7sa: shipments, 1922. Quote: A.. B. c, a. 80; D. ss .s5: E. s4 so@t. t.s5; F: s4.eS: c: s4.6s: sl. s5; w c. $. 70; W w. s5 .e6.
 ChaIleston---Turpentine. nothing doing.
 Rosin steady: sales 300 barrels. Quote: A. B. c; ss.so; D. 8 75; E. $4. 10; F. S4. 45, q st.+S; H. s4.So; I. s!5o K; s1bs: N
 wilmington Y Turpentine firm. s7c: rs- ceipts. 53 casks.
 Rosin firm. a 50 bid: receipts.
 Tar firm: receipts. 73.
 Crude turDentine firm. 500. $40 aId $4. 40: receipts 120.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

x New. York. Oct. s.-Following wera tn uuotations nn the Cotton Exchange today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
COTTON MOVEMENT STATISTICS
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY sTATEME,

Brought into sight thus
 far for season .... ..i,641193 1ST4536
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07
COTTON RECEIPTS.

New York. Oct 6.-The following are the since Sept. 1st:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-07

Flour-Steadier.
 wheat-No. spring. s4c: No 3. 7sh9 s4hc; No. red, Sslb S4Ac.
 Corn-No. 2. 5lh @51%c; No. yellow. oats-No. g. 2sc: No. white, 2s%9 2ss S.ls No; nork whss nse tb,S I5S lsc 9is Lard. per 100 lbs. s7 20
 Short ribs sides. loose. ss. 55@s.so Short clear sides boxed, sT.s7H as.oo Whiskey. basis of high wines. 80.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
Sen nslble Advice 10 Voters

In order 10 make the new primary
law effective the poople-and this
means every voter, whether he be- Of
great or small influence must take
hold Of matters political aud do the
work the amendment empowers and
requires them to do. Therefore,
every citizen should feel the duty
obligatory upon him 10 ascertain
what his duties and privileges are
nnder the new law and then, at the
proper time, do them.
The first step should be taken next
month January All who would
Participate In the primary election
should place their names upon the
reig-try books This is most in
forlant duty and should, under no
consideration, be neglected. After
registering II, in your ueighborhood,
there happens 10 be man particular
ly we'll qualified for any Of the var.
ious Offices 10 be- filled, It Is your
duty to see that proper petition
is prepared in order that your man
shall have his name placed upon the
primary ballot. UBdCr this new law
It Is contemplated that tue on.cf
shall seek the nan rather than the
nan the office. II therefore rests
with the voters, individual and col.
leotiyely. whether our county aud
state offices are filled " ia competent,
honorable men. II such u not the
case each aud every voter will be to
/ blame. .-Santiam New.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
CHURCH OF CHRIST
HAS GOOD GROWTH
One OF Grants Pass Churches
Feeling the Impulse OF New
Pastors Work.

The Christian church made Christ.
mas day of special Offering TO raise
money to apply on the $500 indebted
ness that stands against the church.
A total of $3.50 in cash was secured
as free will offerings, $50 OF this sum
being contributed by the Sunday
school classes. With such good
beginning made il Is hoped at no dis.
tant date to have the church out OF
debt
Since Rev. Clark Bower assumed
the pastorate of the Christian church
the first Of September period Of
most encouraging prosperity mas come
to the church. A gain of 1s has been
made to the church membership and
the Sunday school from an enroll
ment Of IS has grown to l40. This
latter number including the home
class aud the cradle roll The home
class are children who live at snch a
distance in the country as to be unable
to regularly attend and Of inval DIS
who are oonnn d TO their homes.
These scholars are Supplied each
week with the lesson leaves and Sun
day school literature aud thus keep
up their studies with the school.
The cradle roll embraces little ones
not quite old enough to regularly en-
roll in the classes. These are sup.
piled with picture papers aud are each
given birthday remembrance.
The addition to the rear OF the
church building aud heretofore used
as place Of residence by the PASTOR
has been fearrangod aud made into
rooms suitable for the Sunday school
CLASSES and for social aud other
church gatherings. The II menway
property on / near Fourth street has
been rented as residnoe. for Rev.
Brewer and his family.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
WATER RIGHTS MAKE
SERIOUS CONVENTIONS
In Oregon-Idaho Courts Make
q Fair Ruling In
Such Suits.

The Idaho courts are drawing the
lines closely in defining the rights Of
appropriations of water from streams
for power purposes, and evidently
there will be little opportunity for
individals or corporations to main
tain control of water without using
it, A power compiny operating at
Twin Falls, on the Snake River,
filed on 10. 600 cubic feet per second
in 1900 and built a dam TO develop
power to that extent. The capacity
of the plant, however, required use Of
only 2150 cubic feet per second, and
the remainder was permitted to run
to waste until needed by an enlarged
plant Early in the present year an
other filing for 1000 cubic feet per
second was made by man who pro-
posed to take the water from the
stream above the dam. The first ap-
proprietor brought an injunction suit,
claiming that he was entitled to his
full $1,000 feet whenever he was
ready to use 1t. The court held that
the first appropriator's right was
limited to the amount it was then
using, while the next apprt priator
acquired the next right While the
dispatches are not very full upon the
matter, it is evident that the court
held that the first appropriation had
not put the water to a beneficial use
within n reasonable time.
In this state there have been few
cases in court involving the extent Of
the right of appropriators of water
for power purposes, but in these few
cases the courts have declared that
the appropriation must put the water
to a beneficial use within reasonable
time, OF lose his right. What con-
stitutes reasonable time Is lett to
be determined by the circumstances
Of each particular case. The rule Of
beneficial use as the measure Of the
right Of ad appropriation is necessary
In country where water power and
irrigation play an important part in
industrial dey, ,lopment One man must
not be permitted to acquire right
TO water flowing in public stream
aud then maintain that right without
using the water. The old doctrine
of riparian rights serves as "A protec-
tion for the non.user of water, and
such principle has no proper place
in the laws Of new ana growing
country. -Oregonian.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
Cured n, Mother Of Rhsum,iI,m

My mother has been sufferer for
many years from rheumatism, says
W. II. Howard Of Husband. Pennsyl-
vania. cat times she was unable 10
move at all, while at all times
walking was Tainful. presented her
with bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Palm and after n few applications she
decided II was the most wonderful
pain relioyer sire had ever tried, In
fact, she II never without 1t now and
Is at all times able TO walk An 90.
casional application of Pain Balm
keeps away the pain that she WAS for.
meTly troubled with. " For sale by all
druQRistR
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
State Horticultural Society

The annual meeting Of the society
will be held in Knights Of Pythias
Hall, Portland, Oregon, January $40,
1905, commencing at $3.50 a. m. A
renewed interest in horticultural
matters insures a good meeting. In
fact this meeting promises to be the
best we have held in years.
The handsom3 set Of eight cups
offered as prizes for the best plates of
Lady Apple, Winesaps, Spitzenberg,
Northern Spy, Yellow Nowtcwns,
Arkansas Black, Jonathan, and >
sweepstakes for the best five com
mercisl varieties ought TO bring out a
lively contest Speaking Of these
cups last October the Rural North.
west said They are very handsome
articles and the grower who carries
one OF them home may well be proud
of it for its own beauty as we'll as for
what it will signify"
These cups are given by the bust
ness men Of Portland Will our
growers show by their attendance and
exhibits that they appreciate the
spirit that makes such an offeringy
Not only will there be ample induce
ment for good display but there
will be an "old time program" really
warm by spots, and you dou't want to
miss This feature Only few fixed
topics will be disou.sed bat the whole
field will be open. Here are few Of
those that have promised TO help in
the papers-E l. Smith, J. = Pix.
ington, Asa Holiday, Geo. H. Hiu.e..
Lloyd Reynolds, II. f. Dos h II c..
Atwell, A. l. Mason, w. X Newell.
Judd Geer, 4. II. Carson, X. H.
Weber, W. l. sibson. +. p Sheldon,
and the takers on the aotr viii be a
host in themselves.
Brother. you'll miss one Of the big
horticultural events Of your life. 10
you're not present at this meet.
Those cups and The hot racn for them
will be one OF the most eKciting ffuit
scraps ever witnessed in the North
west.
Get X. r. certificate from your
home Office. This year We will surely
be entitled 10 a return rebate.
Ship fruit Intended for exhibit 10
III Front ST., care Of J. n. Reid.
L. X. LAKE. Secretary.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
PROPOSED CHANGE
IN APPltGATE ROAD
Will Shorten the Distance, Lessen
Grade and Cheaper Mar
keting Expenses.

AT the meeting Of the county court,
which will convene next Wednesday,
petition will be presented, signed
by a large number of Applegate Val
ley farmers asking for change in the
route of the Grants Pass Murphy
road. The proposed change will
shorten the distance three. fourths
Of mile and do away with two
heavy grades and put the road oil a
good route on which permanent
road bed can readily be built and
maintained. 1t will thus shorten the
round trip to Grants Pass i-2 miles
to the farmers of Murphy, Proyolt,
Williams, Missouri Flat and Apple
gate and with the improvement to the
grade that will be made this change
in the road will save to the farmers
of the Applegate Valley many dollars
each year in the expense Of market.
ing their produce and in getting ia
their supplies. AS a further induce
ment for the betterment of the Grants
Pass-Applegate road the members of
tho Josephine County Medical Associa-
tion have agreed, il this road Is i'm
proved to make their charge 81 less
on every professional trip that they
make to the Upper Al plegate Valley.
To cooperate with the county and
insure the Improvement of the road
the Applegate farmers have pledged
over $500 In work TO be applied on
the grading aud graveling of this new
section Il, N. Provolt, who is one
Of the hackers of this new road,
states that if the county will legalize
the change and assist in the work of
permanently improving their market
road to Grants Pass that the Apple
gate farmers will increase their con.
tribution to a much larger sum than
the Si00 now pledged This road is
one of the most important roads of the
county to bring trade to Grants Pass.
for in addition to giving the farmers
Of one of the largest and best aeri-
cultural districts in Josephine county
access to this city very large section
of the Applegate valley in jackson
county is made more accessible to
Grants Pass than to Medford or Jack.
sonville.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
A PACIFIC COAST
MACADAMlZED ROAD
Plan TO Have One TO Extend From
Northern Washington to South
ern California;.

When County Judge L. X. Webster
of Portland, formerly of Jackson
vile, first advocated a great state
highway extending from Portland
south through the Willamette, Ump-
qua and Rogue River Valleys to the
California line the scheme was looked
at askance by all, except a few good
road enthusiasts, as an impracticable
venture. The Judge not discouraged
enlarged on his idea and planned to
have this road become great Pacific
Coast highway extending from the
British Columbia line to San Diego at
the extreme south of California.
Aud now though it has been less
than five years since Judge Webster
began to advocate his interstate high
way yet there is good prospect that
within the next 10 years there will
be fine macadamized road for the
greater distance from Blaine, Wash. +,
to San Diego, Cal. There is now a
passable wagon road for the entire
distance and some sections in Cali
fornia. and few miles in jackson,
Marion, Clackamas and MultnomaI
counties have been built into per-
manent rock roads Seattle and Taco
ma have undertaken TO build a sec
tion of this great pike. A survey is
now being made for boulevard that
is to connect the two cities and work
is to be begun ON the improvement
of the present road soon after New
Years. A section plank road has
been built betw cen Centralia and
Chehalis, Wash, and other short
sections have been put in or will be
built this coming year.
The great highway would follow
the old stage road through Southern
Oregon, and it would be a road that
would be of great local benefit With
the road put on good grade and
macadamized through Rogue River
Valley and on across the divide TO
Umpqua Valley by way of Glendh lie
it would draw much trade to Grants
Pass from both north aud south, and
it would be the next in Importance to
the prosperity of Grants Pass to the
road from this city to the Applegate
aud the Illinois Valleys.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE
IS SCHOOL FOR FARMERS
At Its Sessions Practical Ideas
Are Gained on Modern
a r m nB.

OF the value of farmers institutes
the Pacific Homestead, of Salem, has
the following commendation
The farmers institute season is on
in earnest and, we believe, "A greater
interest is being taken in these meet
ings than ever before. The farmer
more ana more realizes the necessity
of practical knowledge in his oo;u-
patton and il is at the institute that
the same can be obtained at little if
any cost. The Oregon Legislature at
its last session made an appropriation
of money to be expended IN conduct
ing these farmers meetings in various
part Of the state, the same to be under
the direction Of the Agricultural
College faculty. No distribution of
the states funds had ever been more
judiciously made than this and it l.
easy to predict that 1t will be return
ed Indirectly tenfold, for these meet
ings result in dissemination of
knowledge among those present which
can be obtained in no other way
New suggestions are, as rule,
given out by the speakers aud the
farmer will often get points on some
subject which has perplexed him for
some tine. Practical men are always
full OF practical thoughts and these
are the ones who do the greatest good,
Here in the western part Of Oregon
are visible evidences Of the good
effect produced by the farmers iusti-
tutes held IN the past. Continued
advocacy Of diversified farming and a
rotation Of crops has been the means
Of putting new fife into soil which
had been 'cropred and recropped for a
half century. This suggests an IN.
creased amount of farm products aud
necessarily grea er valuation IN the
country's resources.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
THE ROAD PROBLEM
FROM A FARMERS POINT
Roads Not on a Perma nent Lo-
cation Why Farmers Work
Them So Little.

Editor Courier-I am pleased to
see your paper take.the stand for good
roads IN Josephine county. IL is a
most important matter to get the
road on the best possible grade for
there are many places on the main
roads in our county that we just go
up a hill In order to 20 down on the
other side. These could easily be
avoided by making an oven grade.
1t seems as IL the parties that laid
out the roads aimed to put them on
the worst location they could find.
People don't take the interest in road
work that they would il the roads
we've on permanent location, as they
realize that II Is only question of
time when the roads will be changed
in good many places and the work
wasted that Is put on them.
| would like to eco our county have
roads equal to the best in the
state, and | am sure that there is
not another county that good roads
would help to develop any more than
Josephine see by the Courier that
the property owners of Grants Pass
don { pay county road tax. Now that
appears to me as an injustice on the
rest of the county. am farmer and
also own some property in Grants
Pass and l believe that good roads
will increase the value Of my Grant.
Pass property as much in proportion
az il will my farm lald.
Yours truly,
Il. N. PRoVoLT
Provolt, December 25,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
SOME FACTS ON THE
GOOD ROADS PROBLEM
Politics May Have a Bearing on
the Attitude of Grants
Pc SIS.

Editor Courier--Having been re-
quested to write an article on the
public road question, herewith sub
init in substance what / have been ad-
yocating for years. Good public high
ways have been important factors in
the civilization of nations since the
time when all public roads were made
to lead into Rome. Good roads.
good school houses, and no saloons
are the three evidences of modern
civilization and prosperity.
Public roads being for the good of
the public, it logically follows that
the entire public should help main.
tain them. The fact that an indivi-
dual or corporation of individuals
has enterprises in which the public
may have no interest, does not lessen
the individual obligation. A corpora.
tion is nothing more nor less than a
big individual. If l should undertake
to grade the private roads through my
land, l would still be part of the
public and subject to all of its obli-
cation. And the same rule holds good
with reference to the corporate indi-
vidual.
This brings us to notice that clause
in the charter of Grants Pass which
exempts its citizens from county road
tax. Such clause is plainly uncon-
stitutional, and certainly very unjust.
1t violates the fundamental principle
upon which democratic govern.
ment rests: that of equal rights and
equal obligations. The rporation is
creature of the state, and the
creature can never rise above the
creator.
II it be argued that the people of
Grants Pass have burdens enough
without paying road tax, let me say
that they assumed these burdens
knowingly, aud that they can throw
them off at any time. | assume bur-
dens every day, but | still have to
pay road tax.
The claim that the state Legislature
granted the charter is correct, but let
us remember that the state legisla-
ture also made the road law, and tina
a general law always has precedence
over a special law. Now let us see
how much we have lost by this ex.
exmption clause The taxable prop
erty of Grants Pass fer four years
past has been about $500, 600. One
fourth of one per cent of this wOu Id
be $1,000 per year, or $4,000 for the four
years. Add to this the three dollar
poll tax Of 400 pesons for four years
and we have a total of over Sl2, coo.
These figures are only approxim te,
as exact asso ssments aud dates are not
at hand. They show, however, a
carelessness on the part Of our voting
that is not very commenda-
bic.
And now what are we going to do
about it? As a pointer l call atten-
tion to the fact that we are going to
have a primary election next April
STEHPEN JEWELL
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
furiou, fishtine

"For seven years, writes Geo. W.
Hoffman. Of Harper. Wash, 81 had a
bitter battle. with chronic stomach
aud liver troubles. bot at last won.
and cured my diseases, by tha ase Of
Electric Bittefs / uBhesitatingly
recommend them to all, and non Z
intend in the future 70 be without
them in tho house. They are GER
tainly q wonderful medicine, 70 have
cured such bad case as mine. {"
Sold, under guarantee TO do the same
for you. by all druggists, at 50c q bot
tie. Try them today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29

81 was much afflicted with sciati.
ca, " writ Ed Q. Mud Iowayille,
Sedegwick Co, Kan, going about
on crutches and suffering deal Of
pain. was induced to try Ballard +
Snow Linimcnt, which relieved me
used three SOC bottles. II Is the
greatest liniment | ever used have
recommended 1t to number Of per.
.ons all express themselves as being
benefited by it, now walk without
crutches, able 20 perform great deal
Of light labor on the farm. 25c,
JOc, 800 Al Rotermund' : and Model
Drug Store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
Chamberlain. Cough Remedy the Best MADE

: "In my opinion Chamberlain's s
Cough Remedy is the best made for
colds" says Mrs. Cora Walker, of
Porterville, Cal. There is no doubt
about its being the best. No other
will cure a cold so quickly. No other
is so sure a preventive Of pneumonia.
No other is so pleasant and safe TO
take. These are good reasons why it
should be preferred to any ether
The fact is that few people are salts
fed with any other after having once
used this remedy. For sale by all
druggists.